Unseasonal rains damage iconic Charminar

Hyderabad (IANS) Charminar, the symbol of Hyderabad, has suffered damage as a piece of lime stucco work on one of its minarets fell down following unseasonal rains, officials said on Thursday.

A portion of the stucco work detached…

Left parties file complaint against TMC for 'vote loot'

Kolkata (IANS) The Left parties on Wednesday lodged a complaint before the Election Commission (EC) against Trinamool Congress (TMC) alleging "vote loot" in booths of the Bolpur seat during fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls held on April…

India, Pakistan trade fire on LoC in Poonch

Jammu (IANS) Indian and Pakistani armies traded heavy fire on Thursday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, Defence Ministry said.

"At about 9.30 a.m. Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire…

After blowing up troopers, Maoists threaten state government

Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) (IANS) A day after carrying out a blast which killed 15 C-60 force troopers, Maoist groups in Gadchiroli district issued warnings to the state government against implementing its infrastructure schemes in the region,…

Cyclone Fani: 6 trains between NE, South India cancelled

Agartala/Guwahati (IANS) Due to the cyclonic storm 'Fani', six trains, scheduled to run between the south Indian states and Assam were cancelled on Thursday by the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), an official said.

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Modi waived Rs 5.5 lakh cr for industrialist: Rahul

Ranchi (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that the Narendra Modi government has waived Rs 5.5 crore loan of the industrialists in the last five years but has not done enough for farmers, youths or traders.

"Narendra…

Pulwama, Balakot made China change Azhar stance: BJP

New Delhi (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Thursday said the classification of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was "a big victory" for India and…

HC tells J&J to pay patients Rs 25 lakh compensation each

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked Johnson & Johnson to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation each to patients affected by its faulty articular surface replacement (ASR) hip implants.

Justice Vibhu Bakhru's direction came…

Indian, three Indian-origin people killed in US: Sushma

New Delhi (IANS) An Indian visitor and three others of Indian origin were reported killed in the US' Cincinatti city, but it was not a hate crime, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday.

In a tweet, the Minister…

Shiv Sena calls for ban on burqa in public places

Mumbai (IANS) The Shiv Sena on Wednesday called for a ban on the use of burqa by women of a particular community as it threw its weight behind a similar plan being mulled by the Sri Lankan government in the wake of the Easter terror strikes…