Bhopal: At least 25 people, including women and children, were killed and about 20 others injured when a bus fell off a bridge 50 metres down into the rocky dry bed of a river in the Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh Tuesday morning. According to police, the mishap occurred at around 8.30 am when the […]
New Delhi: In a significant move, the Army has decided to go for a common uniform for the officers of the brigadier rank and above from August 1 irrespective of their parent cadre or regiment, military sources said on Tuesday. The decision was taken after detailed deliberations during last month’s Army Commanders Conference and extensive […]
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board will launch a scheme to provide houses to people from weaker sections of the community on its vacant lands and those freed from encroachment. The housing scheme will be launched by the board soon, said Ali Zaidi who completed one year as the board’s chairman on Monday. This […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his birth anniversary, saying he left an indelible mark on several areas. He said, “On the occasion of his Jayanti, my tributes to Gurudev Tagore. From art to music and from education to literature, he has left an indelible […]
Gaza: Israel has carried out a series of strikes on Gaza, killing at least 13 people, including three members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement, with Palestinian authorities saying women and four children were among the dead. The Ministry of Health declared on Tuesday that at least 20 others were injured in the pre-dawn […]
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan was on Tuesday arrested by paramilitary Rangers while he was present at the Islamabad High Court for the hearing of a corruption case, his party said. The chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), who travelled from Lahore to the federal capital Islamabad, was taken into custody by the […]
Srinagar: Unseasonal snowfall in parts of Kashmir brought back the winter-like conditions in the Valley while several incidents of tourists and nomadic people getting stuck due to inclement weather were also reported, officials said. Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Sonamarg and Qazigund areas of the Valley received snowfall early in the morning, making the roads slippery, the officials […]
Jammu: All schools for students up to class 8 in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban, Doda and Kishtwar districts were closed on Monday due to heavy rains, officials said. Fresh snowfall was experienced in the upper reaches of Kishtwar, Doda, Reasi and Ramban districts of the Jammu region while heavy rains hit several other districts. In […]
Srinagar: Two vehicles were buried under a huge avalanche that struck at Zojila Pass on Srinagar-Ladakh highway on Monday, police said. However, no one was injured as all the occupants were rescued by the police and the local people. The ill-fated vehicles were on their way to Kargil from Srinagar when a huge avalanche occurred […]
Jammu: A raft carrying 13 people turned turtle in Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Monday after hitting a pillar of a bridge, officials said. All of them, including five women, fell into the river but were wearing life jackets, they said. A rescue operation was immediately launched by the rafting operators […]