4 newly-recruited militants arrested in J&K

Security forces have arrested four newly recruited militants along with arms and ammunition in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, officials said on Sunday.

According to the Defence Ministry, the four were intercepted in the upper reaches…

DAC clears procurement of 111 utility helicopters for Navy

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Saturday approved defence procurement proposals worth around Rs 46,000 crore, including a major plan to acquire 111 utility helicopters for the Indian Navy.

Congress demands public debate, detailed inquiry into Rafale deal

The Congress on Saturday stepped up its criticism of the Narendra Modi government over the Rafale fighter jet deal, alleging that established defence procurement procedures were bypassed and senior ministers were kept out of the negotiations.

Maharashtra terror plot: ATS arrests suspect from Mumbai

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested another suspect in connection with an alleged terror plot uncovered following the seizure of explosives and weapons in Palghar, taking the number of major arrests in the case to five.

The…

Massive fire in Delhi plastic factory

A massive fire broke out at a plastic manufacturing factory in west Delhi's Nangloi area early Saturday, destroying a large quantity of material and equipment. No casualties were reported in the incident.

The fire was reported at around…

Congress not involved in 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Rahul

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he did not agree with the claim that the Congress party was involved in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, while describing the violence as a tragic and deeply painful episode.

Speaking at an event in the…

HC rejects convicts' appeal in 2010 Dalit killing case

The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the trial court's findings in the 2010 Mirchpur Dalit killing case in Haryana's Hisar district, while strongly criticising what it described as a planned attack by members of the Jat community on Valmiki…

Modi coins slogan 'Saaf Niyat, Sahi Vikas', gifts women Rakhi homes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled a new slogan, "Saaf Niyat, Sahi Vikas", while handing over more than one lakh houses to women beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin) in Gujarat.

Speaking at an…

Senior journalist Kuldip Nayar dead

Veteran journalist, author and human rights activist Kuldip Nayar died at a hospital in New Delhi early Thursday. He was 95.

Nayar breathed his last at Escorts Hospital at around 12.30 a.m., his family said. His cremation was scheduled for…

4 killed in Mumbai highrise blaze

At least four people, including a 62-year-old woman, were killed and 16 others injured after a major fire broke out in a high-rise residential building in Mumbai's Parel area on Wednesday, officials said.

The blaze erupted on the 12th floor…