Ayodhya tense ahead of 'Dharma Sabha'

Ayodhya (IANS) Ayodhya is a fortress ahead of the 'Dharma Sabha' organized on Sunday by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) where prominent Hindu seers were likely to spell out their stand and strategy for construction of a grand Ram…

UP Minister demands Army deployment in Ayodhya

Lucknow (IANS) An Uttar Pradesh Minister on Saturday said that the Army should be deployed in Ayodhya to control the situation in the temple town.

Om Prakash Rajbhar, President of the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP), broke…

15 killed as bus plunges into canal in Karnataka

Mandya (Karnataka) (IANS) At least 15 people drowned on Saturday when a private bus they were travelling in plunged into a canal in Karnataka's Mandya district, police said.

"At least 15 people have drowned as the private…

Search operation launched in Punjab after 4 suspicious men cross border

Chandigarh (IANS) A search operation was launched by the Punjab Police and other security agencies the frontier districts of Pathankot and Gurdaspur after movement of four suspicious men was reported and an abandoned car was found, authorities…

Police rescue six African national in Delhi amidst rumor of being 'Cannibal'

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi Police rescued six African nationals after a mob threatened to attack them following rumours that some "cannibal Africans" had kidnapped a teenage boy in west Delhi, police said on Friday.

The…

India protests Pakistan's denial of consular access to Sikh pilgrims

New Delhi (IANS): India on Friday strongly protested Pakistan's denial of consular access to Sikh pilgrims visiting two gurdwaras there on the occasion of Gurpurab - the 549th birth anniversary of the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev.

"India…

Kovind, Amarinder to lay Kartarpur corridor foundation stone next week

Chandigarh (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said that he and President Ram Nath Kovind will jointly lay the foundation stone of the Kartarpur corridor project in Dera Baba Nanak area of Gurdaspur district on November 26.

6 militants killed in J&K gunfight

Srinagar (IANS): Six militants were killed on Friday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, police said.

Upon receiving a tip-off, the security forces began a search operation in Sekipora village.

Amritsar train deaths: Probe blames negligence, trespass for tragedy

New Delhi (IANS): Almost a month after 60 people lost their lives, the probe by Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS) into the Amritsar train tragedy on Vijaya Dashami day has blamed the "negligence" and "trespassing" of…

VHP, others to organise rally in Delhi for Ram temple

Gurugram (IANS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad will organize 'shankh naad' (blowing of conch shells) in Delhi's Ramlila Maidan on December 9, demanding the early construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya, senior VHP activists said…