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The BSF and Army officials in Jammu said that the Pakistani troops violated the November 2003 ceasefire twice during the day. (Representational Image)

Minor girl, BSF official killed, 15 others injured in Pak shelling in J&K's Poonch

They resorted to unprovoked mortar shelling early Monday morning and also in afternoon.

01 Apr 2019 8:37 PM

The Commission said that it is 'seriously disturbed' by the reported inhumane treatment meted out to the woman. (Representational image)

27-year-old Kerala woman starved to death for dowry: NCW demands strict action

Asking suo motu cognizance of the media report titled 'starved for dowry, woman dies at 20 kg', the NCW has issued a letter to Police.

01 Apr 2019 7:25 PM

Thushar Vellappally is the son of Vellappally Natesan, who is the general secretary of the influential Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam, which works for the welfare of Ezhava community, a backward caste with sizeable population in the state. (Photo: Facebook)

Thushar Vellappally, BJP ally to fight against Rahul in Wayanad

The Congress had said on Sunday that Gandhi will contest from the Kerala seat.

01 Apr 2019 6:20 PM

I don’t think any news organisation can claim that what they print is gospel, we have the right to check what has been published,” the party spokesperson Manish Tewari told reporters. (Photo: File)

Congress denies claims of linked 687 accounts, page by Facebook

It emerged that the Congress party allegedly used bots to booster Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s presence on twitter.

01 Apr 2019 5:48 PM

Facebook removes Congress linked 687 accounts, party denies claims

It emerged that the Congress party allegedly used bots to booster Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s presence on twitter.

01 Apr 2019 5:13 PM

Vadra, brother-in-law of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, is facing allegations of money laundering in purchase of a London-based property at 12, Bryanston Square worth 1.9 million pounds. (Photo: File)

Robert Vadra gets anticipatory bail, needs permission to leave country

The court said Vadra will not leave the country without prior permission.

01 Apr 2019 4:35 PM

Minor girl killed, 3 injured in J&K’s Poonch shelling by Pakistan

More details are awaited.

01 Apr 2019 4:16 PM

A traffic police constable here became a social media star for his impeccable dedication towards his duty amid a heavy downpour that lashed the state on Sunday. (Photo: ANI)

Watch: Assam traffic cop carry out duty in heavy downpour, becomes social media star

The constable was seen manning traffic without a raincoat, amid heavy rain at one of the busiest intersection of the city.

01 Apr 2019 4:15 PM

On January 28, the apex court had asked the Centre and the state to provide details of the functional centres in Assam and foreigners detained in them during the last 10 years. (Image: File)

Detention of foreigners: SC directs Assam chief secy to appear before it on April 8

The bench was hearing a plea on the condition of detention centres in Assam and the prolonged detention of foreigners there.

01 Apr 2019 3:00 PM

A CRPF vehicle had suffered slight damage when a Santro car went up in flames after an explosion at Tethar village, seven kms from Banihal, shortly after a Jammu-bound convoy crossed the Jawahar Tunnel, the gateway to Kashmir valley. (Photo: ANI)

Suspect terrorist behind abortive bid to target CRPF convoy arrested in J&K

The forensic experts and a team of NIA visited Banihal and inspected the scene to help in the investigation.

01 Apr 2019 1:45 PM

Identified as Faiyaz Ahmed Lone, the terrorist was evading arrest since 2005 and was carrying a bounty of Rs 2 lakh on his head, Delhi Police said. (Photo: ANI)

Wanted JeM terrorist Faiyaz Ahmed Lone arrested in Delhi

A non-bailable warrant had been issued against the JeM terrorist.

01 Apr 2019 1:26 PM

Authorities had claimed that the meeting was violation of ‘model code of conduct’, Dreze clarified that the ‘code of conduct’ is for political parties and not for citizens. (Photo: File)

Before we could say ‘chowkidaar’, we were in police station: Jean Dreze

Speaking about future, Dreze said work will continue as before and is not the first time that a meeting of this sort was disrupted.

01 Apr 2019 1:17 PM

Bisada lynching accused Vishal (right-bearded man in white shirt) at CM Yogi Adityanath’s rally in Bisada village, Sunday, March 31, 2019.(Photo: Screengrab)

Watch: Dadri mob accused attend, cheer at Yogi Adityanath's rally

Men were seen cheering for the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and chanting 'Yogi Yogi' loudly along with his friends.

01 Apr 2019 11:33 AM

The Andaman and the Nicobar archipelago is prone to earthquakes. (Photo: AFP)

Nine earthquakes hit Andaman-Nicobar Islands in span of two hours

The first jolt with a magnitude of 4.9 occurred at 5.14 am, followed by another jolt with a magnitude of 5 a couple of minutes later.

01 Apr 2019 9:53 AM

However, the officials claimed that it was a clean operation and no collateral damage happened during the encounter. (Photo: File/ Representational Image)

4 militants killed, 3 army personnel injured in Pulwama encounter

The search operation turned into an encounter after militants fired upon the security forces, official said.

01 Apr 2019 9:44 AM

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah (Photo: PTI)

Omar Abdullah does not favour coalition govt in J&K

The final phase of Lok Sabha election is on May 19 and the counting of votes is on May 23.

01 Apr 2019 7:13 AM

UP CM Yogi Adityanath at an election rally in Ghaziabad on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Bullet and bomb BJP’s way to deal with terror: Yogi

The BJP leader accused the previous Congress-led UPA govt of “serving biryani” to terrorists and having a soft approach towards handling terrorism.

01 Apr 2019 7:01 AM

BJP conspiracy to divide dalit votes, says Mayawati

Azad had announced earlier this month that he will contest the general elections from Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency.

01 Apr 2019 3:10 AM

It all started with the enrolment of estranged BJD Lok Sabha member Baijayant Panda on March 4, 2019. (Photo: PTI)

BJP going all out to wrest power from BJD in Odisha

Of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Northeast, the BJP eyes nearly 20 seats while from the 21 seats in Odisha.

01 Apr 2019 2:58 AM

However, the Congress in Himachal is still betting on its veteran leaders like Virbadhra Singh, 84, who is also leading the campaign in Himachal for the party. (Photo: PTI)

Himachal: Cong’s old guard faces challenge from youth

The BJP decided not to field veteran BJP leader and two-time former chief minister Shanta Kumar from Kangra constituency in the forthcoming elections.

01 Apr 2019 2:47 AM

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