FRAMEWORK TO REMOVE CHINA’S SHADOW FROM INDIAN DRONES (Representative image) In 1999, a hitherto unknown town of Kargil became the focal point of India’s attention. The ill-intended Pakistan army led by General Pervez Musharaf encroached erstwhile J&K’s Kargil, now in UT of Ladakh, to completely cut-off the region from the rest of India by severing…
Pakistan is eyeing to step up its defence budget by around PKR 100 billion in the next fiscal year, as the government works on a new budget under an International Monetary Fund (IMF)-backed reform programme that also projects a strong rise in revenues.Citing a report by IMF staff, the Dawn newspaper said that defence spending…
Virat Kohli (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: In a candid reflection during RCB Podcast, Virat Kohli opened up about the raw emotion of finally breaking the IPL championship jinx, the legacy of RCB, and why a victory earlier in his career wouldn’t have felt even a fraction as special.For 18 long years, RCB carried the…
NEW DELHI: Congress workers on Saturday staged a protest against rising prices of petrol, diesel and milk, with party leaders arriving in bullock carts to highlight what they described as the growing burden of inflation on the public.Delhi Congress president Devendra Yadav said the protest was aimed at drawing attention to the rising cost of…
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A protest against National Testing Agency at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The United Doctors Front (UDF) has approached the Supreme Court of India seeking the dissolution of the National Testing Agency (NTA) in its current form following the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak controversy and the subsequent cancellation of the medical entrance…
NEW DELHI: Members of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) staged a protest outside the National Testing Agency (NTA) office over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, demanding a ban on the agency. Earlier on Friday, a Delhi court remanded accused Dhananjay Lokhande to six days of CBI custody in connection with the NEET-UG 2026…
Hasan Ali leaves the field on stretcher (Image: Screengrab/X) Hasan Ali gave Pakistan a major scare on the opening day of the second Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet after suffering a nasty blow to the head while attempting a return catch.The incident took place in the eighth over of Bangladesh’s innings when opener Tanzid Hasan…
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China on May 19 for a two-day visit, shortly after US President Donald Trump concluded his high-profile trip to Beijing, the Kremlin announced on Saturday.According to a Kremlin statement, Putin will hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on ways to “further strengthen the comprehensive partnership and strategic…
Pitha is not just one dish but a whole family of rice-flour preparations across Assam, Bengal and Odisha, especially during harvest festivals. Some are steamed, some fried, some sweet and some savoury. Assamese versions often use rice flour with jaggery, coconut or sesame, while festival descriptions from eastern India repeatedly point to rice flour as…