Security forces and at least three terrorists exchanged gunfire after the latter were pinned down in Anantnag’s Srigufwara area. Jammu and Kashmir DGP SP Vaid has said that the two terrorists gunned down in an encounter in Anantnag on Friday morning belonged to terrorist organisation Islamic State. Security forces had …
Read More »Unnao gang-rape case: Accused MLA Kuldeep Yadav to be produced in court
The CBI has booked Sengar on charges of being involved in a gang-rape of a teenaged woman and framing her father in an Arms Act. New Delhi/Lucknow: Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the main accused in the Unnao gang-rape case, will be produced in court on Friday alongwith another accused Shashi Singh. …
Read More »BJP confident of winning over 300 seats in 2019 Lok Sabha elections
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that the ruling BJP government had created an “honest and transparent” system to make India “future-ready”. LONDON: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal has expressed confidence that it was “not impossible at all” for India to achieve a double-digit growth rate given the country’s demographic …
Read More »Centre sends NSG to J&K to thwart terror strikes ahead of Amarnath Yatra
Khalid Hussain Ahead of the Amarnath Yatra, the central government has sent a team of National Security Guards (NSG) to Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir to deal with any terror-related incident. Sources told Zee News that commandos of the NSG would be deputed across Srinagar. According to sources, the commandos …
Read More »Home Ministry bans Indian subcontinent units of Al Qaida and ISIS
The groups have been promoting and encouraging terrorist acts on the Indian interests, noted the Home Ministry. The Union Home Ministry has banned terror outfit Al Qaida in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and all its subsidiary groups under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. A notification in this regard was issued by the …
Read More »Attack on MLA Sandoa: AAP seeks CBI probe, white paper on illegal mining
Sukhpal Khaira said the attack on the MLA had exposed the Amarinder government for its failure to control illegal mining in the state. Chandigarh : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday demanded a court-monitored Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the assault on Rupnagar MLA Amarjit Singh Sandoa …
Read More »Security tightened for Amarnath Yatra due to rise in terrorist activity
The two-month long pilgrimage to the 3,880 metre high cave shrine of Amarnath will commence on June 28. Jammu: Ahead of this year’s Amarnath yatra, the security forces have been strengthened across the International Border (IB) and the Line of Control (LoC) to neutralize any attempt of infiltration by terrorists. …
Read More »International Yoga Day 2018: Baba Ramdev leads 1.05 lakh yoga enthusiasts to create new Guinness World Record
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia and more than 1.05 lakhs yoga enthusiasts have made it to the Guinness Book of World Records on International Yoga Day 2018, by becoming the largest group to practice asanas together. KOTA: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia …
Read More »4th International Yoga Day live updates: PM Modi leads celebrations, advocates good health
Yoga has become an integral part of lives around the world and its many benefits are now backed by scientific research. New Delhi: The enormous benefits of Yoga for the human mind and body is now an established fact backed by scientific research. More importantly, it is backed by countless …
Read More »Massive Ohio barn fire chars 5000 pigs
One of the firefighters injured his arm at the scene. He was treated at a hospital and later released. COLUMBUS — A massive fire in a barn in Ohio has killed nearly 5,000 pigs and destroyed the entire facility on Wednesday. Firefighters from five counties battled to control the blaze. …
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