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New Delhi: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor’s shikara ride on Dal Lake has put Jammu and Kashmir’s tourism potential and security situation in the international spotlight. During his visit to the Union Territory on Wednesday, Gor indicated that the United States could consider downgrading its travel advisory for J&K, citing improvements in security. Gor said New Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had taken significant steps to make the region safer. He also highlighted the growing interest among Americans in visiting Kashmir and suggested that Washington’s existing travel guidance could be reconsidered. Calling Jammu and Kashmir…

New Delhi: Pakistan based gangster turned terror operative Shahzad Bhatti has publicly challenged India’s claims of a major crackdown against his alleged network, claiming that thousands of his associates remain free despite a nationwide security operation. Bhatti’s video surfaced days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said security agencies had dismantled the ISI backed Shahzad Bhatti network through coordinated operations across 14 states. More than 250 people were reportedly detained and over 200 arrests were made, with weapons, explosives and surveillance equipment allegedly recovered during the action. In the video, Bhatti denies that those arrested were members of his organisation.…

New Delhi: A reported surge in military air traffic from China and Türkiye to Pakistan over nearly 60 hours has raised fresh security concerns in India, with sources indicating that the unusual activity may have involved the movement of defence equipment, including drones and other military supplies. According to security inputs, Chinese military transport aircraft were seen arriving at Pakistan’s Nur Khan airbase near Rawalpindi and Masroor airbase in Karachi. Turkish military transport aircraft were also reportedly involved in the heightened movement. The scale and concentration of the flights have drawn attention because such activity is not considered routine bilateral…

Team Goemkarponn SANGUEM: Goa Forward leaders Meshu D’Costa and Dattaraj Raut Dessai have been granted bail in connection with a case arising from an alleged confrontation with police personnel at the Sanguem Police Station. The duo had been arrested by Sanguem Police in connection with allegations of threatening and obstructing police personnel while they were performing their duties. The case has been registered under Sections 132, 221, 351 and 189 read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The South Goa Sessions Court had earlier rejected anticipatory bail applications filed by D’Costa and four others, observing that there…

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday carried out raids at 10 locations across Delhi and Uttar Pradesh as part of a money laundering investigation involving the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust and Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, institutions linked to Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan. The searches were conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act across Rampur, Saharanpur and Delhi. The investigation centres on allegations of illegal land acquisition for the university and the suspected diversion of government funds through private contractors for the creation of assets linked to the trust and…

New Delhi: In a landmark ruling on environmental protection, the Supreme Court has directed strict enforcement of the Solid Waste Management Rules across India, warning that malls, hotels, hospitals, commercial complexes and large residential societies could face temporary disconnection of electricity and water if they fail to manage their waste responsibly. A bench of Justices SVN Bhatti and NV Anjaria said solid waste management is the responsibility of every citizen and institution, not merely sanitation workers. The court observed that every waste generator must segregate waste at source, store it safely and hand it over for disposal in the manner…

New Delhi: A section of structures outside the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi was demolished on Thursday after authorities found them to be beyond the diplomatic mission’s approved boundary. The move comes just three days after Pakistani authorities removed protective security barricades outside the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, adding to the latest round of diplomatic tensions between the two neighbours. Officials said the operation was carried out by the concerned civic agencies using a JCB machine. Barricades, traffic bollards and queue management structures installed along the lane outside the High Commission, particularly near the visa section, were dismantled…