7 dead, 27 missing in J&K's Kishtwar cloudburst

Jammu (IANS) Seven people died, 12 were rescued while 27 went missing on Wednesday in flash floods triggered by cloudburst in Jammu and Kishtwar's Kishtwar district.

Shafqat Hussain, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kishtwar told reporters…

US and India closely coordinating on Afghanistan

New Delhi (IANS) The US and India are also closely coordinating on regional security issues, such as Afghanistan.

The US supports India's emergence as a leading global power and vital partner in efforts to ensure that the Indo-Pacific is…

Basavaraj Bommai sworn-in as 30th Chief Minister of Karnataka

Bengaluru (IANS) Basavaraj Bommai, a senior BJP leader was sworn-in as the 30th Chief Minister of Karnataka by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot at a function held in the Glass House of Raj Bhavan on Wednesday. Basavaraj Bommai took oath in the name of…

Bommai, Shettar in race for new Karnataka Chief Minister

Bengaluru (IANS) As the countdown begins for the selection of the new Karnataka Chief Minister, sources reveal that former ministers Basavaraj Bommai, and Murugesh Nirani and BJP MLA Aravind Bellad are in the final race for the post.

Another…

BJP mulling social engineering to control after-tremors in K'taka

Bengaluru (IANS) The BJP, facing daunting task of finding a suitable replacement for the four-and-a-half decade unquestionable leadership of Yediyurappa in Karnataka, is mulling various options, according to party insiders. The options include establishing…

Naresh Goyal, Ajay Singh, Prashant Ruia, PSU chiefs in Pegasus list

New Delhi (IANS) Among the host of names from cross-section of categories whose phone numbers have appeared on the Pegasus Project list, there are also a few businessmen and bureaucrats who have made their way into the alleged surveillance list.

Govt justifies higher taxes on petrol and diesel

New Delhi (IANS) The government has justified high level of taxation on auto fuels suggesting that revenue from petroleum sector is important for running various developmental schemes but has refused to acknowledge the role played by higher prices…

India celebrates Kargil Vijay Diwas, PM pays homage to fallen heroes

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid homage to all those who lost their lives in Kargil protecting our nation on Kargil Vijay Diwas.

India celebrates Kargil Vijay Diwas on July 26 every year to mark the anniversary of…

No pressure from Delhi: BSY 'voluntarily resigns'

Bengaluru (IANS) Outgoing BJP Chief Minister in Karnataka, B.S.Yediyurappa, categorically stated that there was no pressure from party high command to tender his resignation as he submitted his letter to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Monday.

Will neutralise drones, UAVs near installations: Indian Navy

Panaji (IANS) The Indian Navy in Goa has warned against flying drones or unmanned UAVs near naval installations, stating that such devices would be "neutralised" and the operators would be prosecuted if they are flown within the three kms of the installations.