15 dead, over dozen injured, in stampede at New Delhi Railway Station

NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (PTI): At least 15 people were killed and more than a dozen injured in a stampede that broke out late Saturday night at the New Delhi Railway Station, officials said. The stampede was preceded by a swell in crowd of passengers waiting to board trains to Prayagraj — where the Maha […]
CBSE Class 10, 12 board exams begin, over 42 lakh students set to appear at 7,800 centres

New Delhi, Feb 15 (PTI) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board exams for Class 10 and 12 began on Saturday with over 42 lakh students set to appear for them at over 7,800 centres across the country and abroad. According to board officials, a total of 24.12 lakh Class 10 students will appear […]
New journey began in JK after historic abrogation of Article 370: Vice Prez Dhankhar

Katra (J-K), Feb 15 (PTI) A new journey began in Jammu and Kashmir after the “historic” abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 with the sacred region no longer considered a conflict zone and the hopes of its people soaring high, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Saturday. In an apparent reference to BJP ideologue Syama Prasad […]
3 AAP councillors join BJP, boost its chances in mayoral poll in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 15 (PTI) Three AAP councilors switched over to the BJP on Saturday, boosting its chances of victory in the upcoming MCD mayoral poll. Welcoming the councilors, city BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said Delhi will have a “triple engine” government — at the Centre, assembly and municipal level — at the right time […]
Employees should be given chance to prove their innocence: CM Omar on termination of govt officials

Jammu, Feb 15: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that the employees, who have been terminated over alleged terror links, should be listened to and that appropriate action be taken, if they fail to prove innocence. Speaking to reporters, Omar Abdullah said that everyone is innocent until proven guilty as per the law of […]
J&K resident among 119 deportees from US to land in Amritsar today

Srinagar, Feb 15: A resident from Jammu and Kashmir is among the 119 Indians being deported from the United States as part of the latest mass deportation effort, reports said on Saturday. This is the second such flight in less than two weeks, following the February 5 repatriation of 104 Indians from the US. The […]
Security forces recover arms, ammunition in north Kashmir’s Kupwara

Srinagar, Feb 15: Security forces on recovered arms and ammunition in general area of Bandi Mohalla Channipura pain in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Taking on micro-blogging platform X, the army’s Chinar Corps wrote, “On 14 Feb 2025, based on specific intelligence inputs, a Joint Search Operation was launched by IndianArmy and JmuKmrPolice in general area […]
Govt terminates three employees over alleged terror links

Srinagar, Feb 15: In continuation of the crackdown on employees allegedly involved in anti-India activities, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has terminated the services of three government employees linked to militancy-related cases. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha ordered the dismissal of police constable Firdous Ahmad Bhat, teacher Mohammad Ashraf Bhat and forest department orderly Nisar Ahmad […]
UN climate chief calls India ‘solar superpower’, urges it to submit stronger climate action plan

New Delhi, Feb 15 (PTI) UN climate chief Simon Stiell has called India a “solar superpower” and urged it to develop an ambitious climate plan covering its entire economy, saying that an even stronger embrace of the global clean energy boom will supercharge its economic rise. Stiell, who is in India to attend the ET […]
Select Committee of Lok Sabha to examine Income Tax Bill constituted

New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday constituted a 31-member Select Committee of the lower house to examine the Income Tax Bill. To be headed by BJP’s Baijayant Panda, the panel is mandated to submit its report by the first day of the next session. The ongoing Budget Session will […]