India
Op Sindoor still on, says Rajnath at all-party meet

Op Sindoor still on, says Rajnath at all-party meet

08 May 2025 | 4:51 PM

New Delhi, May 8 (UNI) Operation Sindoor has not ended and is ongoing, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told a meeting of all parties, who expressed their support to the government in dealing with terrorism emanating from Pakistan.

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SC tags Partha Chatterjee’s bail plea with co-accused in West Bengal's cash-for-jobs scam

SC tags Partha Chatterjee’s bail plea with co-accused in West Bengal's cash-for-jobs scam

08 May 2025 | 4:41 PM

New Delhi, May 8 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday tagged the bail application of former West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader, Partha Chatterjee, with a pending matter involving a co-accused in the high-profile multi-crore West Bengal's cash-for-jobs scam, while scheduling the next hearing for July 17.

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SC allows Ashish Mishra to visit Lakhimpur Kheri on weekends, bars political activity

SC allows Ashish Mishra to visit Lakhimpur Kheri on weekends, bars political activity

08 May 2025 | 4:36 PM

New Delhi, May 8 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday modified the bail conditions of Ashish Mishra, the prime accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, allowing him to visit his hometown every weekend to spend time with his family.

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SC declines lawyer’s plea for report copy in Bengal VC row, says no scope for ‘mudslinging’ on ex-CJI

SC declines lawyer’s plea for report copy in Bengal VC row, says no scope for ‘mudslinging’ on ex-CJI

08 May 2025 | 3:38 PM

New Delhi, May 8 (UNI) The Supreme Court has firmly refused to share a copy of former Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit’s report on the appointment of Vice Chancellors in West Bengal universities, rejecting a lawyer's plea for access.

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Pak targeted our military assets, we hit back with ‘same domain and same intensity’: India

Pak targeted our military assets, we hit back with ‘same domain and same intensity’: India

08 May 2025 | 3:35 PM

New Delhi, May 8 (UNI) Suggesting that Islamabad was escalating confrontation, India on Thursday said Pakistan last night “attempted to engage a number of military targets” in this country, prompting a response “in the same domain with same intensity”, with the neighbouring nation’s Air Defence Radars and Systems being targeted.

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SC delivers split verdict on minister’s wife's conviction in DA case

SC delivers split verdict on minister’s wife's conviction in DA case

08 May 2025 | 2:56 PM

New Delhi, May 8 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday delivered a split verdict in the appeal filed by P. Nallammal, wife of former Tamil Nadu Minister AM Paramasivam, in connection with her alleged abetment in a disproportionate assets case under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

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Any military attack on us will be met with very, very firm response: India

Any military attack on us will be met with very, very firm response: India

08 May 2025 | 2:39 PM

New Delhi, May 8 (UNI) Amid mounting escalation in ties with Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said today that it is not India’s intention to escalate the situation with Pakistan, but “if there are military attacks on us, there should be no doubt that it will be met with a very, very firm response”.

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We are one in fight against terrorism: Message from all-party meet

We are one in fight against terrorism: Message from all-party meet

08 May 2025 | 2:34 PM

New Delhi, May 8 (UNI) Complete unity was at display at the all-party meeting, where leaders belonging to ruling as well as Opposition endorsed the military operation against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir and extended support to Operation Sindoor.

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UNGA President urges for restraint, immediate de-escalation between India, Pakistan

UNGA President urges for restraint, immediate de-escalation between India, Pakistan

08 May 2025 | 2:25 PM

United Nations/New Delhi, May 8 (UNI) UN General Assembly President Philemon Yang has voiced concern over the escalating hostilities between India and Pakistan and urged both sides to exercise maximum restraint and for an immediate de-escalation.

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Quad partners hold tabletop exercise to strengthen civilian disaster response in Indo-Pacific

Quad partners hold tabletop exercise to strengthen civilian disaster response in Indo-Pacific

08 May 2025 | 12:17 PM

New Delhi, May 8 (UNI) The Quad partners - Australia, India, Japan and the US - convened at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, Hawaii for a Tabletop Exercise, a simulation to launch the Quad Indo-Pacific Logistics Network (IPLN).

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ECI training field-level election functionaries from TN, Puducherry

ECI training field-level election functionaries from TN, Puducherry

08 May 2025 | 8:02 AM

New Delhi, May 7 (UNI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has now taken another unprecedented step of training field-level election functionaries from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in the Tamil language.

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