Army officer killed, terrorist injured in J&K encounter

Jammu (IANS) An army officer was killed and a terrorist injured on Wednesday in the ongoing anti-terrorist operation in Akar forests bordering between J&K’s Udhampur and Doda districts.  

Official sources said that an army captain, Deepak was…

August 14 a day to remember horrors of Partition: President Murmu

New Delhi (IANS) Addressing the nation on the eve of the 78th Independence Day, President Droupadi Murmu said on Wednesday that on August 14, people must remember the horrors brought by the Partition of the country in 1947. 

“Today, on August…

SC closes contempt proceedings against Ramdev & Balkrishna, accepts apology

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday discharged the contempt notice issued to Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved's Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna over the continued publication of misleading advertisements by the company. 

Hindenburg row: Cong to launch nation-wide stir on Aug 22, demanding JPC probe

New Delhi (IANS) While Hindenburg Research’s ‘big’ revelations turned out to be a damp squib, the Congress is not in a mood to relent and is set to corner the Modi government over US-based agency’s ‘findings’, in relation to Security and Exchanges…

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant sustains damage after Ukrainian strike

Moscow (IANS) The infrastructure of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has sustained serious damage for the first time since the start of the ongoing shelling and attacks by Ukrainian forces, ZNPP Director of Communications Yevgenia Yashina…

World Elephant Day: PM Modi reaffirms commitment to conserve tuskers, their habitat

New Delhi (IANS) On the occasion of World Elephant Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed India's dedication to creating a conducive environment for elephants, emphasising their cultural and historical significance in India. 

Taking…

Bihar: 7 killed, several injured in stampede at Jehanabad

Patna (IANS) At least seven people, including six women, were dead and over a dozen people were injured in a stampede at Baba Siddheshwar Nath Temple located at Vanavar hills in Bihar's Jehanabad district on early Monday morning. 

Police…

After days of unprecedented violence in Bangladesh, Yunus to finally meet minority leaders on Tuesday

Dhaka (IANS) Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of the interim government in Bangladesh, will hold a meeting with the leaders of the country's minority communities in Dhaka on Tuesday following continuing attacks and acts of vandalism, especially…

Rain throws life out of gear in Raj: 20 dead in 24 hours, schools closed in 7 districts

Jaipur (IANS) As many as 20 people have died in the last 24 hours due to rain-related incidents in Rajasthan and the state’s education department closed schools in seven districts of the desert state on Monday. 

Torrential rains in Jaipur since…

Cong, allies, toolkit gang conspiring to usher in economic anarchy: BJP on Hindenburg charges

New Delhi (IANS) Amid the heated uproar on Hindenburg Research’s latest report, the BJP on Monday launched a blistering attack on the Congress and its allies, accusing them of hatching a conspiracy with the US-based short-seller to ‘harm and destabilise’…