Srinagar, May 15 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town said on Friday that they have attached the property of a terror handler operating from Pakistan as part of the ongoing major crackdown on terror network. A police statement said that the proclaimed offender linked to terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen had crossed to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) for arms training and was now acting as a terror handler from there.Police attached the immovable property of a proclaimed offender involv…

Amsterdam, May 15 (IANS) The Indian community in the Netherlands expressed its excitement about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the country on Friday while hailing the country’s enormous rise in the last decade. PM Modi, on the second leg of his ongoing official visit, will be visiting the Netherlands from May 15-17. During the visit, he will be meeting the Netherlands King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and Prime Minister Rob Jetten. Various agreements forming part of the strategic pa…

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The US pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector has become critically dependent on Chinese inputs, which makes it vulnerable to supply chain risks from a foreign country, a report has said.An article in The National Interest, a US-based online publication cites the example of Heparin, a blood thinner, on which US patients have to excessively depend on supplies from China.About 70 per cent of the US supply of the drug originates from the heartland of China. The two US-base…

Bhopal/Dhar, May 15 (IANS) Congress MLA Arif Masood on Friday described the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s judgment on the Bhojshala complex as “one-sided”, contending that the court judgment relied solely on the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)’s report and did not take into account other material facts and objections raised by the Muslim side. Masood said the court’s decision was based entirely on the ASI’s findings, which he alleged were prepared without full involvement of all petitioners d…

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood on Friday directed schools to focus on academic quality, digital infrastructure, and the holistic development of students. The Education Minister, in a virtual meeting, appealed to school heads and principals to utilise available resources efficiently and effectively.He said the Delhi government is working towards making the education system more effective through “Tangible Learning Outcomes”.In line with Prime Minister Narendra M…

Ayodhya, May 15 (IANS) Saints and seers in Ayodhya on Friday welcomed the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s verdict declaring the Bhojshala complex’s disputed area as a temple, describing the decision as a “historic victory” for Sanatan Dharma and expressing gratitude to the judiciary for delivering what they termed a just ruling.Reacting to the verdict, Mahamandaleshwar Vishnu Das Maharaj said the decision delivered by the High Court was historic and claimed that namaz would no longer be possible a…

Patna, May 15 (IANS) The crackdown on corruption continues in Bihar, with the Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) taking action against erring officials. In the latest case, a Junior Engineer was caught red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe in Sitamarhi district.According to officials, the accused, Vijay Kumar Sharma, was posted as a Junior Engineer at the Pupri Nagar Parishad in Sitamarhi. He had allegedly been demanding a bribe from a contractor, Raj Bhushan, in connection with the rel…

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Muslim community, on Friday, appeared divided over the Madhya Pradesh High Court verdict that recognised the Bhojshala complex as a Hindu temple and the property of King Bhoj.The court has granted the Hindu side the exclusive right to perform worship at the site while dismissing the petitions filed by the Muslim side and the Jain community.Reacting to the same, President of the Indian Sufi Foundation, Kashish Warsi, appealed to Muslims across the country to peacefull…

Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) In a bid to steady the ship following weeks of internal friction, the top leadership of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has moved to bridge the widening gap between the party’s central hierarchy and its veteran heavyweights. NCP President Sunetra Pawar, along with newly appointed party General Secretary Parth Pawar and Treasurer Jay Pawar, reached out to senior leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare on Friday and conveyed them that they will meet soon and deliberate on…

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The urban female unemployment rate, for the 15+ years age group, declined to 8.5 per cent in April this year, the lowest level recorded since April, 2025, according to official figures released by the Ministry of Statistics on Friday.The overall urban workers participation rate (WPR), for those above 15 years, which is an indicator of employment, remained unchanged at 46.8 per cent in April 2026 compared to the previous month, the data further showed.The overall labour f…