Month: April 2025

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Fifteen local Kashmiri overground workers (OGWs) and terror aides have been identified, based on electronic surveillance, as the key suspects who may have facilitated the Pakistani assailants behind the Pahalgam carnage. They are believed to have arranged logistics and, possibly, also received arms consignments from Pakistan.Sources said the multi-agency probe has zeroed in on five prime suspects, of whom three have been "picked up", and may eventually face arrest. Police are on the lookout for the two other OGWs. All five were in the vicinity on the day of the strike, and earlier: their phones were active in the area. Electronic surveillance threw up a chat in which the three detained prime suspects are talking to each other about Pakistani terrorists in Pahalgam and how to "help" them. Meanwhile, more than 200 OGWs have been detained for […]

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump on Saturday called for American military and commercial vessels to be granted free passage through the Panama and Suez canals, directing Secretary of State Marco Rubio to act on the issue "immediately.""American Ships, both Military and Commercial, should be allowed to travel, free of charge, through the Panama and Suez Canals!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. He argued that both strategic waterways would "not exist" without US involvement and said he had instructed Rubio to "immediately take care of" the matter.Trump has repeatedly advocated for greater US control over the Panama Canal in recent months. His latest comments also expanded focus to the Suez Canal, a crucial link between Europe and Asia that previously accounted for about 10 percent of global maritime trade before security threats disrupted operations.Attacks on Red Sea shipping lanes […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Citing past incidents - Kargil War, 26/11 attack and Kandahar hijacking - where media coverage severely impacted security operations, Centre on Saturday issued a strong advisory to media outlets, urging them to refrain from live coverage of defence operations and troop movements. With tensions escalating following the Pahalgam attack, I&B ministry's advisory warned that real-time reporting could "inadvertently assist hostile elements" & endanger national security. tnnAdvisory signals growing concern over fast-paced, unregulated flow of info The Union government said: "In the interest of national security, all media platforms, news agencies, and social media users are advised to exercise utmost responsibility and adhere strictly to existing laws and regulations while reporting on matters concerning defence and other security-related operations."Government specifically barred "real-time coverage, dissemination of visuals, or reporting based on 'sources-based' information related to defence operations or movement", […]

[ad_1] PAHALGAM: Undeterred by the killing of 26 tourists by terrorists in Pahalgam on April 22, holidayers were seen returning to the picturesque resort town on SaturdayThe tiny hill station was completely shut down from April 22 till Thursday. TOI on Saturday found tourists taking pictures and clicking selfies at Pahalgam's popular "selfie point" on the banks of the Lidder river.Most tourists said since there was no ban or restriction on tourists visiting Pahalgam, they had decided to go ahead with their holiday plans. Hoteliers are also offering special discounts and some eating joints are offering a meal free with every meal ordered.Baisaran meadow out of bounds for visitors, we visited other places in Pahalgam: Tourist We came on Friday and found that everything was normal. Although most of the markets and shops were closed, local people and security personnel […]

[ad_1] BENGALURU: Karnataka high court on Saturday issued notices to the state govt and Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) on a PIL alleging that CET exam centres in Bidar, Shivamogga, and Dharwad districts forced candidates to remove their Janivara or Janeu (sacred thread).Appearing for petitioner Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Mahasabha, senior advocate S Sriranga also informed a division bench of chief justice NV Anjaria and justice KV Aravind that the CET candidates were mistreated during the math exam on April 17.He submitted that the students who refused to remove their sacred threads were barred from entering the examination halls room, seeking a re-examination for the affected candidates.Sriranga submitted that KEA officials violated rights under Articles 21A (right to education), 25 (freedom to practice religion), and 29(2) (admission to educational institutions) of the Constitution. The petitioner also informed the court that after the […]

[ad_1] AGRA: A court in Aligarh has sentenced a 27-year-old man to life in prison for the murder of his father-in-law, 55, over a property dispute in 2023. The crucial testimony of the victim's 11-year-old son who claimed he saw his father walking away with the accused and not coming back helped in the conviction, government counsel Jitendra Singh said on Saturday. The court of district and sessions judge Sanjeev Kumar also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the convict.On Jan 31, 2023, Mohan Kumar strangled Dan Singh to death. In his police complaint, Dan's brother, Harpal Singh, stated that his elder brother stepped out after receiving a call but didn't return until late at night. The next day, Singh was found lying dead near a canal.During the investigation, it was found that Singh was last seen with his […]

[ad_1] BENGALURU: Karnataka CID has filed a chargesheet in a Bengaluru court against BJP MLA and former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi and others for allegedly defrauding Karnataka Cooperative Apex Bank and associated district cooperative banks of Rs 439 crore, including principal and interest.The bank's GM filed a police complaint in Jan last year, alleging that Soubhagya Laxmi Sugars Ltd (Gokak) chairman Jarkiholi, along with directors Vasant V Patil and Shankar A Pawade, borrowed Rs 232 crore from July 2013 to March 2017 from the bank and other lenders.However, they are accused of violating the loan conditions, which stipulated that the firm would not alter its board until the loan was repaid. "The accused appointed others, and this was done with an intention to cheat," the complaint reads.Jarkiholi and others approached Karnataka HC, which rejected their plea to quash the FIR. After […]