Gujarat University assault incident: foreign ministry vows ‘strict’ action against perpetrators, 5 arrested

International students offering night prayers (taraweeh) at the Gujarat University during Ramzan, where the alleged assault took place. (Photo: X/@zoo_bear) New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (foreign ministry) has strongly condemned th...

Foreign minister S Jaishankar to meet Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow amid Kremlin’s nuclear sabre-rattling

Sergey Lavrov (L) and S Jaishankar. (File photo)New Delhi: India’s foreign minister, S Jaishankar, will travel to Russia to meet with his counterpart Sergey Lavrov on November 8. Moscow, on Thursday, said the discussions would centre on bilater...

Religious bonhomie and communal harmony in Indian armed forces

An Indian Army sarva dharma sthal.Subedar Major Rachpal Singh was a worried man. The festival of Dussehra was fast approaching and the regimental panditji (priest) was not present in the battalion. He was on a long leave and would not return by the f...

India strongly condemns the barbaric terrorist attacks in Afghanistan

New Delhi: India has strongly condemned a string of terror attacks in Afghanistan, including one on a maternity hospital in a Shia-dominated area of Kabul that killed two newborn babies and a dozen others.External Affairs Ministry in a statement said...

BSF, Pak Rangers exchange sweets on Eid along International Boundary

Jammu: The festival of Eid-Ul-Fitr was overwhelmingly celebrated by Bordermen on Indo-Pak border on Wednesday. Members of all community in Border Security Force (BSF) greeted Muslim brothers and celebrated the end of Holy month of Ramzan with fe...

Counterinsurgency operations will continue in valley as it was: Army chief

Declining any impact on security forces’ operations due to change in political leadership in Jammu & Kashmir, Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said that the counterinsurgency operations in the valley will go on as it used to ...