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Army officer killed, 6 soldiers injured in Siachen Glacier tent fire

An army officer was killed and six other soldiers injured in a tent fire incident in Siachen Glacier area of Ladakh on Wednesday, army sources said.

Jul 19, 2023

Karnataka govt to start registration for Griha Lakshmi scheme, Congress says it's world biggest DBT scheme for women

The Congress on Wednesday said that it will be launching the party's Griha Lakshmi scheme, which was announced in the run up to the assembly elections earlier this year, in Karnataka to transfer Rs 2,000 each to 1.11 crore women head of families.

Jul 19, 2023

Forest employees attacked by terrorists in Kashmir while checking timber smuggling [details]

As the Forest Department has intensified its campaign to check the illegal falling of trees in Kashmir, terrorists attacked some officials to create fear among employees deployed in checking timber smuggling.

Jul 19, 2023

Rains wreak havoc in J&K's Bani area: Eight killed as two houses collapsed, red alert in Jammu province [details]

All national highways closed; Katra town recorded the all-time highest rainfall in the last 43 years. All schools closed in Doda and Kisthwar districts.

Jul 19, 2023

Man loses slippers outside temple, calls cops; Mangaluru police jump into action, solve case [details]

Man dials 112 to find his slippers that were stolen from outside a place of worship; cops respond immediately and even trace the thief through CCTV footage.

Jul 19, 2023

Saudi Arabia's Reforms, India-Saudi Relations, and the Fight against Extremism

In recent decades, the Saudis have spent up to an estimated $100 billion spreading Wahhabism and perpetuating the notion that they are Islam's caretaker.

Jul 19, 2023

5 Persons held in Bengaluru, major terror plot averted

The seized items from the suspects included seven pistols, numerous live bullets, a walkie-talkie, and materials used for explosives.

Jul 19, 2023

47 kids make miraculous escape as Jaipur hospital ICU catches fire

Forty-seven children made a miraculous escape after a fire broke out in an ICU of the JK Lon Hospital in Jaipur -- the biggest hospital for children run by the Rajasthan governmen

Jul 19, 2023

Second Jolt: Former minister Teegala Krishna Reddy quits BRS to join Congress

This will be the second jolt to the BRS after former minister Jupally Krishna Rao, former Khammam MP Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy and 33 others quit the ruling party to join the Congress

Jul 19, 2023

This sugar killing honeybees may help fight cancer

A sugar that is crucial to many physiological processes in humans, but lethal to honeybees, can help inhibit the growth of cancer cells, according to a study.

Jul 18, 2023

Minority killing case: SAI conducts raids at multiple locations in south Kashmir [details]

Five days after the Shopian terror attack in which three migrant labourers from Bihar were injured, J&K Police ordered an inquiry, attached local SHO.

Jul 18, 2023

Priyanka Gandhi leading choice as the face of Opposition: CVoter Survey

In case Rahul Gandhi is not an electoral candidate in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra seems to be the leading pick as the face of a combined opposition for the polls.

Jul 18, 2023

BJP courts allies – new and old; holds NDA meet in Delhi: Counters Opposition Unity Meeting [details]

PM Modi, ahead of the meeting, attacked the opposition leaders and parties and called them an alliance of, "corruption and dynasty politics."

Jul 18, 2023

Opposition meet ends with 26 parties agreeing to put up united fight against BJP under 'INDIA' banner

The 26 opposition parties have decided to give a new name to their alliance, which will be known as Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said.

Jul 18, 2023

Four more terrorists eliminated in J&K's Poonch district, war-like store recovered from encounter site [details]

After three dreaded terror attacks, forces have launched Operation Trenatra in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri to eliminate terrorists active in this mountainous belt.

Jul 18, 2023