Bomb scare in Chandigarh's mall

Chandigarh (IANS) The bomb threat in a high-end shopping mall, crowded with shoppers owing to a holiday on the occasion of Eid, on Monday finally turned to be hoax, police said.

Police, along with bomb disposal and anti-sabotage…

Ayodhya Ram statue project runs into rough weather

Ayodhya (IANS) The installation of the tallest statue of Lord Ram in Ayodhya seems to have run into rough weather with strong resentment brewing over the acquisition of land for the project.

The land for the project is to be…

Sonia named interim president after Rahul firm on quitting

New Delhi (IANS) As the evening wore on into night, Sonia Gandhi's coterie trumped Rahul Gandhi's Young Turk to appoint her as the interim Congress President.

After day-long deliberations, the Congress on Saturday failed to name a party…

Govt mulls legal action against media for 'baseless' J&K reports

New Delhi (IANS) The government is contemplating legal action against media outlets for reporting fabricated and baseless news relating to developments in Jammu and Kashmir.

Highly placed sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs said that legal…

15 trains delayed due to snag at Okhla station

New Delhi (IANS) At least 15 trains were delayed on Sunday due to a technical snag at the Okhla railway station in the national capital.

Following a delay of two hours, services along the route were normalised after the snag was fixed by a…

Doval to oversee Kashmir's three vital days

New Delhi (IANS) With National Security Advisor Ajit Doval hitting the straps yet again and meeting common folk in Anantnag on Saturday, the government is preparing to relent on the existing security dragnet for the coming Bakr Id festival on Monday.…

IB issues terror alert ahead of Eid

New Delhi (IANS) The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has issued an alert about Islamic State (IS) and ISI-backed terrorist groups planning attacks in India on the occasion of Eid on Monday.

In a confidential report issued to state police units and…

India cancels Samjhauta Link Express from Delhi to Atari

New Delhi (IANS) After Pakistan announced it was cancelling the Samjhauta Express, India on Sunday cancelled Samjhauta Link Express running between Delhi and Atari.

"Consequent to Pakistan's decision to cancel Samjhauta…

UP sadhus to boycott rock salt imported from Pak

Varanasi (IANS) In a unique protest, the sadhus of Varanasi have decided to boycott the use of rock salt, popularly known as 'sendha namak', imported from Pakistan.

'Sendha namak' is consumed by fasting Hindus. The…

Protest for J&K: UP puts Magsaysay Awardee under house arrest

Lucknow (IANS) Social activist and Magsaysay Award winner Sandeep Pandey was put under house arrest on Sunday after he announced a dharna to protest against the scrapping of Article 370 and the shut down in Jammu and Kashmir.

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