Muscat, Aug 11 (IANS) Pakistan-China arms nexus has profoundly transformed South Asian military balance, posing significant challenges to regional stability and the global security framework, a report cited on Monday. The alliance transcends conventional buyer-seller arrangements, positioning Pakistan as a pivotal hub in China’s strategic military influence operations across South Asia and beyond.“Pakistan’s military dependence on Chinese hardware has reached unprecedented levels. According to…

Jabalpur, Aug 11 (IANS) In a daylight robbery that has shaken the cultural capital of Madhya Pradesh, a gang of armed men looted gold and cash worth over Rs 10 crore from ESAF Small Finance Bank in Jabalpur’s Khitola area on Monday. The heist, executed in under 20 minutes, has raised serious questions about banking security and law enforcement preparedness during the festive season.According to police sources, the robbery occurred around 8:50 am – well before the bank’s usual opening time of…

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Congress MP and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, has made it clear that India’s relationship with the United States remains “very important” and extends beyond trade to several other areas where the New Delhi-Washington engagement continues. Tharoor made the comment after a three-hour committee meeting where the 22 participating members interacted with the Foreign and …

Patna, Aug 11 (IANS) Panic has gripped the Ghoda Ghat village area in West Champaran’s Bagaha subdivision in Bihar after a tiger strayed from the Valmiki Tiger Reserve and killed a farmer on Monday. A Forest Department worker was also seriously injured while attempting to track the big cat.The deceased has been identified as 65-year-old farmer Mathura Mahato, who was working in his paddy field near Ghoda Ghat, under the Govardhana Forest Range, when the tiger attacked Mahato.The animal fatally…

Bhopal, Aug 11 (IANS) Calling “Pradhan Mantri Janta Adivasi Nyay Maha Abhiyan (PM-Janman Yojana)” the biggest tribal welfare project since Independence, Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel said on Monday that the initiative has brought transformative changes to the lives of tribal families. During a meeting to review various beneficiary schemes being executed under the ‘PM Janman Yojana’, the Governor has emphasised that all initiatives aimed at the prosperity of tribal communities should be…

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Cooperative engagements in the fields of marine pollution response and maritime search and rescue topped agenda at the 8th High-Level Meeting (HLM) between the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) held on Monday, an official said.The meeting underscored the mutual resolve of ICG and SLCG to deepen operational coordination, share best practices, and further promote regional maritime stability through sustained cooperation, he said.The talks marked ano…

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Income Tax Bill, 2025, marking a significant step towards replacing India’s six-decade-old direct tax framework with the government seeking to balance investor confidence, taxpayer relief, and administrative efficiency with the new law. The legislation, once enacted, will formally replace the 63-year-old tax code with a modernised legal framework designed to align with evolving economic realities.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ta…

Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh has lodged a complaint against Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma for disrespecting the national flag during the recently held Nabanna Avijan (march to state secretariat). Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Legislative Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Monday evening shared a copy of the complaint letter in his social media handle and demanded an FIR against the police commissioner under the appropriate section of the Prevention of Insults …

Jaipur, Aug 11 (IANS) The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) of CID (CB) Police Headquarters, Rajasthan, in coordination with the Special Operation Cell, Amritsar (Punjab), foiled a major terror plot linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, an official said on Monday. The accused had planned grenade blasts in Nawashahr (Jalandhar, Punjab) and were planning explosions in Delhi and Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) around Independence Day.On 7 July, a Bishnoi gang member detonated a grenade in front of a liquor s…

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Delhi Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Monday laid the foundation stone of a clock tower being built by New Delhi Municipal Council at the junction of Shankar Road and Mandir Marg, near Talkatora Stadium.With a project timeline of six months and an estimated cost of Rs 1.80 crore, the nearly 27-meter octagonal clock tower’s reinforced concrete framework will be engineered to withstand both wind and seismic forces, said an official.Speaking on the occasion, L-G Saxena …