Amit Shah meets PM Modi, discusses security situation in Kashmir

New Delhi (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and informed him about the steps taken by the Jammu and Kashmir administration and the Union Home Ministry to improve the security situation in Jammu…

Protesters sit on rail tracks in Punjab, Haryana; commuters hit

Chandigarh (IANS) Acting on the call of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) for a six-hour nationwide 'rail roko' protest, all railway tracks in Punjab and Haryana were blocked on Monday by farmers, thus affecting the rail services.

The…

Indian Army enhances deployment of air assets near border with China in Arunachal region

Missamari (Assam) (IANS) The Indian Army has enhanced deployment of air assets, including unmanned aircraft, near the borders with China in Arunachal Pradesh region.

The deployments have increased gradually as the Indian Army revamped air fire…

Probe panel slams Goa hospital for O2 shortage, Oppn stages walkout

Panaji (IANS) A committee appointed by the state government to probe oxygen-related deaths at Goa government's apex health facility, the Goa Medical College (GMC), has slammed the hospital authorities for lackadaisical attitude and not doing enough…

Shah chairs top security meet of DGPs, IGPs, intel officials

New Delhi (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday presided over the National Security Strategy Conference (NSSC) through video conferencing to discuss the prevailing security situation in the country.

Top police sources said all the…

Search on for 3 missing persons in Kerala district

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) Search is on for three people who went missing after landslides were triggered by heavy rain in the eastern high ranges of Kottayam.

The Civil defence forces of Kerala fire force and a voluntary organisation, IRW are…

Last chance for resurrection: Sidhu writes to Sonia

Chandigarh (IANS) Days after sharing his concerns with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Punjab state President Navjot Sidhu on Sunday made public a letter he has written to party chief Sonia Gandhi, saying this is Punjab's last chance for resurrection…

IAF Chief reviews operational preparedness of Force in Ladakh

New Delhi (IANS) Chief of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari, reviewed the deployment of aircrafts at the forward locations in Ladakh amid China rejecting the border dispute resolution proposal. This was Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari's…

'Hindus only' job advertisement raises uproar in Tamil Nadu

Chennai (IANS) An advertisement by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment (H&CE) for various posts in its college inviting only Hindus has created an uproar in the state with several individuals and organisations coming out against it.

The…

LeT commander trapped in J&K encounter

Srinagar (IANS) A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander involved in the killing of two police personnel in Srinagar has been trapped in the ongoing encounter between terrorists and security forces at Drangbal area of Pampore in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama…