J&K: Gunfight breaks out in downtown area of Srinagar

Srinagar (IANS) An encounter started on Saturday between holed-up terrorists and the security forces in the heart of Jammu & Kashmir’s Srinagar city. 

Officials said that following intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists, security…

PM Modi, PM Mitsotakis reaffirm commitment to India-Greece Strategic Partnership

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Greek counterpart reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the India-Greece Strategic Partnership after Kyriakos Mitsotakis called up his Indian counterpart. 

In a telephone conversation,…

J'khand polls to decide if B'deshi infiltrators will stay or be expelled: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Koderma (Jharkhand) (IANS) Assam Chief Minister and Jharkhand BJP election co-in-charge Himanta Biswa Sarma has mounted attack on the ruling JMM-Congress-RJD government in Jharkhand over Bangladeshi infiltration, claiming the coalition relies on the…

Coordinated patrolling by Indian & Chinese armies starts in Demchok on LAC

Srinagar (IANS) The Indian and Chinese armies on Friday started coordinated patrolling of Demchok on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh while patrolling in Depsang plains will also start soon, defence sources said. 

The coordinated…

It is possible under leadership of Jharkhand CM Soren: Pratul Shah Deo on age row

Ranchi (IANS) As controversy erupted over the age of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, BJP Spokesperson Pratul Shah Deo took a dig at the CM and said it is only possible under the leadership of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Soren. 

The…

JMM neither promotes fake things nor presents fake papers: Leader Pandey on Soren's age row

Ranchi (IANS) As controversy was sparked over the age of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Manoj Pandey clarified all the allegations about his age and said there was no need to do politics on this as everything…

PM Modi, Amit Shah to campaign in Jharkhand after Diwali

Ranchi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jharkhand on November 4 to rally support for NDA candidates in the state's Assembly elections to be held in two phases. He will address public gatherings in Garhwa and Chaibasa districts.  

India's fiscal deficit narrows to 29.4 pc of FY25 target in April-Sep

New Delhi (IANS) India’s fiscal deficit for the April-September period stood at Rs 4.75 lakh crore, or about 29.4 per cent of the estimate, for the current fiscal (FY25), government data showed on Wednesday. 

According to the data, net tax…

ED returns properties of Surya Pharmaceuticals worth Rs 185 crore to SBI-led consortium

New Delhi (IANS) Cracking down on the loan defaulters and those involved in bank fraud, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday returned properties valued at Rs 185.13 crore from M/s Surya Pharmaceuticals Ltd. to the SBI-led consortium of banks.

India's core industries see 2 pc growth in September as coal, cement lead

New Delhi (IANS) India's core industries saw a growth of 2 per cent in September compared to the same month last year, riding on the growth in the production of cement, refinery products, coal, fertilisers, and steel. 

The cumulative growth…