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File photo: Security forces intensify search operations in Poonch NEW DELHI: Security forces on Tuesday launched a search operation after a Pakistani drone was spotted hovering over forward villages along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district.The development comes amid heightened security concerns along the border following reports of Pakistan strengthening its military…

File photo: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann addresses the House NEW DELHI: The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution opposing the Centre’s E20 ethanol-blended fuel policy, expressing concern that the use of E20 fuel could damage vehicles that are not compatible with the higher ethanol blend.Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema moved the resolution…

A Mi-17 of the air force firing rockets during exercise Rotor Clap-III. (Image credit: IAF) A major challenge facing armed forces around the world is the rapid proliferation of drones on modern battlefields. Both Russia and Ukraine are currently engaged in fighting thousands of drones that have become ubiquitous along the frontlines. At the same…

A champion boxer who built a new life in Greece after fleeing Afghanistan has been arrested in connection with the death of Scottish charity worker Elisabeth-Jane Ross, whose body was discovered inside a suitcase in an abandoned building in Athens. Sharif Ahmadzai, 26, is expected to appear before an investigating magistrate after Greek authorities accused…

Could India get its own fire cloud? (Image: AP) In July 2026, firefighters in southwest France watched something the country had never recorded before: a burning forest near Bordeaux, which manifested as a churning, anvil-shaped cloud, dark with smoke and crackling with its own lightning. It was a pyrocumulonimbus, a “fire cloud”, born when a…

TS Galaxy’s Sipho Maseti leaves fans stunned after handling the ball outside the area in stoppage time, apparently fooled by the extra markings on a dual-purpose pitchTS Galaxy goalkeeper Sipho Maseti produced one of the most bizarre moments of the new South African Premiership season after appearing to mistake a rugby field marking for the…

Jana Nayagan continues its strong theatrical run after two weeks of release. The film has amassed a worldwide gross of Rs 300 crore and is nearing Rs 180 crore India net. Early estimates show Rs 0.34 crore India net collection on its thirteenth day. Weekday collections have slowed but steady footfalls maintain its momentum. The…

Police detained Udhayanidhi from his Chennai residence on Tuesday morning before taking him to Thanjavur NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister and leader of the opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin has been booked under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Information Technology Act and the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women…

Tamil Nadu LoP Udhayanidhi Stalin NEW DELHI: DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday reacted strongly to his detention over an alleged “distasteful double-meaning remark” made during a protest against the Vijay-led government in Tamil Nadu. The remark was made in response to the public chant of an actress’s name at a gathering in Thanjavur.Udhayanidhi, himself…

TGBIE extends Telangana Intermediate Admission 2026 deadline till August 15. (Representative Image) Telangana Intermediate Admission 2026: The Telangana Board of Intermediate Education (TGBIE) has extended the admission schedule for first-year Intermediate courses for the 2026–27 academic session. Students seeking admission to junior colleges across Telangana can now complete the admission process until August 15, 2026,…