NHAI can nix Pune company's contract for Delhi-Mumbai expressway delay: HC | India News

NHAI can nix Pune company’s contract for Delhi-Mumbai expressway delay: HC | India News

The court has restrained NHAI from encashing insurance surety bonds and bank guarantees furnished by the contractor NEW DELHI: Citizenry cannot be deprived of a well-constructed highway to ensure smooth and free movement of vehicles, Delhi high court has said, allowing NHAI to take steps to terminate the contract with Pune-based Roadways Solutions India Infra…

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Omar Abdullah speaks to Jaishankar on J&K students stuck in Iran | India News

Omar Abdullah speaks to Jaishankar on J&K students stuck in Iran | India News

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah spoke on Thursday with external affairs minister S. Jaishankar on the situation in Iran and cited assurances that all steps will be taken for the safety of hundreds of students and others from J&K stranded in the protest-wracked country.J&K Students Association (JKSA) put the number of students…

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Jammu: Two incident of drone spotting near international borders; third such incident in 4 days | India News

Jammu: Two incident of drone spotting near international borders; third such incident in 4 days | India News

NEW DELHI: Defence sources on Thursday told ANI that two incident of drone spotting were reported in the Jammu sector, marking third such incident in recent days. Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems measures were activated by the Indian Army following the sightings, the sources said.The latest sightings come on Army Day, as the Indian Army underlined its…

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Kathua anti-terror op intensified, cordon extended | India News

Kathua anti-terror op intensified, cordon extended | India News

JAMMU: Security forces on Wednesday intensified the ongoing anti-terror operation in Najote village in J&K’s Kathua district by extending the cordon to at least a dozen surrounding villages, officials said. Yet another such operation was launched in Rajbagh, also in Kathua, after a resident reported sighting two terror suspects.The cordon-and-search operation in Najote was launched…

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If religious places are to be profiled, then start with temples: Mehbooba Mufti | India News

If religious places are to be profiled, then start with temples: Mehbooba Mufti | India News

SRINAGAR: Former J&K chief minister and PDP Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday denounced what she called “profiling of mosques” by police, saying it amounted to interference in religious affairs and was an attempt to humiliate Kashmiri Muslims. It’s Hindu temples that needed to be “profiled”, she said.“If religious places are to be profiled, then start with…

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BDO office vandalised in Murshidabad: BJP blames TMC's Manirul, Mamata for 'instigation'; FIR registered, 2 held | India News

BDO office vandalised in Murshidabad: BJP blames TMC’s Manirul, Mamata for ‘instigation’; FIR registered, 2 held | India News

A case has been registered after the Block Development Office (BDO) in Farakka, Murshidabad, was allegedly ransacked by a group of unidentified men on Monday afternoon, leaving a poll official injured. BJP MLA Gouri Sankar accused the ruling TMC Farakka MLA Manirul Islam of leading the vandalism caused at the government property.In a sharp attack,…

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'Discussed evolving situation': Jaishankar speaks to Iran FM Araghchi; tensions mount in Middle East | India News

‘Discussed evolving situation’: Jaishankar speaks to Iran FM Araghchi; tensions mount in Middle East | India News

Iran’s foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday held talks with external affairs minister S Jaishankar. EAM Jaishankar noted that the exchange focused on recent developments amid escalating tensions in Iran.“Received a call from Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi. We discussed the evolving situation in and around Iran,” Jaishankar wrote on X.Earlier today, India…

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'You're exposed': BJP sees red over Assam Congress's now-deleted tweet; what sparked row? | India News

‘You’re exposed’: BJP sees red over Assam Congress’s now-deleted tweet; what sparked row? | India News

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday slammed the Assam Congress unit over its now-deleted Bihu post showing an AI-generated image of the state BJP headquarters on fire.The BJP Assam unit shared the screenshot and warned that deleting the post would not “nullify” what the grand old party was “trying to imply”. “Deleting the…

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