12 dead, 14 injured in stampede at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine

Jammu (IANS) Twelve people were killed and 14 injured on Saturday in a stampede at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district.

Officials of the shrine said the stampede occurred when a large number of devotees entered…

China's action to change status quo at LAC provocative: India

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Defence Ministry has called China's action to change the status quo in several areas at Line of Actual Control as "provocative" and stated that threat assessment have resulted in reorganisation and realignment of forces…

China implements new border law, India concerned

New Delhi (IANS) India is likely to face more challenges at the northern border as China implements its new border law from Saturday.

Sources said from now on China is likely to dig in its heels at the current disputed positions at the Line…

DoPT amends pay rules for IAS, IPS & IFoS, provides timeline for filing IPR

New Delhi (IANS) The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has amended the pay rules for Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service…

Taliban stop Pakistani military from fencing Durand Line in Nimroz

New Delhi (IANS) Taliban security forces have stopped the Pakistani military from fencing part of the Durand Line in southwestern Nimroz province of Afghanistan, Pajhwok News reported.

A source wishing not to be named said on Thursday the Pakistani…

'More encounters do not mean militancy has increased'

Srinagar (IANS) Senior Army officers and Jammu and Kashmir police personnel said on Friday that the number of active militants in 2021 was the lowest since militancy started in the Union Territory.

Addressing the media after the killing of…

Equities settle on positive note; Sensex, Nifty rise over 20% in 2021

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian equity indices -- S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 -- settled higher on Friday, the last trading session of 2021.

The Sensex and Nifty settled at 58,253 points and 17,354 points, respectively, up 0.8 per cent and 0.9…

Tax raid at Samajwadi Party MLC Pammi Jain's premise

New Delhi (IANS) The Income Tax department on Friday conducted raids at 50 premises belonging to Samajwadi Party MLC Pushapraj Jain (Pammi Jain), who also deals in the perfumery compounds business, and another businessman Babu Mian in Uttar Pradesh's…

3 terrorists killed in Srinagar encounter

Srinagar (IANS) Three terrorists were killed and four security forces personnel, including three policemen and one CRPF personnel, were injured in an encounter between the former and the latter at Pantha Chowk area in central Kashmir's Srinagar…

Equities rise in early trade; General Insurance top gainer

New Delhi (IANS) The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) and broader 50-scrip Nifty at the National Stock Exchange (NSE) traded in the green in early trade on Friday.

At 9.30 a.m., Sensex traded at 58,171 points, up 0.7 per cent from its previous…