Jammu and Kashmir: Police bust JeM module, arrests four terrorists
Aug 14, 2021, at 09:53 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu Police have arrested four Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists and their associates in a drive to root out the terrorist presence in Jammu.
Last remaining KNLA cadres surrender in Assam’s Karbi Anglong
Aug 14, 2021, at 08:04 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The last remaining cadres of Kuki National Liberation Army (KNLA) surrendered in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Friday.
Himachal landslides: Toll goes up to 20, 10 people missing
Aug 14, 2021, at 08:00 pm
Shimla/UNI: The toll from the landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur, which buried half a dozen vehicles on a road on Wednesday, rose to 20 with the recovery of three more bodies from the debris on Saturday, said Deputy Commissioner Abid Hussain Sadiq.
Jammu Police bust JeM module, arrest four terrorists, foil plans to target vital installations
Aug 14, 2021, at 07:56 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu Police have arrested four Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists and their associates in a drive to root out the terrorist presence in Jammu.
Aug 14 to be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: PM Modi
Aug 14, 2021, at 07:52 pm
New Delhi/UNI: August 14 would be observed as 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day', Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account restored
Aug 14, 2021, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account was restored by the social media platform on Friday, a week after it was locked.
Govt may prioritise children with risk factors first for COVID-19 vaccination among pediatric age
Aug 14, 2021, at 05:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The central government may prioritize children with underlying risk factors first when the vaccination against COVID-19 rolls out for the pediatric age, a top government official has said. However, the vaccination for children can start only after immunizing the cohort of the adult population, he added.
Domestic flights to get costlier as govt raises caps on airfare
Aug 14, 2021, at 05:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Flight tickets on travel within India will get costly as the Union government has increased the price cap on domestic airfares for the second time in just over two months.
Consulate General of India Toronto to virtually observe India's 75th Independence Day
Aug 14, 2021, at 05:36 am
Toronto/IBNS: The virtual observance of the 75th Independence Day of India would take place on Sunday at the Consulate General of India, Toronto premises at 8 AM (Canadian time).
Twitter India head gets US-based role amid tussle with Modi govt
Aug 14, 2021, at 05:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid Twitter India's ongoing tussle with the Narendra Modi government, the company's head in the South Asian country-Manish Maheshwari-has been given a new US-based role, a senior executive announced on Friday.
Congress starts austerity drive, asks MP's to donate Rs. 50000 per year
Aug 14, 2021, at 04:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress party has announced a range of measures to cut cost and raise funds which include asking MPs to use their air travel benefits instead of charging the party and also donating Rs. 50,000 a year to the party's coffers.
MEA slams Pakistan Foreign Minister for blaming India over Dasu Blast
Aug 14, 2021, at 01:18 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday termed Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi's comments as “absurd” that laid the blame on Indian and Afghan intelligence agencies for the July 14 Dasu blast in which nine Chinese workers were killed.
Rajouri grenade attack: Anti-Pakistan demonstrations staged across Jammu
Aug 14, 2021, at 12:01 am
Jammu: Various political and social outfits on Friday staged anti-Pakistan protests a day after one minor was killed and six members of a family injured in a grenade attack in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir: Prayers again suspended at historic Jamia Masjid, Hazratbal to prevent COVID
Aug 13, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Friday prayers were again suspended at the historic Jamia Masjid in the downtown and Assar-e-Shareif Hazratbal following fresh advisory by the administration limiting gatherings to 25 people in the Union Territory.
Security forces thwart an attempt by NSCN (KYA) to harm civilians in Nagaland's Mon district
Aug 13, 2021, at 11:12 pm
Guwahati: In a recent incident at Chenloiso, the true face of NSCN (KYA) has emerged wherein they have been indulging in nefarious activities against the local people of Nagaland.
Jammu and Kashmir: CRPF jawan, two civilians injured in grenade attack in Sopore
Aug 13, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Baramulla/UNI: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan and two civilians were injured in a hand grenade attack by militants in North Kashmir's Sopore district on Friday.
Police seized illegal drugs worth Rs 6 crore in Assam’s Karbi Anglong
Aug 13, 2021, at 10:29 pm
Guwahati: Police seized a huge quantity of illegal drugs worth Rs 6 crore in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district.
NCC commemorates 75th years of Independence at Shillong
Aug 13, 2021, at 10:23 pm
Shillong: On the occasion of 75th independence Day, to commemorate the sacrifice of the War heroes, a wreath laying ceremony was organised at the Rhino Museum in Shillong.
Kashmir: Security forces launch CASO in Doda
Aug 13, 2021, at 08:42 pm
Jammu/UNI: The security forces on Friday morning launched a cordon and search operation in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Ensuring smooth travel of Indians abroad a priority, says S Jaishankar
Aug 13, 2021, at 07:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar has said that facilitating hassle-free travelling of Indian nationals abroad with regard to vaccination is a top priority of his ministry.
Rajouri grenade attack: BJP leader undergoes surgery, 7-month old shifted to Jammu
Aug 13, 2021, at 07:15 pm
Jammu/UNI: Hours after a two-year-old child was killed and six of a family were injured in a grenade attack, the seriously injured BJP leader underwent a major surgery while his seven-month-old daughter was referred to the Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu.
Twitter interfering in our political process: Rahul Gandhi slams social media giant
Aug 13, 2021, at 06:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi Friday ripped apart Twitter, which has locked his account over a photograph showing the family of a nine-year-old girl, who was raped and killed in Delhi.
Jammu and Kashmir: Major tragedy averted, IED detected and defused in Pulwama
Aug 13, 2021, at 05:28 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces averted a major tragedy after they defused a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by militants in the south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Friday.
Melinda Pavek takes over as U.S. Consul General in Kolkata
Aug 13, 2021, at 05:25 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Melinda Pavek has become the Consul General of the United States of America in Kolkata, succeeding Patti Hoffman.
Jammu and Kashmir grenade blast: Minor killed, BJP leader injured in Rajouri
Aug 13, 2021, at 04:21 pm
Jammu/UNI: A minor child was reportedly killed while a Bhartiya Janata Party leader and his family members suffered injuries in a grenade blast on Thursday evening in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir: Militant killed in encounter by SF in Kulgam, operation continues
Aug 13, 2021, at 02:53 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A militant was killed in an encounter by security forces in the south Kashmir district of Kulgam on Friday, Inspector General of Police (IGP) K Vijay Kumar said.
Aug 13, 2021, at 06:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior officials from the United States, Australia, India, and Japan met virtually as part of regular Quad consultations to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
TMC MP Derek O'Brien has eight counter questions for govt after 8-minister presser
Aug 13, 2021, at 04:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after a special press conference was held by eight Union Ministers to slam the opposition parties over their "violent behaviour" during the monsoon session of the Parliament, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brian on Thursday countered the accusations stating they have a "strong case".
Muslim man assaulted, paraded through street in UP's Kanpur, daughter begs for mercy
Aug 13, 2021, at 03:54 am
Lucknow/IBNS: A 45-year-old Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur was paraded through a street, assaulted and made to chant "Jai Shri Ram" slogans on Wednesday, media reports said.
Oppns' violent behaviour in Parliament scripts dark chapter in history, they must apologise: Govt
Aug 13, 2021, at 02:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After the Parliament was adjourned abruptly two days before the scheduled closure, the Union government on Thursday released a statement slamming the 'deplorable actions by opposition Members of Parliament (MPs)' which it feels 'have become a norm.'