Tap water extended to 12.28 crore rural households in India in last 5 years

New Delhi (IANS) Around 12.28 crore rural households in India have been provided with tap water connections during the last five years under the Centre’s Jal Jeevan Mission taking the number of such homes to more than 15.51 crore which constitutes…

Soldier injured in suspected sniper fire along LoC in J&K’s Rajouri

Jammu (IANS) A soldier was injured on Wednesday in suspected sniper fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. 

Officials said that the soldier sustained a suspected sniper fire injury along the LoC in the…

India repatriates 266 nationals lured by cybercrime centres in Southeast Asia

New Delhi (IANS) The Government of India has successfully repatriated 266 Indian nationals who were released from cybercrime centres in Southeast Asia, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Wednesday. 

An Indian Air Force (IAF)…

Strengthening people-to-people ties: India, Mauritius ink 8 MoUs to bolster strategic, economic relations

Port Louis (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart, Navinchandra Ramgoolam, witnessed the signing of eight Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on Wednesday, covering a wide range of sectors, including crime investigation,…

Rai introduces Bill on foreigners’ entry amid objections by Oppn members

 New Delhi (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai on Tuesday introduced the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha, aiming to modernise and consolidate India’s immigration laws and replacing four different laws with…

Telangana tunnel tragedy: Intense efforts on to trace remaining 7 missing men

Hyderabad (IANS) Day after recovering one body from the debris, rescue teams continued intense efforts to search for the remaining seven people in the SLBC tunnel in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district on Monday. 

Rescue teams from various agencies…

Manipur looted weapons issue: Army, security forces recover INSAS rifles, guns, pistols, mortars, IEDs

Imphal (IANS) The Army and other Central and state forces, in a series of joint operations in six districts, comprising mountainous areas and valleys, recovered 25 weapons, Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), several grenades, a large cache of ammunition…

Manipur: Joint ops by Army, other forces lead to recovery of 114 arms, explosives

Imphal (IANS) The security forces after the expiry of the 15-day deadline to surrender looted and illegally-held arms and ammunition, further stepped up their search operations in 10 of the 16 Manipur districts and recovered 114 weapons, IEDs, grenades,…

Tourist from Israel, homestay owner gang raped in K'taka; man from Odisha killed after being pushed into canal by rapists

Koppal (Karnataka) (IANS) A horrific incident of three persons committing gang rape on two women, a tourist from Israel, and a female local homestay owner and killing a male Indian tourist who was with them, came to light on Saturday in Karnataka. 

Three civilians go missing in J&K’s Kathua, security forces launch search operation

Jammu (IANS) The Army and police on Friday started a major search operation to trace three civilians who went missing while they were on their way to attend a marriage in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district. 

Officials said that a massive…