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New Delhi: A brief but tense standoff unfolded along the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya after a 55 year old Bangladeshi national was left stranded in no-man’s land amid a dispute over his identity and nationality. The incident occurred at Nandirchar in the South West Garo Hills district, near Mahendraganj, where personnel of the Border Security Force and the Border Guard Bangladesh engaged in a heated exchange over the man’s citizenship status. The man, identified as Sati Rajbanshi, was allegedly apprehended after entering India illegally through the Meghalaya border. Following his detention, BSF personnel attempted to return him to Bangladesh as…

New Delhi: The death of three Indian seafarers following a US military strike on an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman has triggered diplomatic concern and renewed attention on escalating tensions in the region’s vital shipping routes. Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal confirmed that the three crew members, who were initially reported missing after the attack, have now been found dead. The victims were identified as deck cadet Aditya Sharma, engine fitter Shivanand Chaurasiya and chief engineer Patnala Suresh. The tanker, MT Settebello, was sailing under the Palau flag and carried a crew of 28, including 24 Indian nationals and…

New Delhi: A major quality control controversy has emerged in the supply chain of India’s Tejas Mk-1A fighter aircraft programme after Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) accused a Hyderabad-based supplier of submitting forged test reports for aircraft components. According to the complaint filed by HAL, TEC Aero Devices had received multiple purchase orders beginning in March 2022 for the manufacture and supply of parts used in the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk-1A programme. Following technical scrutiny, the company was approved to produce 35 categories of components covering 172 individual items. Under procurement rules, suppliers are required to provide original quality certification…

New Delhi: The Congress has approached the Supreme Court challenging the rejection of its Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan from Madhya Pradesh, escalating a political and legal battle that has left the party without a candidate in the election. The party is expected to seek an urgent hearing before the court’s vacation bench, arguing that Natarajan’s nomination papers were unlawfully rejected by the Returning Officer following objections raised by the Bharatiya Janata Party. The controversy centres on allegations that Natarajan failed to disclose details of a legal matter in Telangana while filing her nomination affidavit. The BJP maintained that the…

New Delhi: The recovery of the bodies of six Naga civilians who were abducted last month has sparked widespread outrage in Manipur, with Naga organisations demanding swift action against those responsible and announcing protests across affected areas. The apex Naga body in the state, the United Naga Council, strongly condemned the killings, describing the incident as a grave violation of human rights and human dignity. The organisation expressed solidarity with the victims’ families and called for a 24 hour shutdown in response to the tragedy. According to community leaders, the six victims were among 18 Naga civilians allegedly taken hostage…

Fatality count increases a week after the devastating blaze at a guesthouse in South Delhi’s Hauz Rani area New Delhi: A Bangladeshi woman who suffered severe burn injuries in the devastating hotel fire in South Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area has died while undergoing treatment, raising the death toll in the tragedy to 23. The woman had been receiving medical care since sustaining critical injuries in the blaze that engulfed Flourish Stays Bed and Breakfast in the Hauz Rani locality on June 4. Despite efforts to save her, she succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday. With her death, the number…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Minister for Art & Culture, Tribal Welfare, Sports & Youth Affairs and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar chaired a comprehensive review meeting on Forest Rights Committee (FRC) cases of Canacona taluka on Tuesday at the PWD Rest House, Shrishthal. The meeting reviewed the current status of FRC cases, addressed pending matters, evaluated survey reports and discussed key Green Zone issues affecting local communities. Among those present were Director of Sports & Youth Affairs Ajay Gawade and officials from the Forest Department, Revenue Administration, Panchayats, along with members of various Forest Rights Committees in Canacona taluka. Tawadkar emphasized the…