Retired Lieutenant General DS Hooda, who oversaw the “surgical strikes” across the Line of Control in 2016, on Saturday said cross-border operations have been conducted in the past too, PTI reported. Hooda denounced political parties using the operations for political mileage. He was the Northern Ar

Life remained paralysed on Saturday, a day after ‘extremely severe’ cyclonic storm Fani, ripped through eight districts of Odisha. Initial reports suggested 20 people had died due to collapse of walls, trees and electric poles. The Office of Special Relief Commissioner, however, had no official i

The Indian government's "zero casualty" policy for cyclones and the pinpoint accuracy of the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) early warning system have helped reduce the possibility of deaths from cyclone Fani, according to the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (ODRR). "They seem to ha

New Delhi: People need to come together to "reclaim the republic" of the country which is on the verge of losing with the onslaught of communal and hatred politics, actor-politician Prakash Raj said Saturday as he announced plans to campaign for the Aam Aadmi Party. Raj, who fought the Lok Sabha pol

The Muslim Educational Society (MES) has issued a circular preventing female students from wearing religious veils at its educational institutions in India. The Kozhikode-based MES, which was founded in 1964, runs 35 colleges and 72 schools. It's one of the largest educational organisations in India

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday cancelled all her political programmes scheduled for the next 48 hours to monitor and coordinate relief work during cyclone Fani as it made landfall in Odisha. Seven parliamentary constituencies — Bongaon, Barrackpore, Howrah, Uluberia, Hooghly

Officials of the Income Tax Department sent a notice to a Bengaluru auto rickshaw driver after they received a tip off that he had bought a posh villa worth Rs 1.6 crore. The auto driver, Subramani bought the villa in the city’s Whitefield area and Income Tax officials questioned him on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea to direct the Election Commission of India (ECI) to debar Congress president Rahul Gandhi from contesting the Lok Sabha polls and “becoming a Member of Parliament” after he had “voluntarily acquired British nationality.” A Bench, led by Chief Ju

The Shiv Sena on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to follow Sri Lanka’s footsteps to ban the burqa across the country. Calling for the burqa ban, Shiv Sena said in an editorial that when it could be done in “Ravan’s Lanka, when will it happen in Ram’s Ayodhya?” The Sena said that the ban

At least 16 persons, including 15 security personnel, were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district on May 1, police said. The blast followed the Maoists torching 25 vehicles belonging to a road construction contractor earlier

New Delhi: Congress’ eastern UP incharge Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday rubbished the BJP’s claims that her brother and party incharge Rahul Gandhi was a British citizen, saying everyone knew he was born and raised in India. Rahul Gandhi was issued a notice by the ministry of home affairs after

New Zealand police said on Tuesday a man was arrested and bomb disposal officers found a package with a suspected explosive device at a vacant property in Christchurch, where 50 people were killed in attacks by a lone gunman on two mosques in March. Police cordoned off streets in the Phillipstown

Telangana has witnessed a spate of student deaths ever since the results for the Intermediate exam, the state board equivalent of Class 11 and 12, were announced earlier this month. Over 20 students have killed themselves, allegedly dejected with the marks they received, with student organisations,

Tumakuru: In a tragic incident, a farmer died after he stepped on a live electric cable that had fallen on his paddy field at Alburu village in Tiptur taluk. The deceased is identified as Krishne Gowda, (50). It is gathered that as there was heavy wind and rain on Saturday, April 27 night, one

New Delhi: The Election Commission condemned on Monday Union Minister Maneka Gandhi for asking Muslims to vote for her or else she would not be responsive to their requests. The poll panel also warned her not to repeat “such misconduct in future”. Taking a strong objection to her remarks, the

New Delhi: Cyclone Fani is expected to become stronger and develop into an extremely severe cyclonic storm and move northwestwards till May 1, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday, warning coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha to brace for very strong winds, heav

Throwing its weight behind farmers who have been sued by PepsiCo India for allegedly illegally growing and selling a “registered” potato variety without its permission, the Gujarat government will move the court seeking to become a party to all such lawsuits, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said o

Panaji: A 25-year-old woman tourist from Himachal Pradesh was found murdered in a room at a starred hotel in North Goa on Saturday, police sources said. The victim was identified as Alka Saini, from Himachal Pradesh who had checked into the hotel in the beach village of Arpora on April 20, along