Pakistan ordered Wednesday's suicide attack: J&K Governor

Srinagar (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said on Thursday that the 'fidayeen' (suicide squad) attack in Anantnag district on Wednesday was carried out at the behest of Pakistan.

Speaking to the media here, Malik said:…

Pak must take action against terror, PM tells Chinese President

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Pakistan must take concrete action against terrorism affecting India to create an atmosphere for peaceful bilateral relations, as the issue came up during his meeting with Chinese…

Nripendra Misra, P.K. Mishra granted extensions, promoted to Cabinet rank

New Delhi  (IANS) A week after National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was given an extension in service with an upgraded level of Cabinet rank, Principal Secretary Nripendra Misra and Additional Principal Secretary P.K. Mishra were on Tuesday accorded…

Militant killed in gunfight in J&K's Sopore

Srinagar (IANS) One militant was killed in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town on Wednesday.

Police said security forces, after specific inputs about presence of militants, started a cordon and search…

Journalist thrashed, urinated upon by GRP men in UP

Shamli (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel thrashed a journalist who was covering a train derailment near Dhimanpura in the early hours of Wednesday.

GRP personnel who were present on the spot, abused, kicked and…

Madrassa chief held after complaint to CMO alleging triple talaq

Agra (IANS) The director of a madrassa here in Uttar Pradesh has been arrested after his in-laws approached Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's office with a complaint that he had used triple talaq against his wife besides beating her up and demanding…

India snubs Pakistan: PM's plane not to use its airspace

New Delhi (IANS) In a snub to Islamabad, India on Wednesday made it clear that Prime Minister Narendra Modis special plane will bypass Pakistan en route to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan where he is going to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)…

Child trapped in Punjab borewell for over 110 hours retrieved

Sangrur (IANS) Rescuers of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Tuesday morning retrieved a two-year-old boy who had been trapped in a 150-foot-deep abandoned borewell in a village in Punjab's Sangrur district since June 6.

There…

Two AGH militants killed in gunfight in J&K Shopian

Srinagar (IANS) Two local militants belonging to Ansar Ghazwatul Hind (AGH) outfit were killed on Tuesday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.

Police sources said bodies of two slain militants…

Heat in plains sets Himachal's cash register ringing

Shimla/Manali (IANS) To escape the scorching heat in the plains, tens of thousands of people are heading to the cool environs of Himachal Pradesh.

Hospitality industry representatives say the snowy landscape overlooking Narkanda,…