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Army Chief conferred with PVSM award by President
New Delhi, May 10: President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) to Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande at the Defence Investiture Ceremony 2022 held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. Constituted in 1960, the Param…
Imminent threat to Amarnath Yatra neutralized, two militants killed in Anantnag
Srinagar, May 10: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said that an imminent threat to Amarnath Yatra, beginning next month, has been neutralized with the killing of two militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district. Security…
Centre gets 3 months to decide minority status in states
New Delhi, May 10: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the Centre three months to hold consultations with state governments on the issue of granting minority status to Hindus in states where they are outnumbered by other communities.…
Vivek Agnihotri’s Sunanda reference makes Tharoor furious
New Delhi, May 10: A war of words erupted between Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri on Tuesday after Tharoor shared a report on Singapore banning Agnihotri's "The Kashmir Files". In response to a tweet by…
Fuel prices remain unchanged for 34 days
New Delhi, May 10: Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged for the 34rth day in a row on Tuesday. According to the price notification of Indian Oil Corporation, petrol in Delhi costs Rs 105.41 per litre and diesel Rs 96.67 per litre.…
Sonia exhorts Congressmen, ‘time to pay back to Party’
New Delhi, May 9: Stating that there are no "magic wands", Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday urged party members to give out a message of unity from the Chintan Shivir set to be held in Rajasthan's Udaipur, and asked members to…
Army busts in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch
Jammu, May 9: Security forces on Monday busted a terrorist hideout in the bordering Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Senior Superintendent of Police, Poonch, Rohit Baskotra said that on an input, the Army and Special Operation…
After LG prays at protected J&K temple, ASI expresses concern
A DAY after Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha participated in prayers at the ruins of the eighth-century Martand Sun temple at Mattan in Anantnag, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Monday “expressed concern to…
CJI administers oath to 2 as Supreme Court judges
New Delhi, May 9: The Chief Justice of India (CJI) Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, on Monday administered the oath to Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala as Judges of the Supreme Court. With this, the Supreme Court now…
Asani intensifies into severe cyclonic storm; Andhra, Odisha on alert
VIJAYAWADA: Cyclonic storm Asani that has formed over southeast Bay of Bengal intensified into a severe cyclonic storm on Sunday evening and was speeding at 14 kmph in northwest direction.
At 5.30 pm, Sunday, it was centred around 810 km…
Top Pakistani commander among 2 LeT terrorists killed in Kulgam encounter
Srinagar, May 8: A Top Pakistani Commander was among two Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists killed in a gun battle that erupted at Cheyan Devsar area of south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Sunday, police said. Incriminating material, arms…
Centre defends sedition law in Supreme Court, says requires no reconsideration
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Saturday defended in the Supreme Court the penal law on sedition and the 1962 verdict of a constitution bench upholding its validity, saying they have withstood "the test of time" about six decades and the instances…
Mohali Court issues arrest warrant against Bagga
Chandigarh, May 7: Delhi BJP leader Tejinder Pal Singh Bagga on Saturday suffered a major setback, when a Mohali court issued an arrest warrant against him. The court has directed Mohali-based State Cyber Crime officer in-charge to…
Govt. striving to minimize expenses of Haj Pilgrims: Naqvi
New Delhi, May 7: Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Saturday that the government is making all out efforts to ensure that there is no additional financial burden on the Haj pilgrims, who would
take…
Kangana Ranaut takes jibe at Rajasthan govt over communal violence
Mumbai/Jaipur, May 6: Kangana Ranaut, known for espousing controversies and her right-wing political stance, has jumped into the heat of political fire once again. The actress who was in Jaipur to promote her latest film “Dhaakad” took…
Amit Shah ‘breaks bread’ with Sourav Ganguly at his home
Kolkata, May 6: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday visited BCCI President Sourav Ganguly's residence in the city's Behala area and was treated to a sumptuous dinner by the former Indian cricket captain. Ganguly's mother and wife…
Bagga produced before Metropolitan Magistrate at midnight, released
Delhi News Live Updates: BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga has been released after being produced before a magistrate at midnight, his advocate Sanket Gupta said. “As per his MLC, he suffered an injury on his back and shoulder during the…
ED raids places linked to Jharkhand Mining Secretary; Rs 18 crore in CA house
THE ED on Friday conducted raids at 18 locations in four states, including premises linked to Jharkhand Mining Secretary Pooja Singhal, as part of its probe in a case of money laundering involving the alleged diversion of MGNREGA funds.…
SC Collegium clears 15 names for elevation as HC judges, 7 for Delhi
The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for elevation of seven advocates as judges of the Delhi High Court.
The Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana in its meeting on May 4 also cleared the recommendation…
No more jostling on LAC, issues being resolved through hotlines
To prevent smaller incidents from escalating, the Indian Army and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army are in regular contact through the hotlines along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), and the practice of ‘body pushing’ has been stopped,…