Terror, new challenges need all navies to join hands, says Rajnath | India News

Rajnath Singh at ‘MILAN 2026’ Visakhapatnam: Defence minister Rajnath Singh urged global powers to confront fast-evolving, intertwined maritime risks through cooperation rooted in respect and reciprocity, as India opened its largest-ever multilateral naval exercise, Exercise MILAN-2026.“When our ships sail together, when our sailors train together, and when our commanders deliberate together, we build a shared … Read more

Himachal raises entry tax, cars to now pay Rs 170 | India News

Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Travel to Himachal Pradesh will become costlier with the cash-strapped govt announcing a steep hike in entry fees for vehicles. Notified under Himachal Pradesh Toll Act, 1975, the revised rates, aimed at strengthening finances, will come into effect on April 1. According to the new structure, the entry fee … Read more

Certainty of enforcement, not just awareness, crucial to road safety push: Road transport secretary | India News

V Umashankar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Mere awareness drives or campaigns will not be enough to reduce violations of road traffic rules and road crashes; rather, the “certainty of enforcement” will have a greater deterrent impact, Union road transport secretary V Umashankar said on Thursday while sharing details of the recently notified e-challan rules. Speaking … Read more

Flooding shuts down Baglihar hydropower project in J&K | India News

Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project Dam on the Chenab river SRINAGAR: Operations were suspended at the 450MW stage 1 Baglihar hydropower project on the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir after it got flooded two days ago.As water entered the project’s machine room, engineers immediately halted power generation to prevent damage to critical electro-mechanical components. The … Read more

VP CP Radhakrishnan releases Shashi Tharoor’s book on Sree Narayana Guru | India News

Vice President CP Radhakrishnan with Congress MP Shashi Tharoor (Image/X) NEW DELHI: Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday lamented that contributions of Indian philosophers and social reformers like Sree Narayana Guru have not been adequately recorded in international languages, which has created a gap in global academic discourse.Releasing a book on Narayana Guru by Congress … Read more

EC asks 22 states, UTs to prepare for final phase of SIR expected in April | India News

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Thursday asked 22 states and Union Territories including Delhi to complete preparatory work related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) at the earliest as the exercise is “expected to start from April”.Once the exercise is completed, all states and UTs will be covered.In a letter to the chief electoral … Read more

From remark to retreat: Why Shivaji Maharaj–Tipu Sultan comparison sparked row – explained | India News

BJP activists protest against Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal’s remarks equating Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with Tipu Sultan outside Congress Bhavan, in Pune. (PTI photo) History does not always stay in textbooks. Sometimes, it returns framed on a wall. In Malegaon, a portrait of the 18th-century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan, briefly placed inside the office of … Read more

Ajit Pawar plane crash: Aviation ministry to release preliminary report in 30 days | India News

NEW DELHI: The ministry of civil aviation on Thursday said that a preliminary report into the Learjet crash in Baramati that killed former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others will be made public within 30 days of the accident.In a statement issued through the Press Information Bureau (PIB), the ministry reiterated that … Read more