17 phone exchanges restored, curbs lifted in 35 police stations in J&K

Srinagar (IANS) Following the clampdown for 12 days in Jammu and Kashmir over the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the state into two Union Territories, the state government on Saturday said that 17 of the 96 exchanges were made…

PM-inspired stimulus package may come as early as this weekend

New Delhi: After revoking Article 370 granting special status to Jammu and Kashmir in a seamless manner and the security dragnet in the erstwhile state not resulting in a single bullet being fired, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has begun to focus on…

Curbs in Kashmir to go, detentions to be reviewed

Srinagar: Restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir placed after the axing of Article 370 will be lifted in a phased manner from Friday night, Chief Secretary B.V.R. Subrahmanyam announced on Friday.

All schools in the Kashmir Valley will reopen…

'No First Use' nuclear policy depends on future: Rajnath

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh declared on Friday that India's commitment so far to a 'No First Use' in nuclear policy will depend on circumstances in the future.

Singh posted a tweet from Pokhran, the test site of India's…

TMC Secretary General, ex-Kolkata top cop questioned

Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday questioned Trinamool Congress Secretary General Partha Chatterjee and former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in connection with the Ponzi scam cases, an official said here.

Vajpayee statue to be unveiled in Lucknow on Dec 25

Lucknow (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday announced that a statue of late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be unveiled here on December 25.

Adityanath made the announcement at a function here…

Mizoram to hold unity fests across the world

Aizawl (IANS) The Mizoram government has decided to organise unity festivals across the world to ensure integration and brotherhood of all Mizos across the globe, a tourism department official said on Friday.

"To ensure the…

Situation in J&K to improve in few days: Centre

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir will improve over the next few days.

The submission came before a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi who was hearing various petitions…

PM Modi greets nation on 'Sanskrit Day'

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the people on the occasion of 'Sanskrit Day' on Thursday.

Modi tweeted in Sanskrit as he highlighted the significance of the ancient language.

"My…

BJP accuses police of stopping 'Bharat Mata Puja' in Howrah

Kolkata (IANS) Tension soared in West Bengal's Howrah district on Thursday after the police stopped Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers from performing 'Bharat Mata Puja' on the occasion of Independence Day.

The…