Srinagar: Cold wave conditions in Kashmir intensified as the minimum temperature plunged further below the freezing point across the valley owing to clear skies even as the Meteorological Department has forecast rains and snow from Thursday, officials said. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 4.3 degrees Celsius on Tuesday night — down from minus 2.7 […]
Jammu: The government has ordered a magisterial probe into the encounter in Sidhra area here in December last year in which four terrorists were killed. Assistant Commissioner, Jammu, Piyush Dhotra has been appointed as an enquiry officer to conduct the probe into the encounter which took place near police check-point at Sidhra on December 28, […]
New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that SIMI’s objective to establish Islamic rule in India cannot be permitted to subsist and activists of the banned outfit are still indulging in disruptive activities capable of threatening the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. In a counter affidavit filed in the apex court, […]
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday fixed February 16 as the date for the Tripura Assembly polls and February 27 for the elections to the Nagalang and Meghalaya assemblies, with the counting of votes scheduled for March 2. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar’s announcement at a press conference here marked the official start […]
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for a string of projects worth more than Rs 38,000 crore aimed at developing infrastructure, easing urban travel, and strengthening healthcare during his visit to Mumbai on Thursday. The prime minister will dedicate to the nation the Mumbai Metro Rail Lines 2A and 7, […]
Shimla: The Rahul Gandhi-led ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ entered Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday morning with the senior Congress leader targeting the BJP-RSS combine and accusing it of spreading hatred, violence and fear in the country. After the march entered the state near Ghatota village, Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring handed over the flag to […]
New Delhi: Online sources such as Wikipedia are based on a crowd sourced and user generated editing model that is not completely dependable and can promote misleading information, the Supreme Court has said. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Vikram Nath said it acknowledged the utility of the platforms that provide free access to […]
New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday said it is recalling 17,362 units of models like Alto K10, Brezza and Baleno to inspect and replace a faulty airbag controller. The affected models are Alto K10, S-Presso, Eeco, Brezza, Baleno and Grand Vitara, manufactured between December 8, 2022 and January 12, 2023, the country’s largest carmaker […]
New Delhi: In a startling revelation, a crying Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday alleged that Wresting Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has been sexually exploiting women wrestlers for many years, a charge vehemently rejected by the sports administrator and BJP MP. Vinesh, who has been at loggerheads with WFI since the Tokyo […]
Bhubaneswar: Police arrested five persons in the Odisha capital on the charge of black marketing tickets for Men’s Hockey World Cup matches being held here, an officer said on Wednesday. The special team of the police arrested five persons after it was informed that a group of people were indulging in black marketing of tickets […]