TRF claims responsibility for Kashmiri Pandit leader's killing

New Delhi/Srinagar (IANS) Pakistan's The Resistance Front (TRF), the alternative name of Lashkar-e-Taiba, has claimed responsibility for the assassination of a Kashmiri Pandit elected representative of a local body in Kashmir on Monday.

40-year-old…

India may achieve current account surplus despite pandemic

New Delhi (IANS) Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, India is expected to achieve current account surplus due to lower crude oil prices this fiscal, according to a SBI Ecowrap report on Monday.

According to the report, with capital flows turning…

Vernacular languages used in courts even during British rule: SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday observed that when British ruled India, the vernacular language was used in subordinate courts, citing how Hindi was being used in what is now Madhya Pradesh.

The observation from a bench comprising…

ISI spies selling army info nabbed in Op Desert Chase

New Delhi/Jaipur: In a major crackdown on Pakistani spy network in India, Military Intelligence and Rajasthan police on Monday caught two civil defence employees for passing on information about strategic Army installations to the ISI. One of the…

9 terrorists killed in two days in South Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) Four terrorists were killed in the Pinjura village in South Kashmir's Shopian district on Monday morning, officials said. With this, the total number of terrorists killed in two encounters in the past two days rose to nine.

Tirupati Balaji temple reopens after 80 days

Tirupati (IANS) After nearly 80 days, India's famous Sri Venkateswara temple atop the Tirumala hills here reopened on Monday with new health norms in place to check the spread of coronavirus.

The famous shrine was reopened for 'darshan'…

5 terrorists killed in Kashmir encounter

Srinagar (IANS) With the killing of another terrorist in an ongoing encounter at Reban village in south Kashmir's Shopian district on Sunday, the total number of ultras killed had gone up to five, officials said.

Kashmir Inspector General…

FIR over corruption, money laundering against Medanta chief Trehan

Gurugram (IANS) Following the direction of the Gurugram civil court, the district police here has registered an FIR against the Medanta Medicity Hospital and its chairman and promoter Dr Naresh Trehan for corruption and money laundering on Saturday.

India-China talks to resolve Ladakh standoff to continue: MEA

New Delhi (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs on Sunday said that India and China have agreed to "peacefully resolve" the standoff in Ladakh in accordance with various bilateral agreements. The Ministry stressed that military and diplomatic dialogue…

Will fight Bihar polls under Nitish's leadership: LJP

New Delhi (IANS) The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Saturday said that it will fight Bihar Assembly elections later this year under the leadership of NDA ally Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and it is not right to consider the partys views on shortcomings…