2 weeks after Delhi deports Pak spies, Indian diplomatic staff goes missing in Islamabad

New Delhi/Islamabad, June 15 (IANS) Two Indian High Commission staffers in Pakistan went missing on Monday under mysterious circumstances, barely two weeks after New Delhi deported two of Pakistani diplomatic officials from the national capital after…

Migrant Kashmiri Pandits reject Rs 2,340 cr funds probe order

Jammu (IANS) Migrant Kashmiri Pandits on Monday rejected an inquiry ordered by the Jammu and Kashmir government into an alleged scam of Rs 2,340 crores involving relief funds meant for the migrant Pandit community.

In a statement on Monday,…

Cong trying to lure our Rajasthan MLAs: BJP-ally RLP

Jaipur (IANS) Even as the Congress has housed its MLAs at a private resort ahead of the June 19 biennial Rajya Sabha polls in Rajasthan, opposition BJP's ally Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) has accused the ruling party of "trying to lure RLP…

11.5K new cases take corona tally to 3.30 lakh in India

New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) India on Monday witnessed a spike of over 11,000 cases second day in a row with 325 deaths taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 3,32,424, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data revealed.

According…

Experts from US, Canada join hands to douse Assam oil well fire

Guwahati (IANS) Experts from the US and Canada joined hands with Singapore-based M/s Alert to douse up oil well fire in Assam's Tinsukia district as the flames continued to erupt on the sixth day on Sunday, officials said.

Union Petroleum…

Cornered in Bengal, what did Mukul Roy tell Amit Shah?

New Delhi (IANS) He was once the most trusted lieutenant of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who switched to the BJP and is credited with bringing a horde of TMC MLAs, MPs and Municipal councillors to the saffron party. But now, Mukul Roy…

Rajnath on China: 'India's national pride won't be compromised'

New Delhi (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that India's "national pride" will not be compromised as far as border tension with China is concerned.

Addressing the BJP's virtual rally for Jammuites, Singh also spoke…

Soldier killed, two injured in LoC ceasefire violation in J&K

Jammu, June 14 (IANS) An Army jawan was killed and two others injured on Sunday in unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan troops on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, sources said.

The Army sources said:…

Deoband fatwa in favour of alcohol-based sanitizers

Muzaffarnagar (UP) (IANS) Amid a raging controversy over the use of alcohol-based sanitizers at religious places, the well-known Islamic seminary Darul Uloom, Deoband has issued a fatwa saying alcohol-based sanitizers can be used to clean the mosque…

Psycho killer held in UP, said 'liked' killing people

Etah (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) A 30-year-old man, known to be a psycho killer, has been arrested while trying to hack his elder brother with an axe, police said.

The accused had allegedly murdered two minors and was 'planning to kill three…