Infiltration bid on LoC foiled in J&K's Poonch, one intruder killed

Jammu (IANS) One intruder was killed after a major infiltration bid was foiled by the Army at the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday.

"On the intervening night of 8/9 Apr 2023, alert troops…

FM to embark on US tour from Apr 10; to attend World Bank Group, IMF meets

New Delhi (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will embark on an official visit to the US from April 10, where she will be attending the 2023 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

She…

Tribal outfits Ranchi bandh gets mixed response

Ranchi: City roads initially wore a deserted look during the day-long ‘Ranchi Bandh’ which was called by various tribal organizations to protest against the burning of the Sarna flag.

Since it was Saturday most of the schools remained closed and…

Maoists on rampage in Jharkhand, set more than a dozen vehicles on fire across three districts

Ranchi: Ultras created havoc in Bokaro, Ramgarh and Lohardaga districts of the state as they set on fire more than a dozen vehicles including JCB and tractors. CPI Maoists in Bokaro and Ramgarh and PLFI extremists in Lohardaga set ablaze 11 vehicles…

Wild elephant tramples 42-year-old man to death in Saraikela

Saraikela: A 42-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant while he was going to meet nature’s call near his house under the Chowka Police Station area of this district.

The incident took place at Balaidih village which comes under…

Rishra violence: Police prevent fact-finding team from reaching troubled pockets

Kolkata (IANS) The members of a fact-finding team from Delhi, who have come to review the situation at Rishra in Hooghly district where clashes broke out over Ram Navami processions on April 2, were on Saturday stopped by the police from reaching…

China launches military drills around Taiwan

Taipie (IANS) China announced on Saturday the starting of three days of military exercises around Taiwan, a move that comes just days after the island's president met the US House Speaker in defiance of repeated threats by Beijing.

The…

N.Korea remains unresponsive to regular contact via military hotline for 2nd day

Seoul (IANS) North Korea remained unresponsive to regular contact via a military hotline for the second day on Saturday, military officials said.

The North did not respond to the regular 9 a.m. opening call between the two sides after daily…

After row, Sharad Pawar 'clarifies' on JPC probe remarks, bats for SC panel

Mumbai (IANS) A day after his sensational remarks expressing doubts over a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Hindenburg Research report against the Adani Group, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar on Saturday claimed…

Job scam: ED gets proof of Ayan Sil's involvement in 6,000 hirings

Kolkata (IANS) Enforcement Directorate (ED) has found evidence confirming the involvement of arrested private real estate promoter Ayan Sil in the 6,000 recruitments made in municipalities and state-run schools of West Bengal.

According to…