Year 2022 was more peaceful than previous four years: J&K DGP

Jammu (IANS) In his year-ender media conference on Saturday, Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh said that 2022 was more peaceful as compared to the previous four years.

Addressing media persons here, the DGP said that 56 foreign terrorists…

PM Modi's mother Heeraben Modi dies at the age of 100

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi passed away at the age of 100 early on Friday morning.

She was admitted to Ahmedabad's UN Mehta Hospital after her health deteriorated.

UN Mehta Institute of…

Indian drugmaker Marion Biotech halts manufacture of cough syrup, probe underway

New Delhi (IANS) Indian Pharma company Marion Biotech Pvt Ltd has halted the production of cough syrup following allegations by Uzbekistan that at least 18 children died in the country after consuming the medicine.

A joint inspection of the…

CBI raids 91 places in case related to registration of foreign medical graduates

New Delhi (IANS) The CBI on Thursday conducted searches at around 91 locations across the country at the premises of certain Medical Councils as well as foreign medical graduates (FMGs) which led to the recovery of several incriminating documents,…

Ex-Forbes lister Dhoot & Videocon's 'big con' on ICICI Bank

Aurangabad/Mumbai (IANS) In one of the most high-profile tumbles in recent years, the Videocon Group chief Venugopal N. Dhoot, 71, an ex-Forbes lister, went into ignominy after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested him this week in the…

Fire on 4th floor of J&K civil secretariat in Jammu

Jammu (IANS) Fire occurred in the civil secretariat in J&K's Jammu city on Wednesday.

Smoke followed by flames came out from the 4th floor of the civil secretariat.

Fire tenders were on the job to douse the flames. The cause of the…

Binoy Tamang quits Trinamool hours after change of guard in Darjeeling Municipality

Kolkata (IANS) Just hours after Anit Thapa-led Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM)-Trinamool Congress alliance took control of the Darjeeling Municipality in north West Bengal on Wednesday following a no-confidence motion against the previous…

Income tax exemption limit likely to be enhanced to Rs 5 lakh in budget

New Delhi (IANS) The government is likely to enhance the income tax exemption limit to Rs 5 lakh from the existing Rs 2.5 lakh in the forthcoming budget for 2023-24, sources privy to developments said.

The move, if it fructifies, may leave…

Mining baron Janardhana Reddy's new party to hit BJP's prospects in K'taka

Bengaluru (IANS) Karnataka's ruling BJP is worried over mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy's newly-launched Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha (KRPP) party, to affect its prospects in the state, especially in the border region with Hyderabad.

Police complaint against BJP's Pragya Thakur over 'derogatory' speech against minorities in K'taka

Bengaluru (IANS) A police complaint has been lodged against BJP MP Saadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur in connection with an alleged "blasphemous" and "derogatory" speech against the minority community during her recent Karnataka visit, police said on Tuesday.