J&K: Uneasy calm prevails on International Border in Jammu
Jammu: An uneasy calm prevailed on Sunday on the International Border (IB) in Jammu districts as authorities said that there were no cross-border firing or shelling during the last 24 hours. Although...
View ArticleFidayeen attack on army camp in Kashmir, one BSF trooper killed
Srinagar: An Indian Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district came under attack by fidayeen militants on Sunday night and heavy firing was witnessed. One BSF trooper was killed while another...
View ArticleDelhi: Man held with fake coins in Delhi
New Delhi: A man was arrested here and fake Indian coins of the face value of Rs. 40,000 seized from his possession, an officer said. Police nabbed Naresh Kumar near Rohini, while he was carrying two...
View ArticleUK: Rs 250 crore declared in Uttarakhand under IDS
Dehradun: Unaccounted wealth and income of Rs 250 crore has been declared by 400 people in Uttarakhand under the Income Declaration Scheme (IDS), an Income Tax official said on Monday. Of this about Rs...
View ArticleJ&K: Search operation called off after Baramulla attack, militants escape
Srinagar: The over six-hour long search operation against militants was called off on Monday morning as the security forces said the attackers had failed to breach the security parameters of the army...
View ArticlePunjab: Search operation on in Gurdaspur border belt; BSF foils infiltration
Gurdaspur: A search operation was launched in the border belt of Gurdaspur district of north Punjab on Monday morning following an unsuccessful infiltration bid along the international border with...
View ArticleJ&K: Pakistan army resorts to mortar shelling in Poonch
Jammu: The Pakistan army violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) on Monday by resorting to indiscriminate firing and mortar shelling at Indian positions in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch...
View ArticleDelhi: Delhi continues to top world’s most polluted megacities list: WHO
Delhi: Delhi’s air is the worst among world megacities, the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed recently, even as IndiaSpend‘s #breathe network of air-quality sensors reported...
View ArticleDelhi: SC imposes Rs 25,000 penalty on Delhi Health Minister
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday imposed a penalty of Rs 25,000 on Delhi government Health Minister Satyendra Jain for failing to file an affidavit naming the officials allegedly not co-operating...
View ArticleRajasthan: IAF Jaguar crashes in Rajasthan, pilots safe
Jaipur: An Indian Air Force Jaguar fighter jet crashed in Rajasthan’s Pokhran area on Monday, but both pilots managed to eject safely, said a defense official here. The aircraft, which was on a routine...
View ArticleJ&K: Pakistan resorts to heavy shelling on LoC in Rajouri district
Jammu: Pakistan army on Tuesday resorted to heavy mortar shelling on the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu region. Police said Pakistan used 120mm and 82mm mortar shells to target...
View ArticleSpectrum auction: Day 2 sees bids of Rs 56,792 crore
New Delhi: The government received total commitments of Rs 56,792 crore from telecom operators at the end of bidding on Day 2 of India’s biggest spectrum auction on Monday while again there were no...
View ArticleSpectrum auction: Day 3 sees bids rising to Rs 60,969 crore
New Delhi: The government received cumulative commitments of Rs 60,969 crore from telecom operators at the end of bidding on Day 3 of India’s biggest spectrum auction on Tuesday. While there were no...
View ArticleJ&K: Three militants killed in Langate attack in J&K
Srinagar: Three separatist militants were killed on Thursday in a gunfight that erupted after they attacked a counter-insurgency Rashtriya Rifles (RR) camp in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. “Three...
View ArticleSpectrum auction: Day 4 sees bids rising to Rs 63,500 crore
New Delhi: The government received cumulative commitments of Rs 63,500 crore from telecom operators at the end of bidding on Wednesday — Day 4 of India’s biggest spectrum auction. While there were no...
View ArticleJ&K: Curfew in parts of Srinagar after boy’s death in pellet-firing
Srinagar: Authorities imposed curfew in parts of Srinagar on Saturday following clashes during the funeral of a 13-year-old boy who died of pellet injuries. Junaid Ahmad Bhat of Saidpora area here was...
View ArticleIndia to fully seal border with Pakistan: Rajnath Singh
Jaisalmer: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday asserted that India will completely seal its border with Pakistan by December 2018. Talking to reporters here after a meeting to review the...
View ArticlePossession or sale of imported fireworks illegal: Government
New Delhi: In view of Chinese fireworks flooding the markets during the festive season, the government on Wednesday said that the possession or sale of firecrackers of foreign origin was illegal and...
View Article80% Jan Dhan Yojana accounts have cash balance: Jaitley
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that 80 per cent of the 240 million new accounts opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana are now functional with cash balances. “Today,...
View ArticleDelhi: Radioactive leak at Delhi airport, NDRF says nothing to panic
New Delhi: A radioactive substance leaked at the international airport here on Sunday from a medical shipment flown from France but authorities later said there was nothing to panic. Deputy...
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