At least eight drone sorties, carrying a total of 80 kg of weapons (arms and ammunition), were sent across the border into Punjab by Pakistan-based Khalistani terror groups between September 9 and 16, officials in security agencies and the Punjab Police have confirmed on condition of anonymity. The entire […]
Trump encourages PM Modi to improve relations with Pak: White House
US President Donald Trump “encouraged” Prime Minister Narendra Modi to improve relations with Pakistan and fulfill his promise to better the lives of the Kashmiri people, according to a readout issued by the White House of the bilateral meeting between the two leaders. Prime Minister Modi and President Trump met on Tuesday on […]
MiG-21 aircraft on training mission crashes near Gwalior air base, pilots safe
An Indian Air Force MiG-21 aircraft crashed on Wednesday morning soon after take-off from the Gwalior air base, an IAF official has said. Both the pilots ejected safely from the fighter aircraft. They are safe. An IAF official said the MiG-21 was on a routine training mission. The aircraft is […]
China ‘misread’ India’s decision to repeal Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir: Jaishankar
External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that China had “misread” India’s decision to nullify Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The government had divided the state to two union territories—J&K and Ladakh. China had said that the decision to make Ladakh a union territory […]
From saffron to red: MI5 closely tracked Nagpur journalist studying in London
British intelligence service MI5 closely tracked Gopal Mukund Huddar, a journalist from Nagpur studying in London in the 1930s, intercepting and transcribing his letters back home and recording his activities in London, Spain and colonial India. Born in 1902 in Mandla in today’s Madhya Pradesh, Huddar made the transformation of […]
PMC Bank: What it means for account holders
The Reserve Bank of India imposed a number of restrictions on the Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank (PMC Bank) on Tuesday, leading to chaotic scenes outside most of its branches in Mumbai. The regulatory restrictions imposed on the bank will be in place for the next six months with effect from September […]
A master in surveillance, Rajeev Kumar can’t be tracked down easily, say Kolkata cops
For the first time in its history, Kolkata is watching a team of detectives visiting hotels, resorts and government offices to track down Rajeev Kumar, a former commissioner of the city police. As the unique manhunt entered its twelfth day on Tuesday, some officers whom 53-year-old Rajeev Kumar led till a few months […]
Health care for all by 2030: India at UNGA
World leaders adopted a high-level United Nations Political Declaration on universal health coverage (UHC) at the opening plenary of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) high-level week that began on Monday. It is the most comprehensive set of health commitments ever adopted. Countries, including India, made a financial and political commitment […]
Hold on for PM Narendra Modi’s meet, says India on Trump’s Pakistan mediation remark
As US President Donald Trump again spoke about his willingness to mediate between India and Pakistan, India on Tuesday asserted that New Delhi’s position on third party mediation was well known and had been underlined in the past. “Well, I think there is a meeting tomorrow between the Prime Minister […]
Bank unions defer proposed 2-day strike; operations to be normal on September 26-27
Officers’ unions of public sector banks have deferred the proposed two-day strike following an assurance from Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar to look into their concerns. Four unions of bank officers had threatened to go on a two-day strike from September 26 to protest against the consolidation of 10 state-run lenders […]
Police cannot attach immovable properties during investigation of criminal case: SC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that police cannot attach immovable properties during investigation of a criminal case. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna held that Section 102 of CrPC does not include the power of police to seize and attach immovable […]
14-inch gap in tracks; Rajdhani, Magadh Exp passengers have narrow escape
The passengers of two trains – the Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express and Magadh Express – had a miraculous escape on Tuesday when the driver of the second train saw a major fracture in the rail tracks in the nick of time and applied emergency brakes. The Islampur-Delhi Magadh Express, which was […]
Rural housing scheme success hinges on Opposition states this year
The Centre’s flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) depends heavily on key non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states to meet its targets for this year — these states account for around 60% of houses that have to be built in 2019-2020 under the housing scheme for rural poor, government officials said […]
UP cop kills herself after ‘harassment’ by colleagues
A 22-year-old constable posted in Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh allegedly killed herself on Sunday night, police said on Monday, adding that the woman had named two colleagues for harassment. The body of the woman was found in a barrack for policewomen at the Kotwali police station of Ballia district […]
Uttarakhand lad makes it into Nepal national cricket team
Uttarakhand-based Ishaan Pandey has made it into the national cricket team of Nepal. Born in Haridwar where he also did his schooling, Pandey’s family has been living in Kankhal area of Haridwar since independence, where they are involved with a charitable ashram. A left handed opening batsman, Ishaan tried to […]