Banihal/Jammu: Security forces on Monday busted a suspected terror hideout in Jammu’s Ramban district and seized ammunition and explosives, officials said. A joint search operation by the Rashtriya Rifles and the police was launched in the heights of the Buzla-Khari belt in Banihal which led to the uncovering of the hideout in Hadwagan-Sernihal forest, they […]
New Delhi: Parliamentarians and legislators across the country voted on Monday to elect India’s 15th president, choosing between opposition pick Yashwant Sinha and NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu who is favoured to win the battle to the Rashtrapati Bhavan. With the BJP’s dominance and support from regional parties such as the BJD, BSP, Shiromani Akali Dal, […]
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has announced 10 per cent reservation for Agniveers in Police. During the 16th edition of ‘Awaam Ki Awaaz’ radio talk on Sunday, Sinha said his decision was based on the suggestion given by two youth from Jammu – Sankarshan Sharma and Akarshit Sharma. “Sankarshan and Akarshit, I want to thank […]
New Delhi: India and China failed to make any breakthrough in resolving outstanding issues on the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh at the 16th round of military talks on Sunday, but agreed to maintain dialogue to arrive at a mutually acceptable resolution at the earliest. A day after the nearly 12-and-half-hour talks, the two […]
JERUSALEM: Israeli airlines plan to expand and open new routes to India and other Asian destinations after Saudi Arabia announced it would allow unfettered access to its airspace, a move that would save fuel costs and reduce flight times. In the absence of open relations between the countries, however, and given talks on including Oman […]
Vinnytsia (Ukraine): Russian missiles hit industrial facilities at a strategic city in southern Ukraine on Sunday as a funeral was held for a four-year-old girl killed in an earlier deadly strike elsewhere in the country. Liza, who had Down syndrome, was en route to see a speech therapist with her mother when a Russian missile […]
TEHRAN: With the war in Ukraine still raging, Russian President Vladimir Putin travels Tuesday to Tehran for talks with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts on the Syria conflict. Russia, Turkey and Iran have in recent years met to discuss Syria as part of the so-called “Astana peace process” to end more than 11 years of […]
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi: A 31-year old man who arrived in Kerala last week from Dubai has tested positive for monkeypox, making it the second case in India this year, state Health Minister Veena George said on Monday. The minister said the patient, who arrived in Kerala on July 13, was a native of Kannur in north […]
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala has conveyed its strong opposition to the 5 per cent GST on pre-packed, labelled food items like flour, paneer and curd, state Finance Minister K N Balagopal said in the state assembly on Monday. He was answering queries in the House with regard to the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Kerala, in the […]
New Delhi: “I am not a criminal”, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday stressing there appears to be a “political reason” behind the delay in granting him permission to visit Singapore for a summit. Kejriwal said he was specially invited to the World Cities Summit in Singapore by the government of the country, […]