Article 370 has to go lock, stock and barrel: Ram Madhav
New Delhi, June 29: Asserting that Article 370 has to go lock stock and barrel, BJP’s national general secretary Ram Madhav on Saturday said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is committed to repealing the provision which provides special status to Jammu and Kashmir. “As far as 370 is concerned, our ideological commitment is […]
Centre denies intelligence failure in Pulwama suicide attack
New Delhi, Jun 26: Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy on Wednesday told Parliament there was no intelligence failure in the Pulwama attack, where a Jaish-e-Mohammad suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into a CRPF convoy, killing 40 personnel. The minister’s assertion counters J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik’s remarks following the incident on […]
More than half of Indians believe smart devices are spying on them: Survey
New Delhi, Jun 25: As many as 52 percent or more than half of the Indians believe their smart devices record personal information without their knowledge, a survey by YouGov said on Tuesday. YouGov — an Internet-based market research and data analytics firm — stated that the most commonly used devices are also the ones […]
Amit Shah’s first bill today in LS on Jammu and Kashmir reservation
New Delhi: A bill proposing to give reservation in educational institutions and government jobs to people living within 10 km of the International Border in Jammu is listed to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday. It is the first bill to be introduced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah who will also give […]
Security forces review bullet proof equipment
Srinagar, Jun 21: The security forces in Jammu and Kashmir are taking both immediate and long-term remedial measures to counter the threat posed to deployed troops by militants’ use of steel-coated armour piercing bullets. “Many immediate and long-term remedial measures are being taken to avert the threat to security forces in light of the recent […]
Mystery continues over strange behaviour of students at Kathua school
Jammu, Jun 21: Students at a far-flung school in Kathua district have been exhibiting inexplicably strange behaviour such as rolling on the floor that has puzzled both teachers and parents. Kewal Krishan, headmaster of a Government High School in Sitti village of Bani tehsil said, “It all started about a month back. Two students in […]
Create environment of trust: PM Modi to Imran Khan
India rejects Pak media report about New Delhi readiness for talks with Islamabad
New Delhi, June 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan that India seeks normal and cooperative relations with his country, but for that an “environment of trust, free of terror, violence and hostility” needs to be created. Modi wrote this to Khan in response to his congratulatory message earlier this […]
Climate change eating on Himalayan glaciers: Study
New Delhi, June 20: Himalayan glaciers across India, China, Nepal and Bhutan have been losing the equivalent of more than a vertical foot and half of ice each year since 2000, a new comprehensive international study said on Wednesday. The analysis, spanning 40 years of satellite observations, indicates that melting of the Himalayan glaciers caused […]
‘Terror Monitoring Group’ constituted to check militant activities in J&K
New Delhi, Jun 16: In a move to ensure coordinated and concerted action against militant financing and other militancy-related activities in Jammu and Kashmir, the Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted a multi-disciplinary Terror Monitoring Group (TMG). The group, comprising of eight members, has Additional DGP CID of J&K Police as its chairman. It also […]
Mecca summit slams US embassy move to Jerusalem: statement
Mecca: The 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Saturday slammed the US decision to transfer its embassy to Jerusalem and recognise the disputed city as Israel’s capital. The Saudi-hosted summit condemned the “transfer of embassies of the United States and Guatemala to Jerusalem” and urged all members to “boycott” countries that have opened diplomatic […]
