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Kashmir: Five foreign militants killed as infiltration bid foiled in Kupwara

Srinagar/UNI: Security forces shot dead five suspected foreign militants in an encounter close to the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Friday.

Air Force called in to douse Bhopal building fire raging for 9 hours, PM Modi briefed

Bhopal/IBNS: A massive fire has been on for over nine hours in a multi-storied building in the Satpura Bhawan that houses various government offices in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal. 

Ayodhya Ram Temple's ground floor construction to be completed by October: Reports

New Delhi/IBNS: The ground floor of the three-storied Ram Temple in Ayodhya will be completed by October this year, media reports said.

Four boys feared drowned near Mumbai's Juhu beach, search ops on

Mumbai/IBNS: Four boys were feared drowned in the sea near Mumbai's famous Juhu beach on Monday.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra promises five guarantees for election-bound Madhya Pradesh

Jabalpur/IBNS: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Monday launched the election campaign for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly polls to be held later this year and announced five guarantees for the people of the state.

Cyclone Biparjoy: PM Modi directs officers to ensure 'safe evacuation' of people in vulnerable locations

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday asked officials to ensure the safe evacuation of all people in vulnerable areas and the maintenance of all essential services as he chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparedness of the Centre and the Gujarat government to deal with the impending "extremely severe cyclonic storm" ‘Biparjoy’.

Uttarakhand hosting India, Maldives joint military exercise

New Delhi: The 12th edition of joint military exercise “Ex Ekuverin” between the Indian Army & the Maldives National Defence Force has commenced at Chaubatia, Uttarakhand from June 11 to 24.

PM Narendra Modi chairs high level meeting to review preparedness on Cyclone ‘Biparjoy'

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting today to review the preparedness of Ministries/Agencies of Centre as well as Gujarat to deal with the situation arising out of the impending Cyclone ‘Biparjoy’.

Mumbai: Four die in road mishap on Expressway

Mumbai: Four people died and as many seriously injured after their car rammed into the divider near Khambale Shivar in Sinnar taluka on the Nashik stretch of the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway in the early hours of Monday.

Haryana farmers block national highway to Delhi over Minimum Support Price

New Delhi: Farmers once again took to protest as many of them from Haryana blocked the national highway to Delhi in Kurukshetra on Monday over the demand for Minimum Support Price (MSP) for sunflower seeds by the Haryana government.

Centre is imposing Hindi down our throats, says Tamil Nadu CM Stalin

Chennai, June 12 (UNI) Accusing the Centre and its institutions of imposing  Hindi down our throats, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President MK Stalin on Monday demanded the immediate withdrawal of a circular issued by the New India Assurance and an apology from its Chairperson Neerja Kapur.

India’s ascendancy: Playing a pivotal peacemaker role in the Ukraine-Russia standoff

Ever since Russia’s military offensive began in Ukraine in February 2022, escalating into an entrenched armed conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India emerged as a pioneering voice of reason on the global stage.

Democratisation of technology is an important tool to bridge data divide: PM Modi

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said democratisation of technology is an important tool to help bridge the data divide.

Kashmir: BSF recovered IED, averted a major tragedy in Handwara

Srinagar/UNI: Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday averted a major tragedy recovering an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Jammu Kashmir’s Handwara village, officials said.

New Jersey-based restaurant launches 'Modi ji Thali'

PM Narendra Modi will visit the US this month and ahead of it a New Jersey-based restaurant has launched a 'thali' (food platter) dedicated to him.

Pune: IT engineer, who threatened Sharad Pawar, arrested

Pune/UNI: A 34-year-old IT Engineer who threatened NCP President Sharad Pawar on social media has been arrested from Pune.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to blow Congress' poll bugle in Madhya Pradesh today

Jabalpur/UNI: Though the beat of electoral war drums is still akin to distant thunder in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, the Congress is leaving absolutely nothing to chance and has girded up its loins to charge headlong into enemy lines.

Maharashtra Police baton-charges devotees for flouting entry rules in Alandi temple; Opposition reacts

Pune: Maharashtra Police on Saturday lathi-charged a group of pilgrims near the entrance of the Shree Kshetra temple in Alandi town, 22 km from Pune city after they got into an argument with the security personnel, media reports said.

Rahul Gandhi's appeasement tactics to woo voters won't work: Anurag Thakur

Hamirpur: Union minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday accused Rahul Gandhi of minority appeasement to get their votes in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Shiromani Akali Dal slams AAP govt for raising VAT on fuel

Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday came down heavily on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab for putting an unprecedented burden on the common man and farmers by repeatedly increasing VAT on Petrol and Diesel.

RPF retrieves luggage worth Rs 51.13 L in May-2023

Pune: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) recovered the belongings of 119 passengers, amounting to approximately Rs. 51.13 Lakh in value.

Jammu and Kashmir: Pahari ethnic group community girl shines in Class 12 examination

Jammu and Kashmir's  Syeda Batool Zehra, who hails from the Pahari ethnic group in the border Uri, has achieved an impressive score of 469/500 in her Class 12 examination, media reports said on Sunday.

G20 Meeting in Varanasi: EAM S Jaishankar meets development ministers

New Delhi/Varanasi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday held meetings with Development Ministers from Germany and Australia besides meeting with a senior EU official and the UNCTAD Secretary General on the sidelines of the three-day G20 Development Ministers’ Meeting being held in Varanasi.

India's Indigo flight enters Pakistan airspace amid bad weather, returns safely

An Indigo flight, which was traveling from  Amritsar to Ahmedabad, reportedly entered Pakistan airspace due to bad weather on Saturday, media reports said.

Jammu and Kashmir is availing benefits of Indian govt schemes: Meghwal

Union Minister Arjun  Ram Meghwal has said Jammu and Kashmir has availed the benefits of Indian government schemes and 'landmark works' are visible on the ground.

Indian students in Canada granted stay orders on deportation, government sources confirm

Several Indian students in Canada have recently received stay orders on their deportation notices, as the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, acknowledges the importance of treating these students fairly, according to government sources.

Churning in Sikh politics begins aiming to set historical aberrations right

A churning is taking place among the Sikhs in Punjab out to challenge and demolish the archaic religious and political constructs that dominated the community in the last 50 years.

Four die, 23 injured in multiple vehicles crash on Pune-Satara highway

Satara: In a freak accident, four passengers were killed on the spot and 23 others were injured when four vehicles, including a container, two private buses and a car, crashed into each other on Pune-Satara highway at Varve village in the district on Sunday.

Bihar: Body of a man found in Saran

Chhapra: The body of a man was recovered from Rivilganj police station area of Bihar's Saran district, police said on Sunday.

Odisha: Husband beats wife to death for dancing in a wedding ceremony

Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident a husband beat his wife to death in Paikapada village under Oupada Police station of Balasore district for allegedly dancing in the wedding ceremony of her neighbour on Saturday night.