Two teachers shot dead by terrorists in Srinagar city

Srinagar (IANS) Two teachers were shot and killed by terrorists on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city.

Police sources said terrorists fired from close range at two teachers in a government higher secondary school in the Eidgah…

Govt has been very fair: SC on Centre's decision to conduct NEET-SS exam by old pattern

New Delhi (IANS) After being pushed by the Supreme Court, the Centre on Wednesday told the top court that NEET-Super Speciality exam scheduled in November this year will be held as per the old question pattern.

Additional Solicitor General…

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: FIR clearly nails Union minister's son

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) (IANS) The FIR lodged against Ashish Mishra Monu, the son of Union Minister of State for Home, Ajay Mishra 'Teni', in connection with the recent violent incident in Lakhimpur Kheri, in which a total of 8 people were killed,…

Six-member SIT to probe Lakhimpur-Kheri incident

Lucknow (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the Lakhimpur-Kheri incident, in which nine persons were killed on Sunday.

The six-member SIT will be headed by Additional…

NEET-SS exam pattern change: SC says medical education has become a business

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday, pulling up the Centre, on the changes in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Super Specialty (NEET-SS) 2021 pattern, said the impression and message which will go out is that medical education…

Increased Chinese air force presence at LAC not of 'much concern': IAF chief

New Delhi (IANS) There is increased Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force presence across eastern Ladakh but "it is not going to make much difference" to the Indian Air Force, IAF chief V.R. Chaudhari said on Tuesday.

Addressing the…

India asks UN panel to condemn Pakistan's attempts to disrupt disarmament efforts

United Nations (IANS) India has called on the UN committee dealing with disarmament to condemn Pakistan for its "nefarious and vicious" attempts to disrupt its work.

"This Committee should not only categorically reject Pakistan's nefarious…

'Easy to criticise..': SC junks plea for CBI probe in oxygen crisis

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea seeking a CBI probe in connection with medical oxygen shortage during course of second wave of pandemic, and also constituting a commission of inquiry headed by either top court…

Kamal Nath again brokering peace between G-23, Gandhis

New Delhi (IANS) Almost a year after Kamal Nath had set up a meeting between the Gandhis and the G-23 group, he has been roped again for the same purpose, according to sources.

The sources said that Kamal Nath has met senior Congress leaders…

The heroin seizure in Gujarat that had its impact on a Chennai middle class apartment

Chennai (IANS) The residents of middle class Govardhan Giri Apartments in Chennai's Kolapakkam are now wary.

For they are seeing a lot of visitors these days - media, probe agency officials - after the seizure of huge heroin in Gujarat's…