NSG anti-sniper units at strategic locations for Trump visit

Gandhinagar (IANS) Ahmedabad city is gearing up for the maiden visit of US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump with top-grade security being put in place. Areas the the top dignitaries would be visiting or passing by along with Prime…

EU confirms India's positive efforts to restore normalcy in Kashmir

New Delhi (IANS) The European Union (EU) on Friday acknowledged New Delhi's efforts to restore normalcy in Kashmir following the nullification of Article 370, while sharing its feedback with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval.

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J&K leader Shah Faesal slapped with PSA

Srinagar (IANS) Days after the Public Safety Act (PSA) was slapped against former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers - Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal has been booked under the stringent law, sources said…

India gears up for mega multilateral naval exercise 'Milan'

New Delhi (IANS) Just a month to go for the biggest multilateral naval exercise -- Milan - in the Indian Ocean, Indian Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh said that the exercise "offers an opportunity for friendly navies to engage as professionals,…

India to open up dairy, poultry markets for US

New Delhi/Washington (IANS) India is likely to give the US access to its dairy and poultry markets in exchange for renegotiated terms for its pharmaceutical, textile and industrial exports under a new bilateral trade deal to be signed during President…

Trinamool boycotts E-W Metro inauguration as didi 'ignored'

Kolkata (IANS) Alleging that its supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been "ignored" at the inauguration of the East West Metro, the state's ruling Trinamool Congress on Thursday decided to boycott the programme.

The…

Time for Congress to reinvent itself with new ideology: Scindia

Niwari (Madhya Pradesh) (IANS) Terming the 2020 Delhi Assembly poll results "disappointing", Congress General Secretary Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said that the party needs to reinvent itself with new ideology, new thinking and new ways of functioning.

Ex-militant commander killed in Srinagar mosque

Srinagar (IANS) A prominent cleric and former militant commander was found murdered in a mosque in Srinagar.

He has been identified as 80-year-old Abdul Ghani Dar alias Abdullah Ghazali who was a prominent Ahle Hadees cleric and was also one…

Baby Mufflerman invited to Kejriwal's oath ceremony

New Delhi (IANS) Baby Mufflerman, whose photos went viral on social media as the Aam Aadmi Party swept the Delhi Assembly polls, has been invited to the swearing-in ceremony of Arvind Kejriwal on February 16.

About one-year-old Avyaan Tomar…

UP court seeks recovery from 53 anti-CAA protesters

Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) A local court in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district has sought the recovery of Rs 23.41 lakh from 53 anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protesters.

An Additional District Magistrate (ADM) court,…