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Rajasthan ex-CM Gehlot demands probe after 20 killed in Jaisalmer bus fire

The bus, which left Jaisalmer for Jodhpur around 3 pm, suddenly caught fire near Thaiyat village after smoke was seen coming from its rear section, said Jaisalmer SP.

Detained on DRDO officer’s tip-off, Pokhran guesthouse manager ‘passed guest lists to Pakistan for 5 yrs’

New Delhi: A complaint by a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) officer staying at the organisation's guest house at the Pokhran Field Firing...

Fossilised tunnels of ancient marine worms point to a time when Jaisalmer was part of oceanic environment

Grooves in rock formations of Jaisalmer are believed to be trails of marine worms that once wriggled along ocean floor, says study by scientists at Jodhpur's Jai Narain Vyas University.

Electricity meters covered, deserted streets, Jaisalmer plunged in darkness after drones intercepted

Day after drones thwarted by Indian air defence system, administration decided to impose a blackout from sunset to sunrise.

12-hr blackout, markets close at 5 & no night weddings in Jaisalmer after Pakistan drones intercepted

The district collector issued guidelines for citizens after drones from Pakistan entered Jaisalmer late Thursday night but were thwarted by the Indian air defence system.

Jaisalmer cop in soup for wearing riot gear, brandishing weapon during post-Pahalgam review

Jaisalmer SP says a clarification has been sought from Ramdevra police station SHO for ‘violating’ SOP. The district in Rajasthan borders Pakistan.

How Jaisalmer architecture cools its buildings. It has the answer to heat in Indian cities

Architect Vinod Gupta found that Jaisalmer’s urban parts were cooler than the city’s average temperature. In an IIC talk, he explained why.

Rajasthan centre racing to save Great Indian Bustard clocks big win(g)—1st captive-born chick of 2025

The endangered Great Indian Bustard is one of the world’s largest flying birds whose numbers now hover at just around 150 in the wild. It typically lays just one egg a year.

Best places to visit in Jaisalmer

The Charm and Chivalry of Jaisalmer need no special introduction. One of the best-preserved jewels of Rajasthan, Jaisalmer is every tourist's delight. Blessed with...

Amit Shah lays wreath at Tanot Vijay Stambh in Jaisalmer

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday morning also offered prayers at the Tanot Mata temple in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.