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Suicide bomber kills 9 at checkpoint in south Afghanistan

Kabul:  An Afghan official says at least nine people including four civilians were killed when a suicide car bomber attacked a military checkpoint in...

Trump plans to slash refugee admissions to US to record low

San Diego:  The Trump administration has proposed further slashing the number of refugees the United States accepts to a new record low in the...

COVID-19 tally in India crosses 63-lakh mark

New Delhi:  India's COVID-19 caseload breached the 63-lakh mark with 86,821 infections being reported in a day, while 52,73,201 people have recuperated so far...

Senate approves bill to avoid shutdown, sending it to Trump

Washington:  By a sweeping bipartisan vote Wednesday, the Senate sent President Donald Trump a bill to fund the government through December 11, averting the...

Soldier killed, another injured in cross LoC firing in Poonch

Jammu:  An Army  Soldier was killed and another injured when Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire and resorted to heavy firing and mortar shelling in...

Babri demolition case: All accused acquitted

Lack of evidence, says court, rejects newspaper reports, photos, videos LUCKNOW: Nearly 28 years after the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, a special...

Babri Masjid Timeline

1528: Babri Masjid built by Mir Baqi, commander of Mughal emperor Babur. 1885: Mahant Raghubir Das files plea in Faizabad district court seeking permission to...

Rajouri youths’ bodies to be exhumed and given to families: police

Srinagar: The bodies of the three Rajouri youths killed in an alleged fake encounter by the army in Shopian district on July 18 will...

120 MW power station at Kathua shut after tunnel snag

New Delhi: State-run hydro power giant NHPC on Wednesday said its 120 MW Sewa-II power station in Jammu and Kashmir has been shut till...

Police arrested 2 for bovine smuggling

Jammu: Police on Tuesday foiled a bid to smuggle bovines to the Kashmir Valley from Rajouri district and arrested two persons along with 24...

2 soldiers among 3 killed in separate accidents

Jammu: Two Army men and another person were killed in separate road accidents in Udhampur and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said...

80,472 new infections push India’s Covid-19 caseload past 62 lakh, recoveries rise to 51.8 lakh

NEW DELHI: India's Covid-19 caseload raced past 62 lakh on Wednesday with 80,472 infections being reported in a day, while the number of people...

SC refuses to postpone UPSC civil service preliminary exam 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to postpone UPSC civil services preliminary exam, to be held on October 4, because of COVID-19 pandemic...

Hathras gang-rape case: PM Modi calls for strict action, Adityanath set ups SIT

Lucknow: Amid outrage over the Hathras gang-rape case, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and sought strict action against...

Pak govt to push for Nawaz Sharif’s deportation from UK

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked relevant authorities to take steps to bring back PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif from London, where he...

India reports current account surplus for second straight qtr at 3.9 pc of GDP in April-June

Mumbai: India's current account surplus increased to USD 19.8 billion or 3.9 per cent of GDP for the June quarter as merchandise imports declined...

Gold falls Rs 26, silver declines Rs 201

New Delhi: Gold prices declined marginally by Rs 26 to Rs 51,372 per 10 gram in the national capital on Wednesday amid weak global...

Govt to borrow Rs 4.34 lakh cr in second half of 2020-21

New Delhi: The Finance Ministry on Wednesday said the government will borrow Rs 4.34 lakh crore in the second half of the current fiscal...

We were outplayed, no excuses from us: Ponting

Abu Dhabi: Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting had no qualms in admitting that they were "outplayed" in all departments in the IPL game against...

COVID-19: MHA allows cinemas, entertainment parks to reopen from Oct 15

New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday issued new guidelines for permitting more activities in areas outside the containment zones that include opening...

31.4% spring slide for a US economy likely to shrink in 2020

Washington:  The U.S. economy plunged at an unprecedented rate this spring and even with a record rebound expected in the just-ended third quarter, the...

J&K govt to liquidate Rs 11,000 crore in power sector

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday said it would liquidate the liabilities, including interests in the power sector, by raising over Rs...

India, China ‘positively’ evaluate outcome of 6th round of army meetings: MEA

New Delhi: India and China on Wednesday held another round of diplomatic dialogue on the border standoff in eastern Ladakh, and emphasised the need...

Work with utmost zeal for people’s welfare: J&K LG to elected representatives

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha asked the elected public representatives and political leaders in the Union Territory on Wednesday to work...

India reports current account surplus for second straight qtr at 3.9 pc of GDP in April-June

Mumbai:  India's current account surplus increased to USD 19.8 billion or 3.9 per cent of GDP for the June quarter as merchandise imports declined...

Gold falls Rs 26, silver declines Rs 201

New Delhi: Gold prices declined marginally by Rs 26 to Rs 51,372 per 10 gram in the national capital on Wednesday amid weak global...

SC refuses to postpone civil service exam of 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to postpone UPSC civil services preliminary exam, to be held on October 4, because of COVID-19 pandemic...

CBI court acquits all 32 accused in Babri Masjid demolition case

  Lucknow: All the 32 accused in the Babri mosque demolition case, including BJP veterans L K Advani and MM Joshi, were on Wednesday acquitted by...

Security stepped up around Lucknow court ahead of Babri case verdict

Lucknow:  Ahead of the pronouncement of verdict in the Babri mosque demolition case by a special court here, a multi-layered security apparatus was put...

Babri verdict: BJP leaders Advani, Joshi, Bharti unlikely to be present in court

Lucknow:  BJP veterans LK Advani, MM Joshi, Uma Bharti and Kalyan Singh, all accused in the Babri mosque demolition case, are unlikely to be...

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