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New Delhi: India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday issued a comprehensive six-point rebuttal to recent claims by US President Donald Trump and senior US officials regarding the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan announced over the weekend. The MEA firmly denied assertions of American mediation, trade pressure, and discussions on Kashmir linked to the ceasefire. The statements from Washington followed India’s Operation Sindoor—a series of targeted military strikes against terror infrastructure across the Line of Control (LoC) and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)—which was launched in response to the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians. Key points in India’s…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday strongly criticized Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah for his derogatory remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, a decorated officer from the Indian Army’s Corps of Signals. The court emphasized that individuals holding constitutional posts must act with responsibility and restraint, particularly during sensitive times for the nation. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India expressed its disapproval, stating, “We expect a minister to be responsible,” as it addressed the minister’s alleged communal and sexist comments. The court underscored the need for public figures to uphold dignity in their speech, especially when referring to…

New Delhi: Pakistan has reportedly appealed to India to reverse its decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, expressing deep concern over the potential consequences for its water security. The Ministry of Water Resources in Islamabad has sent a formal letter to New Delhi requesting the resumption of river flows as per the long-standing water-sharing agreement, media reports said. The move comes in the wake of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, in which 26 civilians — mostly tourists — were killed. India, citing national security, suspended the 1960 World Bank-brokered treaty, demanding that Pakistan must…

INew Delhi: ndian Air Force officer Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is set to make history as he heads to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft on June 8, marking India’s first human space mission to the ISS in nearly four decades. The launch will take place from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:41 PM IST (9:11 AM EDT). The mission, named Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), was originally scheduled for May 29 but was postponed following a rescheduling of the ISS flight calendar. The updated launch date was confirmed by Axiom Space, the US-based commercial spaceflight…

New Delhi: India on Wednesday successfully conducted the trial of its indigenous counter-drone system, Bhargavastra, marking a significant advancement in the country’s air defence preparedness. The test was carried out at the Seaward Firing Range in Gopalpur, Odisha, according to a report by India Today. Developed by Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited (SDAL), Bhargavastra is a low-cost, hard-kill system designed specifically to neutralize hostile drone swarms—a growing threat in modern warfare. The system demonstrated its ability to intercept and destroy incoming drones using micro rockets during the trial, which met all pre-set performance benchmarks. Equipped with cutting-edge detection and targeting…

New Delhi: India is preparing to submit new evidence to the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) 1267 Sanctions Committee today, urging the designation of The Resistance Front (TRF), a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) affiliate, as a global terrorist organisation. The move comes in the wake of the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which left 26 people dead. According to sources, the Indian delegation will provide concrete intelligence linking TRF to the attack, asserting the group’s operational and financial links to Pakistan’s terror networks. The dossier also seeks travel bans and financial sanctions on TRF members. This is India’s…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: The traditional Feast of The Miraculous Holy Cross Val-Agonda generated by parishioners of Agonda and devotees all over is celebrated with great faith and devotion. Preaching his homily at the Feast mass Fr. Aidan Fernandes, called on the faithful’s to be missionaries of God’s word. ‘It is not necessary that you need to be a priest or Nuns to spread the word of God. We all as layman through our daily living can spread the Good News and be the missionaries of Jesus Christ’, Fr. Aidan. Agonda Parish Priest Fr. Patrick Luis , Assistant to Parish priest…