MUMBAI: A fire erupted onboard an indigenous frigate ship undergoing refit at Mumbai's Naval Dockyard which was swiftly doused, an official said on Monday.
A disturbing trend is emerging in Uttarakhand, where the growing popularity of live-in relationships is being matched by a simultaneous increase in cases of violence against women. The new phenomenon, known as 'Bin Phere Hum Tere', is…
MUMBAI: Heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai on the second consecutive day on Monday, with some areas receiving up to 34 mm of rainfall in just one hour in the morning, affecting local train services during the rush hour between Kalyan and…
RAJOURI/JAMMU: Army troops foiled a terrorist attack on a security post in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district early on Monday and launched a cordon and search operation to track them down, officials said.
SRINAGAR: A gunfight is going on between militants and army men after militants attacked the house of Village Defence Committee (VDC) member in a remote village in border district of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.
NEW DELHI: The NDA government has cleared the consideration of a private member’s bill that seeks to grant every citizen the right to free internet access while ensuring equal access to people from backward and remote regions of the…
KOLKATA: The violence in the neighbouring Bangladesh led West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Benerjee to emphasize that the state was ready to welcome all Bangladeshi refugees who would flee the country in view of the violence and bloodshed.…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) personnel on Sunday carried out a life-saving evacuation operation off the coast of Gujarat. In another operation, the ICG has mobilised more assets to augment firefighting efforts onboard the…
SRINAGAR: The security agencies would soon be launching “Operation All Out” in Jammu to tackle militancy in the region, which has emerged as a new militant hotspot in the last few years.
NEW DELHI: Complacency of the Indian security establishment, the armed forces and intelligence agencies has led to increased terrorist threats in the Jammu region, experts believe.
PATNA: The five-day Monsoon session of Bihar assembly, which will begin from Monday, is likely to be stormy as the RJD-led grand alliance is all set to corner the state government on various issues including the alleged rising crime graph,…
BHOPAL: The Ujjain municipal corporation in Madhya Pradesh made a U-turn on Sunday, a day after asking shop owners to display their names and mobile numbers outside their establishments in the ancient city, a directive that came on the…
With thousands of devotees from different parts of the country visiting the Amarnath cave in south Kashmir Himalayas every day since the start of yatra on June 29, it is expected that a record number of yatris may perform the pilgrimage…
Biju Janata Dal chief Naveen Patnaik’s bureaucrat-turned-politician former aide V K Pandian is at the centre of discussion between old allies BJP and BJD. According to sources, the BJP has reached out to Naveen Patnaik for his party’s…
NEW DELHI: With the Budget session starting from Monday, the BJP-led NDA is all prepared to take on a united Opposition set to corner the government in Parliament on issues ranging from the NEET paper leak case to railway safety, sources…
NEW DELHI: Dropping hints that the Budget session of Parliament starting Monday is going to be stormy, the all-party meeting on Sunday saw Opposition parties demanding discussion on a number of contentious issues, including the NEET fiasco…
BHOPAL: Two women were nearly buried in murrum (red soil used to construct roads) while protesting the construction of a road by their relatives on disputed land in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh.
PUNE: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday said the Mahayuti constituents, including the NCP led by him, are free to contest local bodies elections independently.
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has moved the Supreme Court against the directives by the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route must display the names of their owners.
NEW DELHI: In a distressing case, a mentally challenged mother and daughter, lost their sense of self and walked naked from Chhattisgarh to Odisha. They reportedly did not receive any assistance from onlookers or the governments of either…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea filed by an NGO challenging the Uttar Pradesh government's order requiring all shopkeepers and eatery owners to display their names and other details in areas where the…
GUWAHATI: A young Bangladeshi risked his life to help 15 Indian medical students escape the country amidst anti-government protests against job quotas.
NEW DELHI: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday said that its troops deployed along the eastern frontier are on “high alert” in view of widespread violence in Bangladesh, as they facilitated the return of nearly 380 students from the…
PATHANKOT: Annoyed over an unattended SUV in front of his shop, a 36-year-old man planted a bomb hoax in Pathankot to get it removed, police on Sunday said.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on July 22, a batch of PILs, including those of two NGOs, seeking a court-monitored probe into the Electoral Bonds Scheme (EBS) which was struck down by the SC in February.
NEW DELHI: Reports suggesting that only coaching factories in Rajasthan (Kota and Sikar) or specialized coaching centers in Kerala and Gujarat excelled in the NEET UG scores declared on Saturday are only partially true. While traditional…
NEW DELHI: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has lodged a complaint with the Indian cyber security agencies including of I4C under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) about instances of some “inappropriate content” popping up on…
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Sunday the Agniveers of the state who return after serving the country will be accommodated in various departments of the state and a provision for reservation will also be…
CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government on Sunday ordered suspension of mobile internet and the bulk SMS services in Nuh district for 24 hours ahead of the Braj Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra that was marred by violence last year.
SAMBA/JAMMU: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Sunday said the spike in terrorist attacks in the recent past would be no justification to delay assembly elections, which were held even in 1996 when militancy was at its…