The Indian Army on Tuesday said within 100 hours of the February 14 Pulwama attack on a CRPF convoy that left 40 troopers dead, it eliminated the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) leadership that planned and executed the deadly carnage. This was stated by Lt Gen K.S. Dhillon of the 15 Corps Commander, at a joint press briefing […]
The Delhi government has cancelled the Fire Safety Certificate issued to 14 more guest houses in Karol Bagh, after a fire tragedy in a hotel last week, taking the number of establishments being shut for violating safety norms to 71 in four days. “On Saturday, inspections were carried out again by the (Fire Department) teams […]
The Jammu and Kashmir authorities on Sunday evening withdrew the security cover provided to five separatist leaders, including Mirwaiz Umer Farooq. “The security cover of five separatist leaders — Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, professor Abdul Gani Bhat, Bilal Lone, Hashim Qureshi and Shabir Ahmad Shah — has been withdrawn,” confirmed state government sources. In line with […]
Amid dragging speculation whether he will take the plunge or not, superstar Rajinikanth on Sunday announced that he will not contest the coming Lok Sabha elections nor will he support any political party. In a statement on a letterhead of his fan club Rajini Makkal Mandram (RMM), a former bus conductor who enjoys frenzied following […]
Washington, US President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency to fund his planned border wall with Mexico, the White House has said. He will sign a border security bill to avert a government shutdown, but also act to bypass Congress and use military funds for the wall, a statement said. Senior Democrats have responded by […]
Srinagar, The toll from Thursday’s terror attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Jammu and Kashmir rose to 45 as two more troopers succumbed to their injuries, officials said on Friday. Besides, 38 others were wounded in the worst-ever terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir. The attack took place around 3.15 p.m. […]
Bucharest, France, Germany and seven other EU nations on Thursday gave their support to a proposed initiative that would create a temporary mechanism to accommodate migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, which has become a sore point in the bloc’s migrant policy as countries like Italy feel overburdened and have begun refusing docking permission to […]
In a major relief to farmers, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) here on Thursday raised the collateral-free agriculture loans’ limit to Rs 1.6 lakh from Rs 1 lakh. “Keeping in view the overall inflation and rise in agriculture input costs, it has been decided to raise the limit for collateral-free agriculture loans from Rs […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on CBI Joint Director M. Nageswara Rao and prosecution in-charge S. Bhasuram Subha Ram for transferring a CBI officer probing the Muzaffarpur shelter home case despite the courts embargo against the transfer of investigating officials. In a sudden turn of events, the apex court initiated contempt proceedings […]
Mumbai, In a surprise move that could bring down home and auto loans, the RBI on Thursday went the whole hog by not only lowering its key lending rate for commercial banks by 25 basis points (bps) to 6.25 per cent, but also turned accommodative changing its monetary policy stance from “calibrated tightening” to “neutral”. […]