LeT militant behind attack in Sopore killed

New Delhi (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Police have identified the terrorist gunned down on Wednesday as the one responsible for attacking a Sopore fruit trader's family last week in which a three-year-old girl had also been injured.

The…

Chandrababu Naidu under house arrest to foil protest march

Amaravati (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu was placed under house arrest by the police on Wednesday to prevent him from leading a protest march by the TDP over alleged attacks on their cadres by the ruling YSRCP…

PM Modi inaugurates historic Indo-Nepal petro pipeline

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the Motihari-Amlekhganj (Nepal) petroleum pipe line through video conferencing. It is the first ever cross border petroleum pipeline in South Asia.

Modi called the project…

RSS backs govt on Kashmir, NRC; supports reservation

New Delhi (IANS) The BJP got a huge pat on its back on Monday from the RSS, it's an ideological mentor for abrogating Article 370 and 35A of the constitution apart from getting an endorsement for the NRC.

The RSS lauded…

Trouble for Kamal Nath as MHA to reopen 1984 riot cases

New Delhi (IANS) The Union Home Ministry has cleared a proposal to reopen the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases against Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, Delhi's Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Monday.

"A…

Railways mulls privatising train services in coming years

New Delhi (IANS) Railway Board Chairman V.K. Yadav on Monday said the national transporter will offer more trains to private players in the coming years. He said on private basis, the first Tejas Express train operated by the Indian Railway Catering…

India, Pakistan to fight it out on J&K at UNHRC

New Delh (IANS) After failing to garner support on Jammu and Kashmir from countries individually, Pakistan is now preparing to rake up the issue at the forum of United Nations, mainly with the agenda of internationalizing the matter.

Shah rules out change in Article 371 on Assam visit

Guwahati (IANS) Dismissing apprehensions after abrogation of Article 370, Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Sunday assured the people of northeast that there would be no change in the Article 371 as it was a "special" provision.

Cement trader commits suicide in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) A cement trader, identified as Vinod Singh, allegedly committed suicide in the Koderma district of Jharkhand on Sunday, reportedly due to financial stress.

According to the police, Singh's body was found hanging with a ceiling…

Ace lawyer, ex-Minister Ram Jethmalani passes away

New Delhi (IANS) Veteran criminal lawyer and former Union Law Minister Ram Jethmalani passed away on Sunday at his residence here, confirmed advocate Ashish Dixit. Jethmalani was 96.

He had also served as the Minister of Urban Development in…