India never provokes, but do not leave evil-doers: Rajnath Singh

IANS | December 2, 2025 4:25 PM

Ahmedabad, Dec 2 (IANS) Sending a strong message to its western neighbour, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday that India is a peace-loving nation and does not provoke anyone, but is prepared to eliminate anyone who disturbs peace and harmony in the country.

'Sanchar Saathi' app's uses and political storm over it

IANS | December 2, 2025 1:48 PM

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued instructions to all the mobile handset makers and importers to pre-install the cybersecurity App 'Sanchar Sathi' on mobile phones, effective from November 28.

FairPoint: Pakistan - a neighbour in permanent freefall

Deepika Bhan | November 30, 2025 4:24 PM

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Every time we think Pakistan has hit rock bottom, events unfold that prove there is no such thing as the lowest point for a nation that keeps discovering new depths. The world has long recognised that genuine democracy has never found a stable home in a country carved out on the basis of religious identity. Its problems run as deep as the contradictions of its own founding.

37 Maoists, including 12 women, surrender in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada

IANS | November 30, 2025 3:38 PM

Dantewada, Nov 30 (IANS) In one of the largest Maoist surrenders in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada under the Lon Varratu and Poona Margem (Revival through Rehabilitation) programme, 37 Maoists, including 27 with a reward totalling Rs 65 lakh, have decided to renounce violence and return to the social mainstream, officials said on Sunday.