Arms cache recovered from residence in north Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir police and army in a joint operation have recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from a house in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, officials said on Sunday.

"During the preceding night, on a specific…

Rs 22,842 cr loan fraud: CBI files charge sheet against ex-ABG Shipyard chairman, 24 others

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday filed first charge sheet against 25 accused in connection with the 22,842 crore fraud, allegedly committed by ABG Shipyard company.

The CBI in its probe has established…

Even govt to be held accountable for breach under Data Protection Bill: Sources

New Delhi (IANS) In case of a data breach, even the government would be held accountable as per the provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, highly-placed sources said.

The government had on Friday released the draft of the…

UK reaffirms support for India as permanent member in UNSC

New Delhi (IANS) The UK has reaffirmed its support for a permanent seat for India in the UN Security Council (UNSC).

It has called for an expansion of the UNSC in both permanent as well as non-permanent categories and has also supported permanent…

Arrest warrant issued against Union minister John Barla for contempt of court

Kolkata (IANS) A court at Tufanganj in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district on Friday issued an arrest warrant against BJP MP and Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs, John Barla, in connection with a case of violation of model code of conduct…

MEA driver arrested for espionage, claims to be honey-trapped by ISI agent

New Delhi (IANS) A driver in the Ministry of External Affairs has been arrested by Delhi Police's Crime Branch, with the help of security agencies, for allegedly leaking confidential information to Pakistan, sources said on Friday.

The…

'Not court's job': SC refuses to entertain plea seeking guidelines to control population

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea seeking guidelines to control population explosion in the country, saying it will not touch the issue, as it is the government's job.

A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan…

I-T raids at multiple units of Khyber business group in Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) Sleuths of the Income Tax (I-T) Department carried out raids at multiple units of the Khyber business group in Kashmir on Wednesday, sources said.

According to the sources, the raids were carried out at various units of the…

Modi, German Chancellor Scholz discuss trade, defence ties in Bali

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday agreed to deepen trade and investment ties and further increase cooperation in the areas of defence and security, migration and mobility and infrastructure.

Modi meets UK's Sunak, discusses bilateral ties

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met his UK counterpart Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, where the two leaders expressed satisfaction at the state of the wide-ranging India-UK Comprehensive Strategic…