Fresh firing starts at encounter site in J&K's Kulgam

Srinagar (IANS) Fresh firing started on Wednesday at the encounter site in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district where two terrorists, including the top commander of The Resistance Front (TRF), were killed by the security forces, the police said.

Air India Express cabin crew goes on mass sick leave, 78 flights cancelled

New Delhi (IANS) Air India Express faced major disruption in services as 78 flights were cancelled and many were delayed after cabin crew called in mass ‘sick leave’ to mark their protest against the ongoing transition in the airline.

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EC provisional figures peg third phase turnout at 64.4 per cent as polling ends in 20 states/UTs

New Delhi (IANS) The voter turnout in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday, covering 93 constituencies in 11 states/UTs, was approximately 64.40 per cent as of 11.45 p.m., with the highest voting reported from Assam (4 seats) at 81.61…

J&K: Top terrorist commander among 2 killed in Kulgam encounter

Srinagar (IANS) A top commander of the banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba’s frontal organisation The Resistance Front (TRF) was killed along with another terrorist in an encounter with the security forces in J&K’s Kulgam district.

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'Those on bail are batting for Muslim reservation', PM Modi’s fierce counter to Lalu’s quota pitch

Bhopal (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday tore into Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav for making a fresh quota pitch for Muslims, saying the INDI Alliance cannot see beyond ‘appeasement’.

Addressing a public rally…

Excise policy case: Delhi court extends CM Kejriwal's judicial custody till May 20

New Delhi (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday extended Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody till May 20, in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

It…

ED seizes over Rs 35 cr, arrests Jharkhand Minister's personal secretary & servant

New Delhi (IANS) After recovering over Rs 35 crore in cash, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Sanjeev Kumar Lal, the personal secretary (PS) of Jharkhand Minister Alamgir Alam and his servant Jahangir Alam on Tuesday morning, an official said.

Amid incidents of violence, 15.85 pc turnout in first two hrs in Bengal

Kolkata (IANS) Around 15.85 per cent polling was recorded till 9 a.m. as voting is underway in four Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal.

The first two hours of polling were marred by the aggravating incidents of violence, especially in…

Encounter breaks out between security forces & terrorists in J&K’s Kulgam

Srinagar (IANS) An encounter started early Tuesday between terrorists and the security forces in J&K’s Kulgam district, said officials here.

Police said that following intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists in the Redwani area…

ED recovered Rs 25 crore cash from the house of servant of personal secretary of Minister Alamgir Alam

Ranchi:  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) team took major action in Ranchi on Monday.

In the case of arrested engineer Virendra Ram, the ED team has recovered Rs 25 crore cash from the house of the domestic servant of Sanjeev Lal, personal…