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Karnataka: Mysuru church vandalised a day after Christmas

Mysuru/IBNS: A church in Karnataka's Mysuru city was allegedly vandalised by some known people on Tuesday, a day after Christmas, police said.

Bharat Jodo Yatra: Congress writes to Amit Shah demanding Rahul Gandhi's proper security

New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress on Wednesday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding proper security of its top leader Rahul Gandhi during Bharat Jodo Yatra citing lapses in the opposition leader's protection ever since the nationwide rally entered the national capital, media reports said.

Kashmir: Security Forces neutralise three holed up terrorists in Jammu gunfight

Jammu/UNI: Security forces on Wednesday morning neutralised three terrorists engaged in a fierce gun battle at Sidhra area in the outskirts of Jammu.

Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter rages up in outskirts, 2 to 3 terrorists holed up

Jammu: A fierce gunfight broke out between a group of terrorists and the security forces early morning near Sidhra area here in the city outskirts.

Tunisha Sharma's co-star Sheezan Mohammed Khan breaks down during interrogation: Reports

Mumbai/IBNS: Actor Sheezan Khan who has been arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of his ex-girlfriend Tunisha Sharma has denied allegations that he had been dating several girls while being in a relationship with the deceased actor, the police said.

TMC strongman Anubrata Mondal gets bail in attempt to murder case

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Anubrata Mondal was on Tuesday granted bail by a Birhbhum court in an attempt to murder case.

Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra to see full opposition participation in Kashmir; Mehbooba Mufti, Farooq Abdullah to attend

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra will have a full attendance of the opposition parties in Jammu and Kashmir as it enters the valley on Jan 22.

BJP shedding crocodile tears on OBC reservation: Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow/IBNS/UNI: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which is "anti-reservation" is shedding crocodile tears on the reservation to Other Backwards Class (OBC) in local body polls.

UP: Adityanth vows OBC reservation in civic polls based on SC's formula after HC verdict

New Delhi/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Tuesday said that the state would set up a commission to conduct a survey of OBCs on the basis of the Supreme Court guidelines to provide reservations to the community.

BJP names Rekha Gupta as mayor candidate for Municipal Corporation of Delhi

New Delhi/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced the name of national Mahila Morcha president Rekha Gupta as its mayor candidate for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

PM Narendra Modi's brother meets with accident near Mysuru

Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's brother Prahlad Modi and family members, who were travelling in a car, met with an accident near Kadakola in Mysuru district on Tuesday afternoon, according to police sources.

Drone sighting along border with Pakistan tripled in one year: Reports

New Delhi: The India-Pakistan border is witnessing a three-fold rise in  drone sighting incidents, media reports said on Tuesday.

Jammu and Kashmir: Narco-terrorism emerging as challenge

Srinagar: Pakistan-sponsored narco-terrorism has emerged as a major challenge for security agencies in Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said.

West Bengal: Patient dies as ambulance hits tree

Medinipur: Two people were killed and 15 injured in two separate road accidents early Tuesday in West Bengal, police said.

Police complaint against BJP leader Pragya Thakur for 'knives' remarks

Bengaluru: Political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla has filed a complaint against Madhya Pradesh BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur for the alleged "hate speech" she delivered at Shivamogga with Superintendent of Police GK Mithun Kumar.

NCP supremo Sharad Pawar joins Koo

New Delhi: NCP party chief Sharad Pawar recently joined the Indian micro-blogging platform Koo App.

Kashmir: Fire damages six residential houses in Srinagar's Dalgate

Srinagar/UNI: At least six residential houses were gutted in a devastating fire incident that erupted at Kunrache locality in Dalgate area of Srinagar during the wee hours of Tuesday.

BSF jawan lynched for protesting against an obscene video of his daughter in Gujarat

New Delhi: A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel has been beaten to death in Gujarat's Nadiad for protesting against the circulation of an obscene video of his daughter.

Indian Coast Guard apprehends Pakistani boat carrying arms, drugs worth Rs 350 crores off Gujarat

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG), acting on the basis of intelligence input by ATS Gujarat, has jointly apprehended a Pakistani boat with six crew in Indian waters carrying approximately 50 kgs of heroin worth Rs. 350 crores.

PM Modi speaks to Volodymyr Zelenskiy over phone, reiterates his call for immediate cessation of hostilities in Ukraine

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday held a telephone conversation with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

'Not a suicide but murder:' Mortuary staff claims on Sushant Singh Rajput death

Mumbai/IBNS: Two years after the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, a person who was present in the mortuary then has said that it was not suicide but murder triggering fresh controversy in the case.

In a setback for KCR, Telangana High Court transfers MLA poaching case to CBI

Hyderabad/IBNS: In a massive setback for Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao and his party, the High Court Monday transferred the 'poachgate' case, that involves four MLAs of the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi and some individuals accused of being linked to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Loan fraud case: Court remands Chanda Kochar, Deepak Kochar and Venugopal Dhoot in CBI custody till Dec 28

Mumbai/UNI: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Mumbai Monday remanded former CEO of ICICI Bank Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar and Videocon group founder Venugopal Dhoot into custody till Dec 28 in the Videocon loan case.

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Jammu and Kashmir: IED recovered, suspect arrested in Udhampur

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday averted a major tragedy by recovering an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from Basantgarh area of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

G20 Summit: Jammu and Kashmir ACS Home heads 16-member panel to supervise preparations

Jammu: To oversee the preparations related to G20 Summit events in 2023 across the Union Territory, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday constituted a 16-member committee to be headed by Raj Kumar Goyal, Financial Commissioner, (Additional Chief Secretary), Home Department as its Chairman.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman admitted to AIIMS: Reports

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital, several news reports said.

Sheezan Khan cheated and used my daughter: Actor Tunisha Sharma's mother

New Delhi/IBNS: Television actor Tunisha Sharma, who was found dead last week on the set of a show, was "cheated and used" by her co-star Sheezan Khan, alleged the late 20-year-old woman's mother, media reports said.

Kashmir: Two killed as truck rolls down in gorge in Ramban

Jammu/UNI: Two persons were killed when a truck they were travelling in rolled down into a deep gorge in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir.

President Droupadi Murmu arrives in Hyderabad for Southern Sojourn

Hyderabad/UNI: President Droupadi Murmu arrived here by a special IAF flight from New Delhi on Monday for a five-day stay at Rashtrapati Nilayam in Bolarum as part of Southern Sojourn.