Category: India News

Shah Faesal sent back to Kashmir from Delhi, detained under PSA in Srinagar

Srinagar, Aug 14: Former IAS officer Shah Faesal was detained by authorities at the Delhi airport on Wednesday and sent back to Kashmir, officials said. Faesal was again detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) on his arrival in Srinagar, they said.  He was bound for Istanbul, the officials […]

J-K Governor’s invitation to Rahul Gandhi was never sincere: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Aug 14: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday hit out at Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik, saying his invitation to Rahul Gandhi to visit the state was a “tool of propaganda” and never sincere. He said alleging that Rahul Gandhi has put conditions is […]

HP lashed by heavy rains, yellow warning for weekend

Shimla, Aug 14: The MeT department has issued a fresh yellow weather warning for heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh on August 16 and 17, an official said on Wednesday. Chamba, Sirmaur, Kangra, Hamirpur and Mandi, among others have received heavy rains during the last 24 hours, he said. Heavy […]

All 6 accused in Pehlu Khan lynching case acquitted

Jaipur, Aug 14: An Alwar court on Wednesday acquitted all six accused in the lynching of Pehlu Khan, killed two years ago by a mob that set upon him while he was transporting cows. The Additional Judicial Magistrate acquitted the six men, giving them benefit of the doubt, according […]

Exports rise 2.25 pc in July; trade deficit narrows

New Delhi, Aug 14: India’s exports grew by 2.25 per cent to USD 26.33 billion in July, government data showed on Wednesday. Imports, however, slipped by 10.43 per cent to USD 39.76 billion, narrowing trade deficit to USD 13.43 billion in July. The deficit was USD 18.63 billion in […]

Modi set to deliver his sixth straight I-Day speech

New Delhi, Aug 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver on Thursday his sixth straight Independence Day speech and is expected to touch on a host of issues, ranging from his government’s landmark decision on Jammu and Kashmir to the state of economy. This will also be his first […]

Rains lash MP, several rivers in spate, three dead in Mandsaur

Bhopal/Mandsaur, Aug 14: Three people, including a woman and her daughter, drowned in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday as around 3,000 people were shifted to relief camps following a heavy downpour. Almost the entire state is receiving rains, and some areas are expected to have “very heavy […]

India needs time to restore order in Kashmir: Supreme Court judge

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD – Indian authorities need more time to restore order in Kashmir, a Supreme Court justice said on Tuesday as a security clampdown entered a ninth day since New Delhi revoked the region’s special status, triggering protests. The court is hearing an activist’s petition seeking to lift […]

Kerala rains: Toll climbs to 88, 40 still missing

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 13: Rain-battered North Kerala is slowly limping back to normalcy, even as the toll in the monsoon fury in the state rose to 88 on Tuesday morning and 40 people were still missing. Over 2.52 lakh people have taken shelter in 1,332 relief camps across the […]

Seven TN fishermen arrested by SL navy

Rameswaram(TN), Aug 13: Seven Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing off Neduntheevu early on Tuesday, a fishermen association leader said here. The naval personnel also drove away more than 2,000 fisherfolks who were engaged in fishing in their territorial waters besides snapping […]

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