A policeman and an Ulfa militant were killed during an anti-insurgency operation...
Security forces killed one militant in an ongoing gunfight in Srinagar's densely...
Srinagar, May 5 A civilian was killed after being hit by a vehicle during protests by residents of an old Srinagar city area amid a gunfight between security forces and militants. Locals alleged that a vehicle of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) ran over Adil Ahmed Yadoo as people protested and clashed with security forces near the...
A policeman and an Ulfa militant were killed during an anti-insurgency operation on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, police said on Saturday. The incident took place late Friday at the Kuzupathar village in Tinsukia district. The slain policeman has been identified as Officer-in-Charge of Bordumsa Police station Bhaskar Kalita while the terrorist is yet...
Launching a fresh attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday questioned his silence on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders facing corruption charges. "Dear Modi ji, You talk a lot. Problem is, your actions don't match your words. Here's a primer on your candidate selection in Karnataka," Gandhi tweete...
Security forces killed one militant in an ongoing gunfight in Srinagar's densely populated Chatabal area on Saturday, police said. Following a tip-off about the presence of militants in the area, security forces including state police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel surrounded Gasi Mohalla. "One holed-up militant is still engaged in the ...
Gangtok, May 5 (IANS) Calling upon the Central and Sikkim governments to consider granting the ST status to all the indigenous communities of the state in alignment with a constitutional provision, a resolution has affirmed that it would ensure lasting peace and prosperity. "We recommend to the government of Sikkim and th...
Former US President George H.W. Bush has been discharged from Houston's Methodist Hospital where he had been hospitalised in April after contracting an infection, according to his spokesman, Jim McGrath. "His doctors report he is doing well and is happy to return home," McGrath tweeted on Friday. Bush, 93, had been admitted to the hospital after contrac...
A massive quake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale jolted Hawaii residents were evacuating from their homes following a volcanic eruption that has not showed any signs of slowing down, authorities said. The temblor that struck 16 km southwest of Leilani Estates at 12.32 p.m., on Friday, was one of more than 110 earthquakes tha...
Israel has withdrawn from the election for a two-year term on the Security Council that pitted it against Germany and Belgium. Israel's UN Mission announced the decision shortly before a debate between the three candidates was due to start at the UN on Friday afternoon. "After consulting with our partners, including our good friends, the Sta...
