'Period. End of Sentence', an India-set film around menstruation wins an Oscar

Los Angeles (IANS) "Period. End of Sentence", an India set film on the taboos around menstruation and featuring the real 'Pad Man', picked up an Oscar in Documentary Short Subject category at the 91st Academy Awards ceremony.

Senior police officer, soldier, 3 militants killed in Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) A senior police officer, an Army soldier and three militants were killed on Sunday in a gunfight between security forces and holed up militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district.

State's Governor Satya Pal Malik…

GST on under-construction houses cut to 5%

New Delhi (IANS) The GST Council on Sunday lowered the tax on under-construction residential properties to 5 per cent from 12 per cent to boost the realty sector. The new rates will be implemented from April 1.

The council also reduced goods…

Army has resolved to eradicate terrorists, their harbourers: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Condemning the recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmirs Pulwama district, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the killing of our personnel will always inspire us "relentlessly" to "uproot" the base of…

Modi launches PM-KISAN scheme in Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday rolled out the ambitious PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi), a cash-transfer scheme, here in Uttar Pradesh in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

The Centre had announced…

3 Maoists killed Jharkhand gunfight

Ranchi (IANS) Three Maoists were killed in a gunfight with the security forces in Jharkhand's Gumla district on Sunday, a CRPF official said.

The gunfight erupted after Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers along…

Boeing 767 cargo plane crashes near Houston airport

New York (IANS) In an unfortunate incident, a Boeing 767 cargo jetliner with three people on board crashed into a bay near Houston's George Bush International Airport, said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

According…

Omar thanks Modi for speaking for Kashmiris

Srinagar (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday for speaking in favor of Kashmiris.

"Thank you @narendramodi Sahib. Aaj aap ne hamaray dil ki baat keh di,"…

100 cars gutted in Aero show fire in Bengaluru

Bengaluru (IANS) A fire in the parking lot in front of the Yelahanka air base of the Indian Air Force in Bengaluru, where the Aero India air show is being held, gutted a 100 cars, police said on Saturday.

No casualties have been reported so…

Jharkhand man kills 5 family members

Ranchi (IANS) A man hacked five of his extended family members to death, including three teenage nephews on Saturday in Jharkhand's Seraikela district, police said.

The incident took place at Purisilli village earlier, when…