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Director General Police Dilbagh Singh said that Nasir Chadroo was Commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen Group that was neutralized in today’s encounter in Pazalpora area of Bijbehara town. He identified another slain terrorist as Javaid Ahmad and the identity of the third slain terrorist is being ascertained. Mr Singh added that the trio were involved … Read more

A three-member team of investigators of the Central agency, arrested P Chidambaram under the provision of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED had filed a criminal case under the PMLA in 2017 to probe this deal of alleged irregularities in the grant of FIPB approval to INX Media group.   INX Media … Read more

Earlier, it was reported that over 60 people were killed and 15 remained unaccounted for, while 212 have been injured. Japan’s NHK broadcaster said in the early hours of Wednesday that at least 74 people have been confirmed dead. None of the missing have been located and emergency crews continue their search. Typhoon Hagibis has … Read more

Fifth seed Sindhu beat Gregoria 22-20 21-18. The Olympic silver medallist will now face Korea’s An Se Young next. World Championships bronze medallist B Sai Praneeth also made it to the second round beating the legendary Lin Dan 21-14, 21-17. The Hyderabad shuttler is likely to meet World No 1 and two-time world champion Kento … Read more

Home Minister reiterated that the govt follows zero tolerance towards terrorism. The nation is fighting a decisive battle against terror and NSG has a vital role to play in it. On NSG raising day, the Jawans dispalyed their training and preparedness along with state of the art weapons and capability of the dog squad. Download … Read more

A city court has allowed the ED to interrogate Chidambaram in Tihar Central jail on Wednesday in relation to a money laundering probe connected to the INX Media case. What’s more, the judge has said the ED could even arrest Chidambaram in required. The judge also rejected the Congress leader’s plea seeking to recall the … Read more

Now the anti-money laundering probe agency wants to quiz Patel in connection with a probe linked to alleged illegal assets of late Iqbal Mirchi, an aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim..Patel has been asked to depose before the ED in Mumbai on the 18th of this month. It was said that Patel’s statement is set … Read more

Congress leaders are opposing it.He welcomed improved gender ratio in Haryana, saying it reflects a social transformation while urging all to dedicate this year’s Diwali to the daughters of India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi pulling out the punches for Dangal daughter Babita Phogat in Charkhi Dadri and Former Indian hockey captain Sandeep Singh in Kurukshetra. … Read more

Restrictions were imposed in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, when Centre abrogated Article 370 on August 5.  In the wake of the situation, classes were suspended in NIT.    Download App to read Latest News Today

The Indian Army conducted a recruitment drive for the youth of the Kashmir valley. Youths from Kupwara, Baramulla, Bandipora and Ganderbal participated in the recruitment rally.  The recruitment, which was held from the 12th to 15th October was for the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry. Around 2,000 youth took part in the recruitment drive.  The … Read more

Addressing the concluding ceremony of  the national postal week in New Delhi, Ravishankar Prasad said that postal department has done excellent work in the field of financial inclusion.  Referring to the achievements of digital revolution in the country Ravishankar Prasad said that  so far eight lakh fifty one thousand rupees have been sent through DBT. … Read more

Speaking at the India Energy Forum of CERAWeek conference in New Delhi, the Union Minister said India aspire to generate 450 GW of renewable energy.   Download App to read Latest News Today

He said that DRDO has played significant role in ensuring technological advancement of our forces and safeguarding our country.  Chiefs of the three forces & DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy were also present on the occasion. Addressing the conference, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval said that armies that were better equipped always called the shots … Read more

The brutal murder had led to widespread protests in Bangladesh after it came to light that Abrar was beaten to death by some student leaders associated with the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) which is affiliated to the ruling Awami League. Police has arrested 19 accused in the case including many office bearers of BCL. Subsequently, … Read more

In a public statement, Mrs. Kumaratunga said all efforts should be taken to prevent the attempts by conspirators to destroy the party which has ensured the democratic rights of the people.  Her statement came as SLFP has not fielded any candidate for the Presidential elections next month and is supporting SLPP candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa.  SLPP … Read more

In a public statement, Mrs. Kumaratunga said all efforts should be taken to prevent the attempts by conspirators to destroy the party which has ensured the democratic rights of the people.  Her statement came as SLFP has not fielded any candidate for the Presidential elections next month and is supporting SLPP candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa.  SLPP … Read more

Addressing a press conference in Colombo Tuesday, Gotabaya said they will always work with the United Nations, but can’t recognize what they have signed with past Sri Lankan governments.  He said his party has already rejected that and on this issue, their policies and the present government policies are far apart.  The current government has … Read more

The Sankalp Patra, as it is called, was released in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, BJP Working President Jagat Prakash Nadda, State Unit Chief Chandrakant Patil and other leaders. Among other things in the manifesto, the BJP has promised to create one crore jobs for the people in the state. Some key promises … Read more

Dr Kalam is also known as the Missile Man of India.  Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have paid tribute to Dr Kalam.   In his message, Vice President said, Dr Kalam was a great scholar, teacher and earned love and respect from everywhere. He said, Dr Kalam made innumerable contributions … Read more

British Indian novelist Salman Rushdie’s tragicomic ‘Quichotte’ was among the six books shortlisted for the prize. The Booker rules say the prize must not be divided, but the judges insisted they could not separate Atwood’s – ‘The Testament’ and ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ by Evaristo, who is the first black woman to win the prestigious award … Read more

New Zealand and England had headed into the super over after scores in the World Cup final were tied at 241.  Once the super over also ended in a tie with both teams making 15, the winner was decided on account of superior boundary count.  Following that nerve-wracking final, the ICC faced the wrath of … Read more

According to official data, the wholesale price index-based inflation was 1.08 percent in August this year and 5.22 percent in September last year.  The previous low was recorded in June 2016 when wholesale inflation was in negative at 0.1 percent.  Inflation for food articles, as a basket, remained nearly flat at 7.47 percent during the … Read more

MoS Road Transport and Highways, Gen. (Retd.) V.K Singh and ministers and senior officials from several states were also present on the occasion.  Speaking on the occasion, Gadkari said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been giving a lot of emphasis on large scale transport reforms.  He said the unified and nation-wide inter-operable RFID-based tag … Read more

The President also hosted a banquet in their honour.  Welcoming them to India, the President said that bilateral ties between India and Netherlands are strong and growing.  He expressed confidence that this State Visit will impart further boost to the engagement and deepen relations between the two countries.  The President said that economic partnership is … Read more

Anantnag’s District Election Officer has said 14 candidates have been elected unopposed in two blocks of Bijbehara and Chittergul in Anantnag’s district.  The Anantnag’s DEO, entrusted with the task of reviewing election arrangements in the district, meanwhile, examined the preparations being made for the election of 57 BDC councillors from 14 blocks.  The electorates for … Read more

This is the third time the regulator has increased the withdrawal limit since its clamped down on the bank on September 23, when the RBI had capped it at Rs 1,000 per customer.  The Reserve Bank of India, after reviewing the bank’s liquidity position and its ability to pay its depositors, has decided to further … Read more

The letter by the British India organisations further stated that the emergency motion passed at the recent Labour Party Conference is not acceptable as it seeks to interfere in the internal matters of, and  between, third countries and is drafted in a one-sided & divisive manner. The letter said, at a time when brexit has … Read more

The BCCI elections were scheduled to be held on October 23 but with Sourav Ganguly being the only candidate to file his nomination for the top post of Indian cricket, he is set to be elected unopposed. October 14 is the deadline to file nominations for 5 office bearer’s posts up for grabs in the … Read more

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has said that the research conducted by this year’s Laureates has considerably improved the  ability to fight global poverty. It added that they have introduced a new approach to obtaining reliable answers about the best ways to fight global poverty.  Abhijeet Banerjee, 58, was educated at the University of … Read more

Pakistan is under a lot of pressure at the Financial Action Task Force or the FATF meeting, currently under way in Paris, to rein in terror groups operating from its soil.  Pakistani delegation will apprise the task force about the steps it has taken to comply with the requirements.  At the ongoing plenary of the … Read more

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The move comes close on the heels of the government’s decision to lift restrictions on the movement of tourists in the valley.  The valley has nearly 66 lakh mobile subscribers. Partial landline telephony resumed in the valley on 17th August and by 4th September all landlines were made functional.  Meanwhile, the police and security forces … Read more

The NSA said that terrorism is not a new thing. He credited the NIA for being able to contain terror activities in the  country. Doval said that terrorism is finding support from outside the country. He said Pakistan has been using terrorism as part of state policy. In his address, NIA Director-General Yogesh Chander Modi … Read more

PM Modi said that Article 370 was a big hurdle in the way for providing equal opportunity to all citizens of the country in Kashmir. He said that Valmiki samaj was also bearing the brunt of this injustice. PM said that abrogation of article 370 has provided equal opportunity to all sections of society. CAMPAIGNING … Read more

He also recalled that Ahmedabad airport was renamed as Sardar Vallabhai Patel International airport and Sardar Vallabhai Patel memorial was built in his home town in Nadiad, Gujarat in the past. These have been brought to a logical end by the construction of world’s tallest statue for the Iron Man of India.  He also added … Read more

It was also celebrated in order to respect the meaningful bond that grow in a relationship between human and other well-beings, especially animals, which by some means, the celebration also gave hope to wildlife preservation. What have been mentioned above are essentially aligned with the mission of Bali Zoo, which always put animal preservation on … Read more

“Inspired by the mesmerising animated discs, the animated Doodle art was made to reflect Plateau’s style, with different imagery and themes in them on different device platforms,” Google said in its description of the Doodle. Born in Brussels on October 14 in 1801, Plateau was the son of an artist who specialised in painting flowers. … Read more

Ceremonial Reception was accorded to King Willem-Alexander & Queen Maxima of the Netherlands in New Delhi Monday morning. King of Netherlands, and his wife met President Ramnath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Later, both Dutch king and his queen also visited Rajghat and paid floral tributes to Mahatama Gandhi. … Read more

A major decision has been taken that all Sports Authority of India Stadiums and facilities will be made free for federations to hold competitions and leagues. Also, non-SAI coaches can train their athletes in SAI facilities free of cost by booking training slots online. This decision was made to promote Fit India Movement and to … Read more

The airlines will operate three flights to Chennai, Tiruchirapalli and Kochi in South India. Sri Lankan transport minister Arjuna Ranatunga said the airport marks an important development for the region as well as whole of Sri Lanka. Jaffna airport was operational during 60s and 70s but was closed down following eruption of LTTE war. The … Read more