India government bans Yasin Malik-led JKLF

Srinagar (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) led by Muhammad Yasin Malik was declared a banned organisation on Friday by the central government.

"The JKLF outfit has been banned for promotion of secessionist activities…

Hurriyat leader Geelani booked under FEMA

New Delhi (IANS) Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Geelani, who advocates Jammu and Kashmir's merger with Pakistan, has been booked under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) for illegally possessing foreign exchange of US $10,000, the…

'Yeddy Diaries': Congress demands Lokpal probe

New Delhi (IANS) Days ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, a political controversy erupted on Friday after a media report titled 'The Yeddy Diaries' published by news magazine 'The Caravan' alleged that former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S.…

Two killed by suspected Maoists in Gumla

Ranchi (IANS) Suspected Maoist guerrillas shot dead two people in Jharkhand's Gumla district early on Friday, police said.

Four to five people entered a house in Turunadu village and opened indiscriminate fire at the family members, leaving…

Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir joins BJP

New Delhi (IANS) Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir on Friday joined the BJP in the presence of Union Ministers Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar Prasad ahead of the coming Lok Sabha elections.
 

Congress separating terror from Pakistan: BJP

New Delhi (IANS) The BJP on Friday accused the Congress of attempting to "separate terror from Pakistan" and said that while on one hand, it blamed the Narendra Modi government for the airstrikes in Pakistan, on the other, it was handing…

Two gunfights underway in J&K

Srinagar (IANS) Two gunfights were underway in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore and Shopian districts on Friday between militants and security forces, police said.

In Sopore, firing exchanges took place in Warpora area, the same site…

Modi stays with Varanasi, Shah's LS bid from Gandhinagar

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fight again from his Varanasi constituency while BJP President Amit Shah will make his debut in Lok Sabha polls from Gandhinagar, BJP leader J.P. Nadda announced on Thursday.

The Gandhinagar…

Three gunfights on in Valley, 1 militant killed

Srinagar (IANS) A militant was killed and two policemen and a civilian injured on Thursday as security forces and militants battled each other in three places in the Kashmir Valley, authorities said.

While the first gunfight erupted in Sopore…

Soldier killed in Pakistan firing on LoC

Jammu (IANS) An Indian soldier was killed on Thursday in Pakistani firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district.

Defence Ministry sources said the Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked shelling…