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New Delhi: Sri Lanka is grappling with one of its most severe natural disasters in recent decades after Cyclone Ditwah unleashed torrential rain, widespread flooding and deadly landslides across multiple districts. The scale of destruction has left more than 400 people dead or missing, overwhelming local response capacities and triggering urgent appeals for support. Amid this crisis, India has emerged as a major source of assistance through Operation Sagar Bandhu, deploying personnel from the National Disaster Response Force and the Air Force to aid search, rescue and relief missions. Indian naval ships already stationed in Sri Lanka have been mobilised…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In a significant legal relief for 23-year-old Ankit Tripathy, an Odisha native accused in last year’s fatal Old Mandovi Bridge accident, the North Goa Additional Sessions Court has ruled that the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder cannot be sustained. The court observed that the material placed on record did not justify framing the more serious offence and ordered that the case be transferred to the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) for trial on lesser charges. Tripathy will now face proceedings for rash and negligent driving, endangering human life, and causing death by negligence. The…

New Delhi: The central government informed the Rajya Sabha that the Delhi Jal Board has spent approximately Rs 5,536 crore over the past three financial years on initiatives aimed at improving the condition of the Yamuna River. The river enters Delhi at Palla, where the Central Pollution Control Board monitors its quality through the Delhi Pollution Control Committee. According to CPCB data, median Biochemical Oxygen Demand and Dissolved Oxygen levels at Palla between January and July 2025 were recorded at 4 mg/l and 6 mg/l. The DPCC reported further improvement during its September 2025 monitoring, noting a BOD level of…

New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that the government is willing to hold a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls or broader electoral reforms, but stressed that the Opposition must not demand a fixed deadline for the debate. He said parliamentary proceedings cannot be guided by rigid conditions and need to follow the schedule set by the Business Advisory Committee. Rijiju clarified that the government has not dismissed the Opposition’s request and asked members not to assume resistance where none exists. He emphasised that several other matters were already lined…

New Delhi: Pakistan has reconstructed and reactivated at least seventy two terror launchpads along the Line of Control months after suffering extensive damage during India’s Operation Sindoor, senior officials of the Border Security Force said at their annual press conference. The military action, launched on May 7 in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, targeted a wide range of terror infrastructure across Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir and remained active for four days. BSF DIG Vikram Kunwar said many of the damaged facilities had been moved away from the border and revived in interior locations. He noted that twelve launchpads…

New Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said India’s rising global influence has become increasingly evident, adding that world leaders now listen closely when Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks because the country’s strength is gaining international recognition. He made the remarks in Pune during an event commemorating 100 years of the organisation. Bhagwat said such milestones should not be the focus and urged introspection on why the organisation’s larger mission of uniting society remains incomplete. He noted that the RSS has navigated challenges for a century, yet the objective of building social harmony still requires sustained effort. He emphasised that the…

New Delhi: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju criticised the Opposition for escalating tensions in Parliament, arguing that several disruptions stem from attempts to introduce new points of contention despite an agreed legislative agenda for the Winter Session. His remarks came as political debate intensified over the government’s directive requiring the Sanchar Saathi app to be pre-installed on all new mobile handsets and added via software updates to devices already in circulation. Rijiju said the Opposition was creating unnecessary friction by repeatedly raising fresh issues even though many of their demands were already listed for discussion. He urged political parties…