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2021 saw 2 million extra deaths, shows govt data

New Delhi, May 8 -- India likely recorded almost two million extra deaths in 2021, the deadliest year of the Covid-19 pandemic, than it did in the preceding few years. It also recorded 81,070 more dea... Read More


Precision weapon systems used to hit terror targets

New Delhi, May 8 -- The Indian military carried out precision strikes on terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) using niche technology weapons with a careful selection of warhe... Read More


Gukesh-Pragg battle to draw at Superbet

Bengaluru, May 8 -- It's been little over four months since Gukesh D turned world champion and the 18-year-old Indian is on the hunt for a classical tournament win. He's had forgettable runs at two Fi... Read More


Rohit calls time on his Test career, Gill frontrunner in captaincy race

Mumbai, May 8 -- "Hello everyone, I would just like to share that I am retiring from Test cricket." It was through these words on his 43.6 million-strong Instagram handle on Wednesday evening that Roh... Read More


Victims' families hail India's strike

India, May 8 -- Family members of the victims of the Pahalgam attack on Wednesday hailed India's strike on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The widow of Prashant Satpathy... Read More


India fends off disinformation

India, May 8 -- Following India's military strike under Operation Sindoor, Pakistan and social media users with undeclared allegiance to it launched what officials in Delhi described as a coordinated ... Read More


Kartarpur corridor to remain closed

India, May 8 -- The Kartarpur Corridor in Gurdaspur district of Punjab was shut for the day and the beating retreat ceremony at the Attari border in Amritsar was cancelled amid the ongoing escalation ... Read More


Why India zeroed in on hubs of terror

New Delhi, May 8 -- India's strikes on terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir were based on information about the continuing support being provided from these locations to terrorists... Read More


Civilian drills held across the country

India, May 8 -- A t 4pm on Wednesday, a siren pierced through heavy rain at Cross Maidan in Mumbai followed by a simulated bombardment on a four-storey building. Simultaneously, the wail of sirens cut... Read More


Border villages back govt action

India, May 8 -- C elebrations erupted across border villages in Rajasthan, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir on Wednesday following India's strike on Pakistan and PoK. In border districts of Barmer and Bikan... Read More