Six persons missing after vehicle rolls down into river in Kishtwar
Jammu: Six persons went missing after a vehicle, they were travelling in, skidded off the road and rolled down into a river in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday, officials said. The mishap occurred on Kishtwar-Paddar road at Bhot nallah area, they said. Army and police have launched an operation to trace the people […]
26 killed in lightning strikes in Bihar, Gopalganj worst-hit
Patna: At least 26 people including three children were killed in lightning strikes in five districts of Bihar on Thursday, officials said. Gopalganj district reported the highest number of deaths, at 13, followed by five in Darbhanga, four in Siwan and two each in Madhubani and West Champaran districts, they said. Thirteen people were struck […]
CBI registers PE against ‘land grabbing’ by educational trust
New Delhi: The CBI has registered a Preliminary Enquiry (PE) to probe allegations of land grabbing and corruption by an educational trust run by former Jammu and Kashmir minister Choudhary Lal Singh, who had quit BJP following a row over the rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl in Kathua, officials said on Thursday. The […]
CBSE cancels exams scheduled from July 1-15, Centre informs SC
New Delhi: The Centre and the CBSE Thursday informed the Supreme Court that they have decided to cancel the Class X and XII examinations scheduled from July 1-15 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and they would be conducted later. A bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar was apprised by the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta […]
Covid-19: India records highest spike of 17,000 cases
New Delhi: The highest-ever single-day surge of 16,922 COVID-19 cases pushed India’s total tally to 4,73,105 on Thursday whereas the death toll climbed to 14,894 with 418 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry. With this, India has registered over 14,000 cases for the sixth day in a row. According to the ministry data […]
China, India agree to abide by ‘important consensus’ reached by their leaders
Maintaining peace along Sino-India border in common interests of both parties: China
Beijing: China and India on Wednesday agreed to “strictly abide” by the important consensus reached by their leaders and a series of agreements, further strengthen the confidence-building measures in the military field and jointly safeguard peace and tranquility in the border areas, the Chinese foreign ministry said. The senior diplomats of the two countries held […]
India, China hold diplomatic talks to ease border tension: MEA
New Delhi: India and China on Wednesday agreed to ensure expeditious implementation of the understanding on disengagement of troops from eastern Ladakh as decided in a meeting of senior military commanders on June 06, the Ministry of External Affairs said. The two sides held diplomatic talks through video conference on the border standoff in midst […]
Army Chief visits forward areas in Ladakh; reviews combat preparedness
New Delhi: Army Chief Gen M M Naravane on Wednesday visited various forward areas in eastern Ladakh and awarded ‘Commendation Cards’ to a number of soldiers for displaying exemplary grit and courage in dealing with recent face-offs with Chinese army, official sources said. On the second day of his visit to Ladakh, Gen Naravane took […]
Indian agencies effective in disrupting terror threats despite some gaps: US report
Washington: India applied sustained pressure to “detect, disrupt, and degrade” terrorist activities within its borders in 2019 and its security agencies are effective in disrupting terror threats despite some gaps in intelligence and information sharing, according to a US report on Wednesday. In 2019, India suffered militant attacks in the state of Jammu and Kashmir […]
Pak remains safe haven for regionally-focused militant groups; US report
Washington: Pakistan took “modest steps” in 2019 to counter terror financing and restrain India-focused militant groups from conducting large-scale attacks following the Pulwama attack in February, but it remained a “safe harbor” for regionally focused militant groups, the US said on Wednesday. The suspension of US aid to Pakistan, which was announced by President Donald […]
