Rs 3.6 lakh looted from Ranchi bank, one robber arrested

Ranchi (IANS) Three armed criminals looted Rs 3.6 lakh from a Canara Bank branch here on Monday but bank staff managed to catch one of the robbers as they fled, police said.

The three criminals entered the bank branch at S.N. Ganguly Road,…

Violence erupts in WB's Kakinara, train services disrupted

Kolkata (IANS) Violence broke out in West Bengal's Kakinara of North 24 Parganas district on Monday following which the locals disrupted train services in the Barrackpore-Naihati division of Eastern Railway (ER), an official said.

BSF shoots intruder on international border in J&K

Jammu (IANS) Border security force (BSF) troopers on Monday shot and killed an intruder on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district.

The incident took place in Ramgarh sector at 3 a.m. after the intruder…

BJP MLAs daughter, husband kidnapped outside Allahabad HC

Prayagraj (IANS) In a sensational turn of events, the couple from Bareilly, who have been making headlines since last week claiming to be under threat from a BJP MLA over their inter-caste marriage, was on Monday kidnapped at gunpoint by…

India's second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 called off due to technical snag in the rocket

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) (IANS) India's ambitious moon landing mission Chandrayaan-2 launch was called off due to a technical snag in the 'Bahubali' rocket on Monday about one hour before it was to blast-off.

"It…

Charge of luring Congress MLAs with money baseless: Nadda

Ranchi (IANS) BJP working President J.P.Nadda on Sunday refuted allegations that his party was luring Congress legislators with money.

"The allegations that the BJP is luring Congress legislators with money are baseless. Congress MLAs…

Countdown for Chandrayaan-2 lift-off progressing smoothly

Chennai (IANS) The 20-hour countdown for the July 15 early morning lift-off of India's heavy rocket nicknamed 'Bahubali' carrying the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft is progressing smoothly, Indian space agency officials said.

"The…

BJP will win over 65 seats in Jharkhand: Nadda

Ranchi(IANS) BJP working President J.P. Nadda on Sunday claimed his party will get over 65 seats in the 82-member Jharkhand Assembly in the upcoming polls.

"I have met the core committee members, district presidents of the party, MPs and…

Pakistan agrees to visa-free, year-long access to Kartarpur Sahib

Amritsar (IANS) Pakistan on Sunday agreed in principle to allow visa-free, year-long travel to the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara for Indian passport holders and Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card holders.

Throughout the year, 5000 pilgrims…

Government outlines step-by-step approach to end Kashmir, NE problems

New Delhi (IANS) As part of a hard-nosed approach to curb local militancy in the Kashmir Valley and prevent infiltration in the Northeastern states, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has devised a step-by-step strategy aimed at systematically tackling…