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Not a seat left vacant as J&K’s all-new Vande Bharat makes first journey from Katra to Srinagar

The train was 100% booked within hours of launch by PM Modi Friday on the eve of Eid-ul-Adha. The return journey is also fully booked, as are the journeys on Sunday.

J&K will be given the status of a state by PM Modi, says CM Omar Abdullah

Omar Abdullah was with PM at event to flag off new Vande Bharat trains from Katra railway station connecting Jammu division with Kashmir.

Vaishno Devi ropeway plan throws up a question for Katra. Is it a picnic spot or pilgrimage?

Unlike the past initiatives such as battery-powered cars from Ardhkunwari to Bhawan and helicopter rides, the ropeway project is being seen as the biggest killer of local businesses.

Once custodians of Vaishno Devi temple, Baridars resent ‘unfulfilled promise’, warn BJP of poll defeat

The 15,000-strong community demands a resolution to decades-long Vaishno Devi shrine issue. But BJP hopes that it will be rewarded for carving out Vaishno Devi as a constituency.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.