After battling a series of setbacks last year—including devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh that repeatedly disrupted vital road links to Ladakh, a prolonged agitation that turned violent and claimed four lives in police firing, and the adverse impact of the Pahalgam terror attack on travel sentiment—the Union Territory of Ladakh has staged a remarkable tourism revival this summer.
Following the rise in tensions in West Asia and the Gulf region, India, calling the developments a matter of utmost concern to the international community on Monday, reiterated its call for immediate de-escalation of the conflict.
The political contest for the third Rajya Sabha seat from Madhya Pradesh intensified on Monday as Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan filed her nomination papers at the Madhya Pradesh State Assembly Secretariat in Bhopal.
The filing of the nomination in the presence of top leaders of the BJP-led ruling Mahayuti alliance strengthened the chances of Rajendra Jain winning the forthcoming byelection to the Rajya Sabha unopposed.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the welfare of the poor has remained the central focus of his government's policies over the past 12 years, asserting that efforts rooted in the principle of Antyodaya have helped bring development benefits to millions who were previously excluded from the mainstream.
The Isak Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland(NSCN-IM) on Friday said that with the demise of Dr Manmohan Singh, Nagas have lost a great leader who stood for a political solution to the Nagalim issue.
Properties of three terrorists operating from across the Line of Control (LoC) have been attached in the border Rajouri district on the charges of anti-national activities, police said on Friday.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had fruitful meetings with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and consul generals of India in the US.
This will be the first time in history that eye tests will be conducted for 500,000 people, and 300,000 glasses will be distributed at the same event.
The former Prime Minister's last journey will start from the Congress headquarters in the national capital to the cremation ground at 9.30 am tomorrow.
