China warns India against crossing border after 3 Indian soldiers killed

New Delhi/Beijing (IANS) China has asked India to restrain from crossing the border after three Indian soldiers were killed in action during violent clashes with the Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh where both sides…

3 Indian Army men killed during face-off with Chinese soldiers

New Delhi (IANS) Three Indian Army men, including an officer, were killed on Monday night during a violent face-off with Chinese People's Liberation Army troops at Galwan Valley in the Eastern Ladakh region.

An Indian Army Colonel, the…

Missing Indian High Commission staffers released by Pakistan Police

Islamabad/New Delhi (IANS) Two Indian High Commission staffers in Pakistan, who were presumed missing since Monday morning, have been handed over to Islamabad's secretariat police station late on Monday night. They were arrested by Pakistani police…

SRO-202 no longer applicable to new appointments in J&K

Srinagar (IANS) In a major move on Monday, the J&K Administrative Council decided that no appointments will be made under SRO-202, while the probation period for old appointees under the SRO has also been reduced to two years from five years.

Sonia demands rollback of fuel prices, writes to Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded that fuel prices should be slashed as crude prices have fallen across the world.

"I see no logic in why the Government would even consider…

2 Indian mission staffers arrested in Pak, India demands immediate release

Islamabad/New Delhi (IANS) The two Indian High Commission staffers in Pakistan, who were presumed missing since Monday morning, have been arrested by Pakistani police for their alleged involvement in a road accident in Islamabad.

The two staffers…

Missing minister & MLA's letter leave Cong red-faced in R'sthan

Jaipur (IANS) It's a double whammy for the Congress party in Rajasthan as a state minister has been missing from resort politics since the last five days while the party is busy trying to put up a united face for the Rajya Sabha polls scheduled…

2 weeks after Delhi deports Pak spies, Indian diplomatic staff goes missing in Islamabad

New Delhi/Islamabad, June 15 (IANS) Two Indian High Commission staffers in Pakistan went missing on Monday under mysterious circumstances, barely two weeks after New Delhi deported two of Pakistani diplomatic officials from the national capital after…

Migrant Kashmiri Pandits reject Rs 2,340 cr funds probe order

Jammu (IANS) Migrant Kashmiri Pandits on Monday rejected an inquiry ordered by the Jammu and Kashmir government into an alleged scam of Rs 2,340 crores involving relief funds meant for the migrant Pandit community.

In a statement on Monday,…

Cong trying to lure our Rajasthan MLAs: BJP-ally RLP

Jaipur (IANS) Even as the Congress has housed its MLAs at a private resort ahead of the June 19 biennial Rajya Sabha polls in Rajasthan, opposition BJP's ally Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) has accused the ruling party of "trying to lure RLP…