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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit West Bengal on Friday, July 18, to address a public rally in Durgapur, West Burdwan district, and to inaugurate several major central government projects worth over ₹5,000 crore. The visit, he clarified, is both political and administrative in nature. In a pair of statements shared on his official X (formerly Twitter) account Thursday evening, PM Modi outlined the key focus areas of his visit. In the first post, he hit out at the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government, stating, “West Bengal is suffering due to TMC misrule. People are looking at the…

NEW DELHI: In a powerful display of its growing defence capabilities, India successfully test-fired the nuclear-capable Prithvi-II and Agni-I short-range ballistic missiles from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha, on Thursday. The tests reaffirmed India’s strategic deterrence posture and validated all key operational and technical parameters. According to the Ministry of Defence, the launches were conducted under the supervision of the Strategic Forces Command and mark another milestone in India’s efforts to maintain credible minimum deterrence. The Prithvi-II missile, with a range of approximately 350 kilometres, is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads…

New Delhi: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has strongly condemned international media for what it described as “selective, unverified, and irresponsible” reporting on the June 12 crash of an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in Ahmedabad, which claimed 274 lives. The criticism comes after reports claimed that cockpit voice recordings indicated the flight’s senior pilot had moved the fuel supply toggles from the ‘RUNOFF’ to ‘CUT’ position shortly after takeoff, allegedly triggering a mid-air loss of thrust and the fatal crash. In a sharply worded statement, the AAIB urged restraint and warned against drawing conclusions while the investigation remains…

BENGALURU: The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has strongly objected to findings by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) which held the franchise responsible for the tragic stampede outside Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium, in which 11 people lost their lives and 56 were injured. Arguing before the Karnataka High Court, RCB demanded that portions of the tribunal’s report be struck down, calling the observations baseless and a violation of natural justice. RCB’s legal representative, Sandesh Chouta, told the court that the team was not a party to the CAT proceedings and yet, was blamed for the incident. “We are seeking to expunge paragraphs…

NEW DELHI: In a major diplomatic and counter-terrorism breakthrough, the United States has officially designated The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the banned terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). The designation marks a significant victory for India in its long-standing effort to expose Pakistan’s use of proxy groups to carry out terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. TRF, which surfaced in 2019 following the abrogation of Article 370, has been widely believed to be a rebranded arm of LeT, designed to present the image of a homegrown resistance movement…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju, veteran politician and former Union Minister, will be sworn in as the Governor of Goa on July 26. The oath-taking ceremony will be held at Raj Bhavan in Panaji in the presence of top state officials and invited dignitaries. Raju has been appointed to succeed P S Sreedharan Pillai, who has held the post since July 2021. The official announcement was made by the President of India, with the appointment coming into effect from the day Raju assumes office. A senior leader of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and a prominent political figure…

NEW DELHI: In a development that underscores rising concerns over immigration enforcement in the United States, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday confirmed that 1,563 Indian nationals have been deported from the US since January 20, 2025—the day Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term as President. Speaking at the weekly media briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “Since January 20 this year till yesterday, some 1,563 Indian nationals have been deported from the United States. Most of them returned via commercial flights.” While the government refrained from commenting on individual cases, Jaiswal did respond to…