At least four policemen were injured when militants attacked them while they guarding a playground in Manipur's newly-created Noney district, officials said on Friday. Sub-inspector Bikash and three constables were given first aid in the Assam Rifles camp in Noney, and later transferred to hospitals here for better medical treatment, police said. The a...
Jammu city on Friday witnessed the season's coldest night so far as the minimum temperature dropped to 6.5 degrees Celsius while Leh in the Ladakh region recorded minus 13.2 degrees Celsius, the town's lowest temperature this season so far. "At 6.5 degrees Celsius, the city recorded this season's coldest night so far. Leh recorded minus 13.2...
Jammu, Dec 16 An army official in Jammu and Kashmir shot herself dead with her service pistol, police said here on Friday. "Major Anita Kumari, 36, ended her life with her service pistol at Bari Brahmana official residence here on Thursday night," police said. "Kumari belonged to Chamba area in Himachel Pradesh and posted in 259 field supply depot here," polic...
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British Prime Minister Theresa May wants an early deal on Britons living in the European Union countries, the media reported on Friday....
India has called for the adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) to prevent terrorists getting weapons of mass destruction (WMD)....
DMK President M. Karunanidhi was admitted to Kauvery Hospital again on Thursday night due to throat and lung infection, said the hospital. ...
In a short video message posted online, Assad said that the word "congratulations" is not enough to describe his army's victory in the Aleppo city, which has seen the evacuation of the last remaining rebels inside on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported....
The United Kingdom's fertility regulator gave a cautious go-ahead on Thursday to the in-vitro fertilisation of human eggs carrying genetic material from three parents in a bid to avoid children inheriting terrible diseases and also to protect future generations....
Punjab Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh and former Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal are among the 61 candidates announced by the party on Thursday in its first list for the upcoming assembly elections....
