Congress leaders work the numbers to retain power in Rajasthan

Jaipur (IANS) Even as the battle of one-upmanship between two Congress camps led by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his deputy Sachin Pilot plays out in the open, state Congress leaders are busy working the numbers and calculating permutations…

Infiltration bid foiled in Kashmir, 2 terrorists killed

Srinagar (IANS) Two terrorists were killed after a major infiltration bid was foiled by the Army in North Kashmir's Naugam sector on Saturday.

The Army said that troops laid an ambush after a suspicious movement was detected along the Line…

Major fire engulfs Mumbai shopping plaza, no casualties

Mumbai (IANS) A major fire broke out in the basement of the Independent Shopping Centre outside Borivali West Railway station, early on Saturday morning, officials said.

The blaze was first noticed around 3 a.m. in the basement which is a big…

6 NSCN (IM) insurgents killed in Arunachal

New Delhi (IANS) Six National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) insurgents were neutralised in an encounter with the security forces in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday.

Based on the specific intelligence inputs regarding…

UP STF 'script' goes wrong, questions abound over 'encounter'

Lucknow (IANS) "The Special Task Force (STF) now has very bad script writers and the Vikas Dubey story proves it. Why would someone, who had surrendered on Thursday in Madhya Pradesh to escape being killed, try to escape on Friday," said a senior…

CJI explains why migrants' case was not taken up urgently

New Delhi (IANS) Chief Justice S.A. Bobde on Friday, citing migrant workers' case, said it is not for the apex court to take up every matter at the very first instance, especially in the backdrop that facts associated with the matter differ from…

2 Vikas Dubey aides shot dead in separate encounters in UP

Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) Two accomplices of gangster Vikas Dubey were shot dead by the state police in two separate encounters on Thursday morning.

Prabhat Mishra alias Kartikeya had been arrested in Faridabad on Wednesday by a team of…

After syllabus row erupts, CBSE comes up with clarification

New Delhi (IANS) After the controversy broke out over the CBSE's decision to drop topics like citizenship, federalism, secularism etc while reducing the syllabus for Classes 9 to 12 due to Covid-19 pandemic, the education board came up with a…

Indian Army bans 89 apps for its personnel, including FB, Insta

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Army has asked all its personnel and soldiers to remove 89 apps by July 15 owing to the national security risks.

The list not only have Chinese apps that have already been banned by the government like TikTok but…

PM Modi's visit to his village Nimo, comforts 1962 war veteran

Nimo/Leh (IANS) In a quaint little village with tall poplars swinging gently in the summer bloom against the bare lofty mountains, 1962 war veteran Tsering Tashi giggles with exuberance over the thought that Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited his…