SC: No 4G in J&K for now, panel headed by Home Secy to decide on restrictions

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to restore 4G Internet services in Jammu and Kashmir for now, emphasizing the necessity to strike a balance between national security and public need. It asked the Centre to set up a high powered…

Hizbul Mujahideen appoints new terror commander in Kashmir

New Delhi/Islamabad (IANS) Banned terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen has appointed Gazi Haider as its new operation chief in Kashmir, replacing Riyaz Naikoo who was killed by Indian security forces in a highly successful operation last week.

As…

Air India brings back 129 evacuees from Dhaka to Delhi

New Delhi (IANS) National carrier Air India on Saturday brought back 129 evacuees from Dhaka to the national capital's IGI Airport.

The flight was operated under the - Vande Bharat Mission - organised to evacuate stranded Indians from abroad.

Punjab paying price for Maha govt's negligence: Amarinder Singh

New Delhi (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh in his most outspoken interview of the year has lashed out at the Maharashtra government for allegedly lying that migrants working in Nanded went through the COVID-19 test. On reaching…

Chhattisgarh cop among 5 killed in encounter with Maoists

Raipur (IANS) A police official was killed in a fierce gun battle with Maoists in a remote area of Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district.

Four Maoists were also killed in the encounter that took place at Pardhauni village late on Friday,…

DD News, AIR to now broadcast PoK's weather forecast

New Delhi (IANS) The Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Friday said that DD News and All India Radio will broadcast temperatures and weather reports of Mirpur, Muzaffarabad and Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir in their prime-time news bulletins.

IAF fighter aircraft crashes in Punjab

New Delhi (IANS) An Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter aircraft crashed near the Rurki Kalan village in Punjab's Nawanshahr district on Friday.

"On May 8, at 10:45 a.m., one Mig-29 aircraft airborne on a training mission from an Air Force base…

AI flight with 234 passengers lands at Delhi's IGI Airport

New Delhi (IANS) National carrier Air India's first stand alone evacuation flight under the Vande Bharat Mission landed at the national capital's IGI Airport from Singapore on Friday here.

The flight landed at around 11.50 a.m. with…

Another gas leakage at LG Polymers in Vizag triggers panic

Visakhapatnam (IANS) Another gas leakage from LG Polymers in Visakhapatnam late Thursday triggered panic in areas near the plant and forced people to move to safe places.

Fumes were seen billowing out of the chemical plant, where the gas leakage…

Train crushes migrants in Maha, toll rises to 15

Aurangabad (Maharashtra) (IANS) Fifteen migrant labourers have died after a goods train ran over a group of 16 labourers asleep on the railway tracks early on Friday in Maharashtra. The home-bound exhausted lot were run over between Jalna and Aurangabad.