Abhinandan, Balakot heroes steal the show on IAF Day

New Delhi (IANS) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman and heroes of the Balakot operation stole the show at the Air Force Day parade held at the Hindon Air Base in Ghaziabad on Tuesday with their flypast on fighter jets.

Chief…

Rain threat on Dashami worries Ravana makers

Bhopal (IANS) More than an armour the demon king Ravana here would need a raincoat in his battle with Lord Ram this Vijaya Dashmi on Tuesday.

Most makers of the Ravana effigies in Bhopal have been working overtime to guard their…

India gets 1st tranche of citizens' Swiss bank account info

New Delhi/Berne (IANS) In a major step towards fighting black money, India got the first tranche of Swiss Bank details of its residents under the Automatic Exchange of Information agreement.

India is among 75 countries with…

Cannot cut Aarey trees till Oct 21: SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday prohibited cutting of any more trees in Mumbai's Aarey colony and directed the Maharashtra government to maintain status quo till October 21, the next date of hearing.

The matter will then…

Police bust JeM group that planned terror in Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) With the arrest of a Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist from Baramulla, police in Jammu and Kashmir have neutralised a newly-formed grouping of the terror outfit that had planned to foment violence by targeting security forces and civilians.

Govt in process of weeding out bad elements from bureaucracy

New Delhi (IANS) Government employees facing criminal or corruption cases are under a scanner of the Modi administration which is in the process of weeding out bad elements from the bureaucracy as part of efforts to ensure high integrity and standards.

Tension in UP district after monkey shot dead

Shamli (IANS) Tension has been prevailing in Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh after a monkey was shot dead by a youth and his two brothers, police said on Sunday.

The monkey is revered by Hindus as a representative of Lord Hanuman…

J&K Governor allows NC delegation to meet Abdullahs

New Delhi  (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir administration has allowed a delegation of National Conference (NC) leaders from Jammu region to meet the party President Farooq Abdullah and vice-president Omar Abdullah in Srinagar on Sunday. The move…

Flood victims attack SDM in Bihar

Patna (IANS) A Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) was attacked by angry flood victims in Bhagalpur district on Saturday but was rescued by security guards, police said.

SDM Ashish Narayan was attacked by flood victims in Navtolia…

Railways to use ISS system to detect terrorists: DG RPF

New Delhi (IANS) In view of persisting terror threats, the Integrated Security System (ISS) is being installed at several railway stations to detect the suspected terrorists and identify the unattended luggage from the railway premises as…