Sarpanch shot dead in J&K's Baramulla

Srinaga (IANS) A village Sarpanch, associated with the BJP, was killed by militants in J&K's Baramulla district on Friday, police said.

"Mansoor Ahmad Bangroo was shot and killed by militants in an apple orchard in Goushbugh village of…

Amid Ukraine war, Russia starts delivery of second S-400 missile system to India

New Delhi (IANS) Amid the Ukraine war and sanctions, Russia has begun delivering the second squadron of S-400 advanced surface-to-air missile defence system to India, ahead of schedule, officials said.

By end of this month, the delivery of…

Slur on Chhatrapati clan: Mumbai lawyer sent to 4 days' police custody

Satara (Maharashtra) (IANS) A court in Maharashtra's Sarara district on Friday sent lawyer Gunratan Sadavarte to four days police custody in connection with certain inflammatory utterances on the clan of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Sadavarte…

IMD says SouthWest Monsoon to be normal

New Delhi (IANS) India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday announced that the SouthWest Monsoon rainfall over the country as a whole is most likely to be normal; quantitatively it is likely to be 99 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA).

Contractor's death: K'taka Cong leaders arrested while marching towards CM's residence

Bengaluru (IANS) Karnataka Congress leaders were on Thursday stopped and detained when they were marching towards Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai's residence demanding sacking of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K.S. Eshwarappa in…

Another Trinamool MP contradicts Mamata's comments on Hanskhali minor rape

Kolkata (IANS) After Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, another senior party leader Saugata Roy on Thursday contradicted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's statement on a Hanskhali minor's rape and death case.

Three-time…

Cow vigilantes brutally thrash 5 in Delhi, 1 dies

New Delhi (IANS) A group of men brutally thrashed five persons in the national capital for allegedly slaughtering cows, leading to the death of one person who succumbed to his injuries.

The deceased, identified as Raja Ram (40), was the caretaker…

US monitoring rise in human rights abuses in India: Blinken

New Delhi (IANS) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the US is monitoring what he described as a rise in human rights abuses in India by some officials, in a rare direct rebuke by Washington of the South Asian nation's rights record,…

Russia-Ukraine conflict reflection of complete multi-domain operations: IAF Chief

New Delhi (IANS) The ongoing Russia and Ukraine conflict is a reflection of complete multi-domain operations that are taking place, Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari said on Tuesday.

He said, "This is the first time we…

2+2 starts off looking on difference India, US can make

New York (IANS) "What India and the US do together will make a difference", External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said at the start of the 2+2 Dialogue between the two countries laying out the meeting's broad agenda.

The sentiment…