Kashmir: 2 infiltrators killed in Kupwara
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces foiled an infiltration bid and shot dead two militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said on Wednesday.
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Govt calls all-party meeting ahead of Parliament's monsoon session
New Delhi/UNI: Ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, the government convened an all-party meeting on Wednesday to deliberate on a host of issues related to Parliament's monsoon session.
Major train mishap averted in Odisha
Balasore/IBNS: The passengers of a Memu train had a providential escape as the alert loco pilot applied the brake at the nick of time to avert a major accident in Odisha's Nilgiri Road station.
'Congress used alliances to topple governments in 90s': PM Modi at NDA meeting
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday set the tone for the upcoming general elections during the NDA meeting in Delhi and said there has been a long tradition of political alliances in our country, but any alliance formed with negativity could never be successful.
After Opposition's meeting, plane carrying Sonia and Rahul Gandhi makes emergency landing in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal/IBNS/UNI: A special plane carrying former Congress presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi back to Delhi after the Opposition parties’ meeting in Bengaluru made an emergency landing at the Madhya Pradesh capital’s Raja Bhoj Airport late Tuesday.
ED freezes Tamil Nadu Education Minister K Ponmudi's assets money laundering case
Chennai/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said it has frozen assets worth Rs. 41.9 crores kept in fixed deposits of Tamil Nadu Education Minister K Ponmudi and his son in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged illegal sand mining.
'NDA, BJP, can you challenge I-N-D-I-A.?' Mamata Banerjee after Opposition meet
Kolkata/IBNS: As top Opposition leaders agreed to form I-N-D-I-A ((Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) to take on the mighty Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the general elections scheduled next year, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is one of the key faces of the newly formed front, challenged the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) after the strategic meeting ended.
Maitri Power Plant-II to be inaugurated during Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's visit to India in Sept
Dhaka/IBNS/UNI: Maitri Super Thermal Power Plant-II, 65-km Khulna-Mongla Bandar railway link, Akhaura (Bangladesh) and Agartala (India) railway links are expected to be inaugurated during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India to attend the 17th G-20 summit in September being done.
India, United States jointly launch a call for proposals on Critical and Emerging Technology
US Secretary, Department of Energy, Jennifer M. Granholm called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space Jitendra Singh at North Block here on Tuesday and discussed bilateral collaboration between the two countries.
Rajnath Singh, Argentinian counterpart Jorge Enrique Taiana hold talks in New Delhi to deepen defence ties
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held talks with visiting Minister of Defence of Argentina Jorge Enrique Taiana in New Delhi on Tuesday when they discussed issues related to defence cooperation initiatives.
Rajnath Singh, Argentinian counterpart Jorge Enrique Taiana hold talks in New Delhi to deepen defence ties
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held talks with visiting Minister of Defence of Argentina Jorge Enrique Taiana in New Delhi on Tuesday when they discussed issues related to defence cooperation initiatives.
NDA meeting begins in Delhi to chalk out 2024 Lok Sabha elections strategy
New Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) meeting has begun at Ashoka Hotel in New Delhi, with 38 parties participating in it.
Opposition alliance forms I-N-D-I-A to take on BJP-led NDA in 2024 Lok Sabha polls
The opposition parties, which have joined hands to fight against the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, on Tuesday revealed the name of their alliance as Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I-N-D-I-A).
Pak Army’s new plans for Lashkar-e-Tayyeba
The Pakistan Army has not abandoned its relationship with global terrorist group, Lashkar-e-Tayyeba and its parent organisation, Jamaat-ud Dawa, despite the country promising to the global anti-terrorist financing body, FATF, last year that it had done so to extract the removal of greylisting.
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe to visit India on July 21
New Delhi: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will visit India on July 21, officials said on Tuesday.
INS Sahyadri, INS Kolkata arrive in Jakarta
New Delhi: Two frontline Indian Naval ships INS Sahyadri and INS Kolkata, mission deployed in South Eastern IOR, arrived in Jakarta on 17 July 2023. The ships were accorded a warm welcome by the Indonesian Navy.
Kartarpur Sahib Corridor: A journey that transcends borders
There are very few places in the world that transcend beyond borders, where religions cease to exist, and where peace and tranquility envelop you like an infant in its mother’s warm, safe embrace. Gurudwara Sri Darbar Sahib or Kartarpur Sahib, located in Shakargarh, Narowal (Punjab, Pakistan), is one such place.
Jammu and Kashmir: Police arrest 4 Lashakr-e-Taiba associates in Budgam
Srinagar: Security forces arrested four militant associates of Lashkar-e-Taiba in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district, police said on Tuesday.
Nirmala Sitharaman meets Chinese counterpart on sidelines of G20 meet, discusses economic issues
Gandhinagar: Meeting on the sidelines of the third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday discussed various economic issues including inflation and trade with her Chinese counterpart Liu Kun here Tuesday.
'Family first, nation nothing for dynastic parties': Modi jibes at Opposition's Bengaluru meeting
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called out 26 opposition parties, who are holding the second round of meeting to formulate strategies to trounce Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 General Elections, for their "dynastic politics" in a jibe at the congregation of the rival forces in Bengaluru for two days.
Mumbai: Father, arrested for raping minor for two years
Mumbai: Police arrested a father who had allegedly raped her 15-year-old daughter for two years, source said on Tuesday.
ED arrests a Bengali news channel CEO Kaustav Roy
Kolkata/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested businessman and CEO of a Bengali news channel, Kaustav Roy, accused of financial irregularities, sources said on Tuesday.
Opposition meeting to form anti-Modi front underway, seat-sharing proposal in discussion
Bengaluru/UNI: The Opposition meeting, which is underway at a private hotel in the city for the second day, is deliberating upon broadly six proposals including seat-sharing on a state-to-state basis and suggesting a name for the alliance.
SC to hear Rahul Gandhi's appeal in defamation case on July 21
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on July 21 the appeal filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi challenging Gujarat High Court order that refused to put on hold his conviction and a two-year jail term in a criminal defamation case.
Kashmiri Pandit killing case: SIA raids multiple locations in south Kashmir
Srinagar/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Police’s State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Tuesday carried out searches in several locations in south Kashmir in the ongoing investigation into the killing of Kashmiri Pandit earlier this year, officials said.
Suvendu Adhikari takes jibe at Opposition meet in Bengaluru
Kolkata/UNI: Mocking at the meeting of a host of parties opposed to the BJP in Bengaluru, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday alleged that the opportunistic coalition has ignored the dead bodies of the workers, who laid down their lives in order to resist the tyranny of the ruling party of Bengal during Panchayat election.
Kashmir: Four terrorists killed in gunfight in Poonch, six neutralised in 24 hours
Jammu/UNI: The security forces on Tuesday neutralised four more terrorists in the ongoing Operation Trinetra-2 in Surankote tehsil of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Arunachal Pradesh: Police officer found hanging in PS premises
Itanagar: The officer-in-charge of Kaying Police Station in Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh, Sanjay Kri died by suicide on Monday.
Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy dies at 79
Thiruvananthapuram: Former Kerala Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy died due to prolonged illness at Chinmaya Hospital in Bengaluru at 4.25 am on Tuesday.
Amarnath Yatra: Fresh batch of 6225 pilgrims leave from Jammu base camp amid heavy rainfall
Jammu: Chanting 'Bam Bam Bhole', as many as 6225 pilgrims, amid heavy rains, left from Bhagwati Nagar Base Camp here on Tuesday for Shri Amarnath Cave Shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas.