J&K municipal polls: Voter queues in Jammu, valley wears deserted look

Jammu/Srinagar (IANS): The Municipal polls in Jammu and Kashmir that are taking place after a gap of 13 years, on Monday witnessed long queues in Jammu, Rajouri and Poonch districts while people barely arrived in the valley booths that wore a deserted…

Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to 2 Americans

Stockholm (IANS): The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2018 was awarded on Monday to American economists William Nordhaus and Paul Romer for designing methods that address fundamental and pressing issues including long-term sustainable growth in the…

IMD issues cyclone alert for Odisha

Bhubaneswar (IANS): The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said a depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to concentrate into a cyclonic storm during the next 48 hours.

Under its impact, several parts of Odisha will receive…

Scientist held on spying charge in Maharashtra

Nagpur (IANS): A scientist working at the BrahMos Missile Research Centre (BMRC) here was arrested on Monday on charge of spying for Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI and other countries, informed sources said.

Nishant Agrawal has been…

Jewellery worth Rs 25 lakh looted in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS): Unidentified robbers on Monday looted jewellery worth Rs 25 lakh from a businessman in Jharkhand's Ranchi, police said.

The incident took place at Dhruva locality when Raj Kumar Burman, owner of Burman Jewellers, was busy…

Development of eastern India needed for overall development of the country - Das

Ranchi: Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that the development of eastern India is essential for the overall development of the country. Keeping this in view, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasized on the development and regular monitoring…

China cautious on Saudi investment plan for Pakistan

Beijing (IANS): China on Monday said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an open and transparent project and contribution by any country to the initiative will be a "positive factor".

"Such cooperation has always…

4.6-magnitude quake jolts J&K

Srinagar (IANS): An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, although there were no reports of casualties or damage to properties.

An official of the state disaster management department said: "The…

Sabarimala chief priest's representatives won't participate in Vijayan meeting

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS): The representatives of Sabarimala temple's 'tantri' (chief priest) will not attend a conciliation meeting called by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to discuss the September 28 Supreme Court verdict that…

Kashmir is ours, no power can snatch it from us: Rajnath

Lucknow (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir is a part of India and it will remain so and "no power in the world can snatch it from us", Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday.

"Kashmir is ours, it was ours and…