PIL in HC for population control in India
New Delhi, (PTI) A PIL was moved in the Delhi High Court on Tuesday seeking directions to the Centre to implement population control measures on the ground that population explosion was the root cause behind rise in crimes, pollution and dearth of resources and jobs in the country. The petition by BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, […]
Modi meets Pranab Mukherjee, seeks his blessings
New Delhi (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday called on former president and veteran Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee to seek his blessings. Modi, who will take oath as the prime minister for the second time on Thursday, described the former president as a “statesman”. “Meeting Pranab Da is always an enriching experience. His knowledge and insights […]
Gunfight Rages in Kachwan forests in Kokernag
Kokernag: A gunfight broke out between government forces and militants in forests of Kachwan area of Kokernag area of Anantnag district. An official told KNO that on specific inputs about the presence of militants in woods a joint team of forces including 19 RR launched search operation in the area. On intensifying search operation […]
Modi’s swearing-in: Dialogue on Kashmir, Siachen, Sir Creek disputes significant instead of attending swearing-in ceremony says Pak FM
Karachi, (PTI) Pakistan has tried to downplay India’s decision not to invite Imran Khan for Narendra Modi’s swearing-in on Thursday, saying the Indian Prime Minister’s “internal politics” does not permit him to extend an invitation to his Pakistani counterpart. The government on Monday announced in New Delhi that it has invited leaders from BIMSTEC countries to […]
Students clash with forces in north Kashmir’s Sopore
By Bilal Ahmad Sopore: Clashes erupted between students and government forces after protesters tried to march on streets in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday noon. According to eyewitnesses students of Govt Degree College Sopore staged a protest inside college campus against the killing of Ansar Gazwatul Hind (AGH) Cheif Zakir Musa last […]
Five die after drinking spurious liquor in Barabanki
Barabanki (UP) (PTI) At least five people died and several others were taken ill after consuming spurious liquor in Ramnagar area of Barabanki district, police said Tuesday.The locals belonging to Raniganj and adjoining villages were taken ill after consuming liquor on Monday night and rushed to Ramnagar Community Health Centre (CHC), police said. While five of […]
Man held for killing his wife
Palghar, (PTI) A 48-year-old man was Tuesday arrested from Palghar district of Maharashtra for allegedly killing his wife Monday, police said. According to police, the accused, Divat Dusar, was disturbed since his wife, Suman (45), refused to live with him for some reasons, as a result of which the couple used to fight often, a police […]
Sensex rises over 100 pts; Nifty above 11,900
Mumbai, May 28 (PTI) The benchmark BSE Sensex advanced over 100 points in early trade Tuesday amid positive domestic and global cues and unabated foreign fund inflow.The 30-share index was trading 98.04 points, or 0.25 per cent, higher at 39,781.33. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty rose 24.75 points, or 0.21 per cent, to 11,949.50. In the […]
Rupee slips 22 paise to 69.73 vs USD in early trade
Mumbai, May 28 (PTI) The rupee opened on a weak note and declined by 22 paise to 69.73 against the US dollar in early trade Tuesday, owing to increased demand for the greenback from importers and banks. Forex traders said the strengthening of the greenback vis-a-vis other currencies overseas and weak opening in domestic equities added […]
Northern Army Commander, 16 Corps Commander had left minutes before PAF bombed Brigade Headquarters in Jammu on Feb 27
New Delhi: Two top Indian Army commanders, Northern Army Commander Lt Gen. Ranbir Singh and 16 Corps Commander Lt Gen. Paramjit Singh, had stepped out of the Brigade Headquarters “minutes before” the Pakistan Air Force fighter jets dropped a bomb near an Indian defence installation in Jammu and Kashmir on 27 February post Balakote strikes. According […]
