36 suicides reported among armed forces in 2019: NCRB

433 personnel ended lives in six years

New Delhi: Thirty-six security personnel under the command of the Union Home Ministry died by suicide in 2019, taking the number of such cases to 433 in six years, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data. Of the 433 suicide deaths among the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel during the six-year […]

CRPF officer commits suicide in Doda

Bhaderwah: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Wednesday allegedly ended his life by shooting himself with his service rifle in Jammu Doda district, officials said. Amrit Bhardwaj (52) of the 33rd battalion shot himself soon after returning to his barrack in the premises of police complex at Kotli here […]

LAC Row : India, China holds another round of Brigade Commander-level talks

New Delhi: Days after China’s “provocative actions” in Pangong lake area in eastern Ladakh, the situation in the region remained sensitive on Wednesday while army commanders from both sides held another round of talks to defuse tensions, government sources said. The army of the two countries held Brigade Commander-level talks in Chushul with a focus […]

China doubling the size of its nuclear arsenal: Pentagon

Washington: China is seeking to “at least double” the number of its nuclear warheads in the next decade from the “low- 200s” now, according to a Pentagon report. This is the first time the US military has disclosed China’s nuclear warhead count, Fox News reported. The report detailing China’s growing military capabilities comes amid mounting […]

India reeling under ‘Modi-made disasters’: Rahul

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the state of the economy, rise in COVID-19 cases and “external aggression” at borders, alleging that India is reeling under “Modi-made disasters”. His attack comes after official data showed on Monday that the country’s economy suffered its worst slump […]

Remove Kashmir issue from UNSC agenda, says India

United Nations: India at the UN has called for permanently removing the issue of Jammu and Kashmir under the outdated agenda item of the India-Pakistan question’ from the Security Council’s agenda, saying such “irrational exuberance” has no takers in a dignified world. In a veiled attack on Pakistan, India said that there is a delegation […]

I-T dept raids businessmen involved in cross-LoC trade

New Delhi: The Income Tax Department on Wednesday conducted raids against three “prominent” businessmen based in Srinagar and Kupwara districts of Jammu and Kashmir on charges of tax evasion linked to the cross-border trade with Pakistan that was suspended by India last year, officials said. “These operations have, prima facie, led to the detection of […]