Manipur effect: Kukis, Meiteis clash in Shillong, 16 held

Shillong (IANS) In a spillover of the ethnic violence in Manipur, members of Kuki and Meitei communities clashed in the Meghalaya capital and police have arrested 16 people in connection with the incident, officials said on Friday.

Police said…

Rajouri encounter: Terrorist killed, top Army commander reviews anti-terror operation

Jammu (IANS) General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Army's Northern Command, Lt. General Upendra Dwivedi reviewed the ongoing anti-terror operation in J&K's Rajouri district in which one terrorist was killed on Saturday.

Five…

Terrorists responsible for killing soldiers in Rajouri will be hunted down: Rajnath

Jammu (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday interacted with deployed soldiers on ground in J&K's Rajouri district sending out a clear message that terrorists involved in killing of soldiers will be hunted down.

Rajnath Singh…

Drones, Army choppers pressed into service in ethnic violence-hit Manipur

Imphal (IANS) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Army helicopters have been pressed into service for aerial surveillance in ethnic violence-hit Manipur, while the Army, Assam Rifles, and other Central paramilitary forces are on round-the-clock vigil…

Survey shows Congress still in the lead in Karnataka

New Delhi (IANS) The final opinion poll for the Karnataka Assembly elections conducted by C-Voter for ABP News indicates that the Congress is still in the pole position though the BJP seems to have closed the earlier gap in the last leg of campaigning.

UP Police to give security to those who testify against criminals: DG

Lucknow (IANS) Special DG, law and order Prashant Kumar has said that the UP Police would provide proper security to those who testify in the court against criminals.

The Director General praised the STF for gunning down dreaded gangster Anil…

Does Brij Bhushan have plan B ready for himself?

Lucknow (IANS) Even as the wrestlers' controversy intensifies in Delhi and the BJP maintains an unexplained silence, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh - the man in the eye of the storm - apparently has…

Encounter breaks out in J&K's Rajouri

Jammu (IANS) An encounter broke out between the terrorists and security forces in the Kandi area in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, officials said on Friday.

The gunfight started after a joint team of police and security forces got…

Crucial hearing in 2 cases transferred from Justice Gangopadhyay's bench on May 8

Kolkata (IANS) A crucial hearing on the cases against Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in the alleged multi-crore recruitment scam in West Bengal, which were transferred from the bench of Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay…

Army continue to flag march in Manipur, additional troops airlifted from Assam

Imphal (IANS) Army and Assam Rifles continued to conduct flag marches in several trouble-torn districts of Manipur for the third day on Friday even as sporadic incidents were reported from different areas, officials said.

A defence spokesman…