October 2021

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal strongly condemned the forcible entry by armed fighters in a gurudwara in Kabul on Friday, the second such incident to be reported in less than…

Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari visited the IAF’s Leh station and deployments at forward areas in the northern sector on Saturday to take stock of operational readiness of the service’s units. The Chief of Air Staff also interacted with…

ammu and Kashmir Police detained three locals including a 45-year-old woman and her son at Bhatta Durian on Sunday, as the security forces operation against militants in the dense forests between Mendhar-Dehra Ki Gali-Thanamandi and Bhimber…

WITH THE Line of Actual Control (LAC) remaining tense across all sectors, India raised a new aviation brigade in the eastern sector this year. The brigade is mandated with the task of increasing surveillance along the LAC in the eastern…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday began his five-day visit to Israel by laying wreath at a cemetery for Indian soldiers who laid down their lives in the region during the World War I in Talpiot, Jerusalem. About 900 Indian…

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took a dig at the government over the increasing prices of petrol and diesel, alleging that there was “destruction for all” and development of “rising prices”. Tagging a media report which claimed…

Some of the defendants charged in the storming of the US Capitol are turning away defense lawyers and electing to represent themselves, undeterred by their lack of legal training or repeated warnings from judges. That choice already has…

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton walked out of a Southern California hospital on Sunday after being admitted last week for a urological infection, live video showed. Clinton, 75, will return to New York and remain on antibiotics, Dr.…

Border restrictions that are part of the pandemic response in Japan have deterred most tourists from visiting the country. So one airline is taking an unusual approach to generate revenue by offering extreme discounts on domestic flights.…

Melbourne, which has spent more time under COVID-19 lockdowns than any other city in the world, is set to lift its stay-at-home orders this week, officials said on Sunday.By Friday, when some curbs will be lifted, the Australian city of 5…

The Congress party, at its working committee meeting in New Delhi on Saturday, passed a resolution accusing the Narendra Modi government of “unleashing violence on protesting farmers”, carrying out “state-sponsored attacks” on minority…

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that repealing Article 370 may have removed many obstacles, but efforts need to be put in to “integrate people from Kashmir with the rest of the country”. Speaking at…

At least five people have died in two separate incidents triggered by extremely heavy rainfall in central and southern districts of Kerala on Saturday. The India Meteorological Department has issued red alert in six districts of the state.…

Vijay Sampla, Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, on Saturday spoke to the Punjab DGP, seeking strict action against villagers for “not allowing” the cremation of the body of the Dalit farm worker who was found dead…

Launching a scathing attack on the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre on Saturday, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and the Congress Working Committee (CWC) alleged that India has earned the “label of an electoral autocracy” under this…

At the first meeting of the Working Committee (CWC) in five months, Sonia Gandhi sent an unambiguous message that the reins of the party remain firmly in the family’s hands, while indicating her disapproval of leaders of the G-23 who have…

Home Minister Amit Shah Saturday claimed that several freedom fighters, including Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Veer Savarkar, were not given their due in independent India. Shah, who was visiting the Andaman and Nicobar islands, said…

Dharamsala, Oct 16 (UNI) Congress MLA Rajendra Rana on Saturday said that now the anger of the people of Fatehpur due to inflation and unemployment is overshadowing the star campaigners of BJP. Mr Rana, who is also the party in-charge of…

Chandigarh, Oct 16 (UNI) Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Saturday demanded an inquiry from the sitting judge to find out the actual causes of the incident which took place at Singhu Border on Friday. Mr Randhawa…

Kabul, Oct 16 (UNI) Previously in charge of Kabul Airport, Turkey can take similar steps in the future with Qatar and Afghanistan if the three countries reach a deal on managing the airport, the Turkish President said on Friday. “So far,…