Two militants killed in Kupwara encounter
Two militants, believed to be foreigners, were killed in a fierce encounter by security forces in the frontier district of Kupwara on Thursday, official sources said. During a routine patrolling in the woods at Kralgund Langate in Handwara in Kupwara,…
PM Modi arrives Malaysia, will depart for Singapore later
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur here on Thursday morning on his way to Singapore. “PM @narendramodi arrives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on leg 2 of his 3- nation visit. PM will meet Malaysian PM Dr Mahathir…
Nipah claims one more in Kozhikode
One more person was on Wednesday confirmed of contracting deadly Nipah Virus (NiV) that had claimed more than ten lives in this northern district of Kozhikode in Kerala. Sources said lab test has confirmed presence of NiV in blood samples…
Sitharaman visits Myanmar border
Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday visited forward posts of the Assam Rifles along the Indo-Myanmar Border. Sitharaman, who arrived at Dimapur yesterday, continued her visit to Spear Corps Zone today. The minister was accompanied by Lt Gen. Gopal R,…
One lakh people dying due to tobacco consumption in Bihar every year
At least 1.05 lakh people die due to tobacco consumption in various forms in Bihar every year. At least 288 people lose lives in the state due to tobacco consumption every day, Patron of Voice of Tobacco Victims Dr V…
EC announces biennial elections to 3 RS seats from Kerala
The Election Commission on Wednesday announced the biennial election to three seats of Rajya Sabha from Kerala. The election was necessitated following the retirement of three members including former Deputy Chairman P J Kurien, a statement said. Besides Mr Kurien…
Tourism Minister to launch first ever guidelines by govt on Adventure Tourism on Thursday
Minister of State for Tourism (Independent Charge), K J Alphons will on Thursday launch guidelines for Adventure tourism in India , being launched in the country for the first time. The guidelines on Safety and Quality Norms for Adventure Tourism…
Bank strike affects services across the country
Banking services including ATM services across the country were hit on Wednesday as bank staff, especially of public sector banks, went on two days strike pressing for their demand of salary hike. They will remain on strike on Thursday. ICICI…
BJP deceived people, will not return to power in 2019: Naidu
Coming down heavily on the BJP, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam party National President N Chandrababu Naidu predicted that the BJP would not come to power in 2019 elections as it deceived people and failed in fulfilling its…
Topmost bookie in India arrested by Thane police
A topmost bookie in the country who allegedly had several international connections and traded seamlessly, was on Tuesday arrested by the Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) of the city Crime Branch, police said here. The alleged accused, Sonu Yogendra Jalan alias Sonu…
CBI raids Delhi Health Minister’s house
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday raided the residence of Delhi Health and Power Minister Satyendra Jain in connection with the hiring of a creative team in the Public Works Department (PWD). Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Mr…
Petrol, diesel prices register slight after 16-day upward trend
After 16 days of surge, petrol and diesel prices in the country witnessed a slight reduction on Wednesday. While petrol prices were slashed by 59 paise in Mumbai and 60 paise in Delhi, diesel prices went down by 59 paise…
Women soldiers of Nepal Army to take part in Surya Kiran for first time
It would be first time when women soldiers of Nepalis Army will join Indo-Nepal joint battalion level exercise Surya-Kiran starting from Wednesday at Pithoragarh. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Nepal, joint military exercise between two countries has…
Thunderstorm: 4 killed in UP as Mosque minar collapsed on house
Four people were killed and five others were injured when a 120 feet Minar of a mosque fell on a house in Gola area during thunder storm here on Tuesday night. Police said here that the incident occurred at Bhurwara…
India, Pakistan agree to undertake ‘sincere measures’ to ensure peace at borders
In an effort to ensure peace and avoidance of hardships to the civilians along the Line of Control (LoC), the Indian Army on Tuesday agreed with the Pakistani Army’s proposal to undertake “sincere measures” to improve the existing situation. The…
If started 10 years back Mudra Yojana could have stopped urbanisation: PM
Prime Minster Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that had a scheme like Mudra Yojana started 10 years back, the menace of urbanisation would have been less. Interacting with Mudra Yojana beneficiaries over Narendra Modi Mobile App and Doordarshan, he said…
RSS top leaders hold meeting with BJP chief, central ministers
Top RSS leaders held a crucial round of meeting with BJP chief Amit Shah and six cabinet ministers here on Monday to discuss issues concerning governance and implementation of several issues. Besides Mr Shah, senior leaders Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, Ram Madhav…
Expedite bunkers construction at LoC to protect J&K civilians: Rajnath
Amid the 1,252 ceasefire violations by Pakistan during 2018, the Home Minister Rajnath Singh directed to expedite the construction of bunkers along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) to protect the border residents of Jammu and Kashmir….
Delhi Govt cracks down on Private Hospitals, issues advisory to discipline them
Cracking down on private hospitals in Delhi , the Delhi Government on Monday issued a draft advisory forbidding them from levying arbitrary charges like donations, forcing patients to buy medicines from hospital pharmacies and asking them to sell medicines and…
India urges US to “engage constructively” with Iran on Nuke deal
India on Monday said that the United States should engage “constructively for peaceful resolution” of all issues on nuclear deal with Iran. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday met her Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif here and both the leaders…
Delhi Congress accuses AAP of water crisis to begin ‘Jal Satyagrah’
Hitting out at the Aam Aadmi Party’s government in Delhi over failure to provide clean drinking water and the ‘Tanker Mafia’ here, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee(DPCC) led by president Ajay Maken, will kick off a month-long “Jal Satyagraha” agitation beginning…
Visit to Indonesia, Malaysia & Singapore will boost India’s Act East Policy : PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that his five-day visit to Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore will provide a further boost to the government’s Act East Policy. “I will be visiting Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore on 29 May – 2…
After Petrol Diesal, Now CNG gets costlier by Rs 1.36 per kg
CNG price in the National Capital was hiked by Rs 1.36 per kg and would now cost Rs 41.97 per kg from Monday midnight. “CNG will cost Rs 41.97 per kg in Delhi with effect from midnight tonight as input…
Modi Govt’s policy towards Pakistan, Kashmir the biggest failure: J&K Congress
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee on Monday said that the biggest failure of the BJP-led Centre government is its total mishandling of the Kashmir situation and dealing with Pakistan. Questioning the Modi government’s policy over Kashmir and with Pakistan,…
Modi, Amit Shah to embark on mass outreach mission from today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kickstart a “special kind” of mass outreach from Monday where the beneficiaries of various government schemes like Ujjwala Yojana at various levels will interact with him. “….will take part in a special kind of interaction,…
Polling begins for bypolls to four Lok Sabha, 10 Assembly seats
Polling process has begun on Monday for by-elections to four Lok Sabha seats, including much talked about Kairana in Uttar Pradesh and the lone parliamentary constituency in Nagaland. Bypolls are also being held in 10 assembly constituencies spread over 10…
Gujarat board declared class 10 results today
Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) declared the result for class 10 on May 28, a circular issued by the Board said. Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB) declared that 67.5% students have cleared their SSC…
Oommen Chandy replaces Digvijay as General Secretary Incharge of Andhra Pradesh
Senior Congress leader and former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chaney was on Sunday appointed AICC General Secretary incharge for Andhra Pradesh in place of Digvijaya Singh. According to a release by AICC General Secretary Ashok Gehlot, ‘the Congress President Rahul…
Rahul accompanies Sonia abroad for her annual medical check-up
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday left for abroad with his mother and chairperson of the Congress parliamentary party Sonia Gandhi for her annual medical check up. Taking to twitter, Mr Gandhi said, ”Will be out of India for a…
Newly constructed BJP building in Chandigarh will be inaugurated today
The first floor of the newly constructed building of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Chandigarh will be inaugurated on Monday (28th May) by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. He will be accompanied by party’s state president Sanjay Tandon and other…