Month: May 2025

[ad_1] India’s Operation Sindoor did not just punish Pakistan for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. It redrew the entire strategic map of South Asia. With carefully calibrated force and clear political resolve, India called Pakistan’s nuclear bluff-and shifted the regional balance of power decisively in its favor.What began as a swift retaliatory strike evolved into a wider campaign that expanded across air, cyber, naval, and informational domains. This wasn’t another Balakot or surgical strike. It was a meticulously orchestrated assertion of what Prime Minister Narendra Modi later described as “a new form of justice.”PM Modi’s declaration from Bikaner-"Ab toh Modi ki naso mein lahu nahi, garam sindoor beh raha hai"-wasn’t mere political theater. It was a warning: India’s era of strategic restraint is over.Why it matters: India declares strategic sovereigntyOperation Sindoor is not just a military success-it marks India’s […]

[ad_1] GUWAHATI: Myanmar's anti-junta "govt-in-exile" National Unity Govt (NUG) has asked India to suspend ongoing fencing of the border between two countries after Assam Rifles shot dead 10 cadres of its armed wing, People's Democratic Organisation, in a firefight in Manipur's Chandel on May 14.The NUG said India must halt border fencing activities as they are "unilateral" and are "in areas where the boundary remains unresolved". The parallel govt also demanded India probe the incident and compensate the families of the 10 killed.India's defence PRO and spokesperson for Manipur, Nagaland and Southern Arunachal Pradesh said on Thursday that on May 14 an Assam Rifles patrol sanitising the area near the India-Myanmar border, where fence construction is underway, came under intense automatic fire from armed cadres. "Clearly, the likely intent of the cadres was to cause severe harm to construction workers […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Amid the outrage in India over Turkiye's support to Pakistan during the recent military conflict, govt on Thursday warned Ankara that not being mindful of each other's concerns may not be in the interest of the ties with Turkiye.India also asked Turkiye to urge Pakistan to end its support for cross-border terrorism and dismantle the terror infrastructure it has created.Asked about China's support for Pakistan, Indian govt said that the Chinese side is aware that mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual sensitivity remain the basis of India-China relations. "We expect Turkiye to strongly urge Pakistan to end its support to cross-border terrorism and take credible and verifiable action against the terror ecosystem that it has harboured for decades. As you know, relationships are built on the basis of sensitivities to each other's concerns," said foreign ministry spokesperson […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Amid the nose-dive in bilateral ties, Bangladesh has cancelled an order worth $21 million (around Rs 180 crore) inked with Kolkata-based defence shipyard Garden Reach Shipbuilding & Engineers (GRSE) last year for the construction of an 800-tonne advanced ocean-going tug.The contract, which included design, construction and delivery of a 61-metre-long tug in 24 months, was the first major deal inked under the $500-million line of credit for defence purchases extended by New Delhi to Dhaka that was operationalised in 2023.The deal for the tug, with the maximum speed with a full load of at least 13 knots, was signed by officials of the Bangladesh Navy's directorate general of defence purchases and GRSE in Dhaka in July last year. The contract had coincided with Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi's four-day visit to Bangladesh to further consolidate defence […]

[ad_1] MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India is "examining" the licensing framework for banks to align it with the evolving needs of the economy and is also reviewing the role of lenders in distributing insurance products, amid complaints of mis-selling.In an exclusive interview to TOI, his first since taking charge in Dec, RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra said the regulator places "great importance on fair practice codes, consumer protection, and customer service," and that mis-selling of investment-linked insurance products is a valid ground for escalating complaints under the banking ombudsman scheme."We are reviewing the situation and if required, we will consider additional measures to tackle this issue," Malhotra said.On the question of scaling up Indian banks, Malhotra said RBI is reviewing policies to ensure an adequate number of strong and trustworthy institutions. The central bank is also "examining" foreign shareholding norms and […]

[ad_1] Woman arrested for attempting to trespass at Salman Khan's Mumbai home MUMBAI: An inquiry has been launched into two incidents of security breach in two days at actor Salman Khan's Bandra home despite his Y+ security. Isha Chhabria (32), an aspiring model-actor and Khar resident, entered Galaxy Apartment at 3am Wednesday claiming she was a building resident. She reached the actor's first-floor flat, rang the doorbell and told one of his staffers she had been invited by Khan.When the staffer checked with Khan, he denied inviting anyone home at that hour. While the staffer called the guards and police, Chhabria managed to walk out. She was tracked down with the help of CCTV footage and arrested a day later.Police are examining the security lapse as there were no guards outside the actor's flat at that time. The previous day, […]

[ad_1] PANSKURA: A Class 7 student from Panskura died by suicide, leaving behind a note that read, "Mom, I didn't steal." The incident occurred in East Midnapore, West Bengal.According to locals, on Sunday afternoon Krishnendu Das (13), a student at Bakulda High School, was accused of stealing three packets of chips from a sweet shop owned by civic volunteer Subhankar Dikshit in Gosainber market.Locals claimed that Krishnendu took the packets when the shop owner was not around. Subhankar went after him when he saw Krishnendu at a distance with the chips.On being confronted, the boy paid Subhankar Rs 20 for three packets each priced at Rs 5. The civic volunteer brought him back to the shop and gave him the change.Subhankar then allegedly thrashed Krishnendu and made him apologise publicly. Later, the boy's mother took him back to the shop […]

[ad_1] BIKANER/NEW DELHI: PM Modi on Thursday declared that he would not let anyone come in the way of the enforcement of India's doctrine towards Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, in what was seen as a message aimed at international capitals that have been concerned by Islamabad's nuclear sabre-rattling and ignored or condoned its use of terror as a weapon."This is what India has resolved and no power on Earth can shake its commitment," said Modi - an assertion that assumes significance in the context of US President Donald Trump's claim that he got India and Pakistan to pause military confrontation in order to stave off the possibility of an escalation involving the possible use of nuclear weapons."India will not be deterred by scaremongering about the use of atom bomb," Modi elaborated as he issued a direct warning to the neighbouring country's army. […]