New Delhi, May 7 (UNI) Senior Indian officials have spoken to their counterparts in a number of countries to brief them on the steps taken by India, in the wake of ‘Operation Sindoor’, under which India launched precision strikes against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. According to sources, among the countries…
New Delhi, May 7 (UNI) The Indian Armed Forces launched ‘Operation Sindoor’, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed, a Defence Ministry statement said on Tuesday night. Altogether, nine (9) sites have been targeted. “Our actions have been focused, measured and…
Mumbai, (UNI) Gujarat Titans (GT) held their nerve in a rain-hit, edge-of-the-seat encounter to defeat Mumbai Indians (MI) by three wickets via the DLS method in a dramatic finish that spilled into the early hours of Tuesday at the Wankhede Stadium here. In a truncated 19-over contest that oscillated wildly, Rahul Tewatia once again played…
Chennai, May 6 (UNI) Passengr car makers Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) on Tuesday celebrated 29 years in India having sold 12.7 million units since inception, including export of 3.7 million-pus units to more than 150 countries. Established on May 6, 1996, Hyundai has successfully emerged as one of India’s most trusted automotive brands. The…
New Delhi, May 6 (UNI) India today rejected the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) statement calling for de-escalation of tensions in South Asia, and termed it as yet another attempt by Pakistan “to manipulate and misguide the OIC Group to issue a self-serving statement”. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, in a statement, also said the OIC…
New Delhi, May 6 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that India and the UK have successfully concluded an ambitious and mutually beneficial Free Trade Agreement, describing it as a historic milestone. PM Modi spoke with his UK counterpart Keir Starmer and the two leaders welcomed the successful conclusion of the India–UK Free…
United Nations, May 6 (UNI) The issue of escalating India-Pakistan tensions was discussed with concern at a closed-door meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) where Islamabad was asked tough questions, including about the role of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group in the Pahalgam attack, sources said. The issue was taken up by the UNSC…
New Delhi, May 6 (UNI) India continues its steady rise on the Human Development Index (HDI), ranking 130 out of 193 countries in the 2025 Human Development Report (HDR) released by the United Nations Development Programme on Tuesday. With an HDI value increasing from 0.676 in 2022 to 0.685 in 2023, India remains in the…
New Delhi, May 6 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to personally congratulate him on his and his party’s election victory. He also invited him to India for the Quad summit and bilateral summit later this year. In a post on X, the PM said: “Spoke with my…
New Delhi, May 6 (UNI) In a significant observation during the hearing of a case concerning OBC reservations in Maharashtra’s local body elections, Supreme Court Judge Justice Surya Kant on Tuesday likened the reservation system in India ‘to a train journey where those already seated are reluctant to let others in’. The remark came from…
