Search operation extended in Reasi to track down “fleeing terrorist”
Jammu: Security forces on Tuesday extended the search operation to adjoining villages to track down a terrorist who managed to escape from a remote village in Reasi district, officials said. While one terrorist was killed and two security personnel injured in the initial gunfight at Gali Sohab village in Tuli area on Monday, the second […]
Hideout of ‘longest surviving Hizb terrorist’ unearthed in Kishtwar
Jammu: Security forces on Tuesday unearthed a hideout being used by the “longest surviving terrorist” of banned Hizbul Mujahideen, Jehangir Saroori, in the higher reaches of Kishtwar district, a police officer said. The hideout was dismantled by police in collaboration with the troops of Rashtriya Rifles and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in a meticulously […]
Defence Minister to inaugurate 90 BRO projects on Sep 12
Jammu: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will on September 12 inaugurate 90 infrastructure projects of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) including four airstrips and helipads built along the northern and western borders, a spokesperson of the ministry on Tuesday said. The projects include 21 roads, 64 bridges, one tunnel, two air strips, and two helipads, he […]
G20 dinner invite describes Murmu ‘as President of Bharat’, triggers political slugfest
New Delhi: Invitations for a G20 dinner have been sent out by President Droupadi Murmu describing her position as ‘President of Bharat’ instead of the customary ‘President of India’, triggering a massive furore on Tuesday with the opposition alleging that the Modi government is planning to drop India and stay with just Bharat as the […]
Shah urges people to bless BJP for winning over 150 seats in MP polls
Sheopur (MP): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday urged people to give ‘ashirwad’ (blessings) to the ruling BJP so that it wins more than 150 seats in the upcoming assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh and form a “double-engine” government for ensuring the state’s development. Elections to the 230-member MP assembly are due by November. […]
Plea in SC seeks quashing of notification restoring Rahul Gandhi’s membership as Lok Sabha MP
New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking quashing of the August 7 notification which restored the Lok Sabha membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi following the apex court order staying his conviction in a 2019 defamation case over his Modi surname remark. The top court had on August 4 stayed […]
India rejects ‘unwarranted and misleading’ comments of UN experts on Manipur
United Nations/Geneva: India has strongly rejected comments by UN experts on Manipur, terming them “unwarranted, presumptive and misleading” and asserting that situation in the Northeast state is peaceful. In the note verbale issued on Monday to the Special Procedures Branch of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Indian mission underscored that […]
India, ASEAN looking at boosting maritime security ties at summit talks
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will review progress of India’s relations with 10-nation ASEAN at a summit meeting in Jakarta on Thursday. Shoring up India’s trade and security ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is likely to be the focus of Modi’s engagement with leaders of the bloc. The ASEAN-India Summit […]
Ready to work with all parties for success of G20 Summit hosted by India: China
Beijing: China on Tuesday said it has supported India in hosting this year’s G20 Summit and it’s ready to work with all parties to push for the success of the high-profile global conference in New Delhi this week. On Monday, the Chinese foreign ministry announced that Premier Li Qiang will represent China at the G20 […]
SC asks NC’s Akbar Lone to file affidavit saying he owes allegiance to Constitution
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday asked National Conference leader Mohammad Akbar Lone to file an affidavit swearing allegiance to the Constitution of India and accepting the country’s sovereignty unconditionally, after the ‘Pakistan zindabad’ slogan that he allegedly raised in the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly in 2018 kicked up a massive row. Lone, the lead […]
