Investigators sought an opinion from forensics on whether PETN, semtex or RDX could have been used NEW DELHI: There is mystery over the kind of explosive or chemical used in Monday’s blast with the forensics and NSG’s explosive wing yet to submit their report. However, prima facie assessment points towards the use of military-grade explosives,…
At a polling station in Hyderabad HYDERABAD: Six election surveillance drones – deployed for the first time in India to track irregularities – were brought down by unidentified miscreants using kites during Tuesday’s bypoll in Hyderabad’s Jubilee Hills. What was meant to be a technological leap in election monitoring turned into an airborne drama that…
Bihar elections 2025 (Representational) NEW DELHI: Women voters took the lead in what the Election Commission of India (ECI) described as Bihar’s highest-ever voter turnout, with 71.6 per cent of female electors casting their ballots compared to 62.8 per cent of men. According to ECI data released on Tuesday after the conclusion of the second…
NEW DELHI: India firmly rejected Pakistan’s accusations regarding the suicide car bombing near Islamabad district court on Tuesday which claimed 12 lives, calling the remarks “baseless and unfounded.”Responding to media queries on the Pakistani leader’s comments, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said the allegations were an attempt by Islamabad to divert attention from its…
NEW DELHI: Initial investigations into the car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort suggest that the blast was not a typical suicide attack, but may have been triggered prematurely in panic by the suspect, news agency ANI reported citing sources.Also Read: First lead to terror plot came from Jaish posters in Kashmir According to the sources,…
Amit Shah chairs high level meet NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday instructed the officials to “hunt down each and every culprit” behind a i20 car blast near the Red Fort.“Chaired review meetings on the Delhi car blast with the senior officials. Instructed them to hunt down each and every culprit behind…
NEW DELHI: Exit polls for the Bihar Assembly elections are set to be released after the second and final phase of the “mother of all polls” concludes on Tuesday. All eyes will be on whether the Nitish Kumar-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will be able to retain power or if the Mahagathbandhan will emerge victorious.Ahead…
Blast near Red Fort (AP photo) NEW DELHI: CCTV footage has captured the moment of the powerful explosion from the car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort on Monday, which left several vehicles in flames. At least 12 people were killed and multiple others injured in the incident, officials said.The footage shows a busy, bustling street…
Shubman Gill and Gautam Gambhir (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: As India prepare to host reigning World Test Championship (WTC) winners South Africa in a high-stakes two-Test series starting November 14 at Eden Gardens, the battle for the top spots in the 2025–27 WTC cycle is set to intensify. With every point crucial in the race…
Protesters filled the campus in an assertion of identity CHANDIGARH: The Panjab University Senate issue, believed to have been resolved after the Centre’s quick U-turn on its plans to restructure the body, erupted on Monday in a campus turmoil not seen in decades. What was a students’ call for a campus shutdown to demand quick…