Fire in two trains passing through MP, no casualty

Bhopal (IANS) Fire broke out in two trains passing through Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.

In first incident, Hyderabad to New Delhi route - Telangana Express train (12724) caught fire at Pandhurna railway station in Chhindwara district.

The…

Govt faces uphill task to raise fertiliser output amid high import dependency

New Delhi (IANS) With India heavily dependent on imported fertilisers -- to the extent that 30 per cent of its urea requirement is met with imports, while other key fertilisers like Muriate of Potash (MOP), Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) and Nitrogen…

Guj football betting scam: Chinese national yanks off Rs 1,400 cr in 9 days

Ahmedabad (IANS) A Chinese national collaborated with local partners to engineer a football betting app that ensnared approximately 1,200 people from northern Gujarat, inflicting a staggering loss of Rs 1,400 crore upon the victims within a mere nine-day…

Navy to set up special squadron for drones to evaluate GRSE's AUV: Naval chief

Kolkata (IANS) The Indian Navy is in the process of setting up a special Remotely Piloted Squadron for aerial, surface and sub-surface drones, Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral R. Hari Kumar told IANS.

The Navy is already in the process of…

Huge cache of arms & ammunition recovered in J&K’s Kupwara

Srinagar (IANS) Following intelligence inputs, the security forces in J&K’s Kupwara district recovered a huge cache of arms & ammunition during a joint operation.

Defence sources said that during the operation 'Machhal Prahaar II' in…

After 13 days of calm, 3 killed in fresh Manipur violence

Imphal (IANS) In fresh violence after 13 days of calm in Manipur, three Village Defence Volunteers (VDF) were killed in Ukhrul district on Friday, police said.

While confirming the incident, Ukhrul District Superintendent of Police Ningsem…

SC refuses to stay publication of caste-based survey results in Bihar

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass any interim direction requiring the Bihar government to abstain from publishing the results of the caste-based survey.

“We will not stay anything, unless there is a strong prima facie…

PM Modi dials Iranian President, discusses greater cooperation over Chabahar Port

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday had a telephonic conversation with Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi. The two leaders discussed matters of bilateral and regional importance.

The two leaders reiterated their commitment…

Hate speech cases of all sides to be dealt with as per law, says SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court said on Friday that it does not need to reiterate that ‘hate speech’ cases be dealt with as per the law, irrespective of the community or religion of the offender.

A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna…

8 looted arms, 112 types of ammunition recovered in Manipur

Imphal (IANS) As the security forces in Manipur continue to recover looted arms and ammunition, the combined forces on Wednesday recovered eight sophisticated arms, 112 various types of ammunition and a large quantity of explosives, officials said.