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Army fires at Pakistani drone in J&K’s Poonch

Jammu: Alert soldiers fired at a Pakistani drone near the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K’s Poonch district. The incident happened on Monday evening. Officials said that the drone hovered over the…
Assam flood situation improves marginally, 18.80 lakh still affected

Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam improved marginally as the number of people reeling under the deluge in 27 districts decreased to around 18.80 lakh, officials said on Tuesday. The toll in…

State legislature competent to make amendments in criminal law: Chidambaram

New Delhi: Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday welcomed the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to appoint a committee to suggest state-specific amendments to the three new criminal laws and asserted that criminal…
SIT probing Hathras stampede submits report to UP govt

Lucknow: A special investigation team (SIT) constituted to probe the Hathras stampede has submitted its report to the Uttar Pradesh government, a senior official said on Tuesday. The SIT was led by…
Deeply anguished: Rajnath on killing of 5 Army personnel in J-K’s Kathua

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said he was “deeply anguished” over the death of five Army personnel in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district. Singh said…
Army troops fire at Pakistani drone along LoC in J-K’s Poonch

Mendhar: Army troops fired a few rounds to shoot down a Pakistani drone along the Line of Control in the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said…
Indian-origin Singaporean jailed for raping runaway girl

Singapore: An Indian-origin Singaporean bar owner was sentenced to jail for 13 years and four weeks on Monday and will receive nine strokes of the cane for raping a runaway 17-year-old girl…

EC should be careful in assigning poll symbols to avoid confusion: Sule

Mumbai: NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule has said her party has urged the Election Commission to be more careful in assigning symbols to political outfits and candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly…
Russia to release Indians fighting in Ukraine war

New Delhi/Moscow: Russia has decided to release and facilitate the return of all Indians fighting for the Russian army in Ukraine, a breakthrough achieved after Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue…
ECI team reviews Assembly poll preparations in Maharashtra

Mumbai: A team of the Election Commission of India on Monday reviewed the preparations for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections with the state Chief Electoral Officer S. Chockalingam, the Municipal Commissioners of…
Rahul Gandhi to visit Raebareli today

Lucknow: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will undertake a day’s visit to Raebareli on Tuesday, party sources said. This will be his first visit to his constituency since assuming office as the Leader…
Ayodhya most preferred tourist destination: IIM-L study

Lucknow: A study condu cted by IIM-Lucknow has found that Ayodhya is now a top tourist destination of Uttar Pradesh, a government spokesperson said. The study was commissioned by the state Tourism…
Resolution in US House urges India for probe into Father Stan Swamy’s death

Washington: Three American lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives, encouraging India to pursue an independent investigation into the arrest, incarceration and death of Father Stan, a human…
Train and flight services hit as Mumbai rained out; woman dies

Mumbai: Incessant showers lashed Mumbai and adjoining areas, disrupting suburban train services and flight operations as normal life was thrown out of gear in the metropolis, where an elderly woman died of…
Have only one goal – serving India’s people, PM Modi tells Prez Putin

Moscow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a “private engagement”, that his only goal is to serve the people of India. “You have dedicated your entire life to…