Colombo, April 22 (IANS) With a US Congressional Research Service report recently identifying Pakistan as a persistent base for several long-active extremist groups, Sri Lanka must recognise that the “factory of terror” operating in its neighbourhood remains a big threat. The 2019 Easter attacks in Sri Lanka were aimed to affect island nation’s growing tourism industry and communal harmony while the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam was designed to derail regional stability, a rep…
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Joburg, April 20 (IANS) Pranavi Urs ended her week with a steady performance, carding a 1-under 72 to secure a tied-36th finish at the Joburg Ladies Open. The only Indian golfer to make the cut, she experienced a rollercoaster round highlighted by a remarkable four-hole stretch from the second to the fifth, where she recorded par, birdie, eagle, and bogey. Overall, her round included two birdies, one eagle, and three bogeys.The other Indian participants—Diksha Dagar, Tvesa Malik, Avani Prashan…
Srinagar, April 7 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Tuesday that it has busted an interstate Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror module and arrested five terrorists including two Pakistani nationals.Officials said on Tuesday that J&K Police teams carried out coordinated raids at 19 locations across many states in the country, including Haryana and Rajasthan.“The operation led to the arrest of Abdullah alias Abu Hureira, an LeT operative, who had been evading arrest for the last 16 years.“…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday sent Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Shabir Ahmed Lone to five days’ police custody in connection with the Metro poster case. The Patiala House Court allowed the plea of the Delhi Police Special Cell, which had sought five days’ custody of Lone to further interrogate him and unravel the larger conspiracy behind the recently busted terror module.Lone was produced before the court earlier in the day amid tight security.During the hearing, the …
Adelaide, March 11 (IANS) Diksha Dagar will once again spearhead the Indian challenge as the Ladies European Tour stays in Australia with the Women’s Australian Open. Three other Indians Pranavi Urs, Avani Prashanth and Hitaashee Bakshi have also been playing in Australia but this week Vani Kapoor will also be playing as an invitee. So there will be five Indians in the field this week.Last week’s Top-5 result from Diksha saw her get into the Top-10 of the Order of Merit, and this should give…
United Nations, March 5 (IANS) As a victim of terrorism, most recently in Pahalgam, India has pledged to promote the UN’s counter-terrorism strategy for a global fight against the scourge.“We add our voice in stressing the importance of the Global Counter Terrorism Strategy (GCTS) as a central instrument for multilateral cooperation,” Raghoo Puri, a first secretary at India’s UN Mission, said on Wednesday. Participating in the Annual Ambassadorial Level Briefing by the Office of Counter-…
Riyadh, Feb 12 (IANS) Three of the five Indians in the fray at the USD 5 million Saudi Ladies International golf survived the cut at the halfway stage at the Riyadh Golf Club on Thursday. The best of the lot was the youngest star, Avani Prashanth, who added a fighting 1-under 71 to her first round 3-under 69 to get to 4-under total. She was 35th.Aditi Ashok, a five-time winner on LET, shot a solid 33-under 69 to get to 3-under total and was Tied-43rd, while Pranavi Urs (69) played a bogey-free r…
Riyadh, Feb 10 (IANS) Five Indian golfers will tee up as the 2026 Ladies European Tour (LET) season gets underway with the Saudi Ladies International at Riyadh Golf Club from February 11 to 14. Leading the Indian challenge is Diksha Dagar, who finished 25th on the 2025 LET Order of Merit.Diksha will be keen to push for a much higher finish this season, having earlier ended 2023 inside the Top-3. She will be joined by Avani Prashanth, who enjoyed a superb debut season on the LET, Pranavi Urs, who…
Jammu, Feb 10 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that the union territory government plans to fully utilise the abeyance of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) to implement various water infrastructure projects.The issue of many defunct tubewells and other projects of water resources was raised by BJP MLAs including former minister, Sham Lal Sharma in the Legislative Assembly during Question Hour.Admitting that short-term solutions to the water problems in Jammu is l…
Pune, Feb 9 (IANS) Vani Kapoor, Ridhima Dilawari, Amandeep Drall and Sneha Singh will be among the top names who will tee up at the third leg of the Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Oxford Golf Resort in Pune.While Vani won five times in 2025 and topped the Hero Order of Merit, Ridhima has had a good start in 2026.She was runner-up to Jasmine Shekar in the opening leg at Mumbai’s Bombay Presidency Golf Club, and won the second leg at Kalhaar Blues & Greens in Ahmedabad.The Oxford Golf Resort…