Srinagar: Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants, including PhD scholar-turned-terrorist Manan Bashir Wani, were killed on Thursday during an encounter with security forces at Handwara in frontier district of north Kashmir, officials said. The encounter broke out in the early hours at Satgund in Handwar

At least eight people were killed and lakhs were left without power on Thursday as Cyclone Titli hit Andhra Pradesh and Odisha destroying huts, uprooting trees, snapping electric and telephone poles, officials said. “We fear 6,000-7,000 electricity poles may have been uprooted. Around 4,00,000 to

Seven people were killed and about 20 others injured after five coaches of Delhi-bound MLDT NDLS Express derailed near Harchandpur area of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh early on Wednesday, officials said. Divisional railway manager Satish Kumar confirmed the death toll and said about 25 we

Cyclone Titli intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday and is moving towards the Odisha coast, triggering rainfall in several parts of the eastern state, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The weather office said the cyclonic storm is likely t

An engineer working at the BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited in Maharashtra's Nagpur was arrested on Monday on charges of spying for Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI and other countries, sources say. Nishant Agrawal has worked in the technical research section of the missile centre for four yea

Nine people were killed and 18 others were injured in a gas pipeline blast in Bhilai steel plant in Chhattisgarh's Durg district. The blast took place in a pipeline near coke oven section of the plant in Bhilai town, which is around 30 km from the state capital Raipur, a police official told PTI.

At least 20 girls of a government residential school in Supaul district were beaten up, allegedly by a mob comprising some local youths and their parents, who barged into the school on Saturday evening after the girls reportedly complained against the youths. At least 10 girls had to be admitted

The Delhi High Court Monday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a closure report in the missing case of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmed, who mysteriously disappeared in October in 2016. The Bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel allowed the Najeeb’

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi had a narrow escape from a freak fire that broke out during a rally in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Congress chief had held an 8 km roadshow yesterday in the state, where assembly elections will be held on November 28. A video from the spot showed the sudden blaze as

A 40-year-old man was stabbed to death after his tempo brushed past a pet dog in Delhi's Uttam Nagar area on Saturday, police said. "Vijender Rana's tempo accidentally touched a dog and the owner picked a fight with him," additional deputy commissioner of police Sanjeev Sharma said, adding that t

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said that a Parliament approved legislation can restore mandatory linking of biometric ID Aadhaar with mobile phones and bank accounts, but failed to answer whether the government will bring a new law for the same. The Supreme Court had last mo

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (EC) on Saturday announced the schedule for upcoming Assembly elections in five states, including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. Chief election commissioner OP Rawat said voting will be held in Chhattisgarh in two phases, whereas there will

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Friday he believed the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will tie up with his party for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections despite opting out of an alliance for the upcoming state polls. Speaking after delivering the keynote address on the opening day of the 16th Hindust

The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a petition filed by two accused in the Kathua rape and murder case seeking an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The apex court also set aside a plea for fresh investigation filed on grounds that the probe conducted was motivated. The bench obser

As the Rupee hit a record low of Rs 73.77 against the US dollar, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the Indian currency is not breaking, but is "broken". The rupee collapsed to a fresh low of 73.77 against the US dollar Thursday, as global oil prices continued to rise, deepening con

Chennai: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a red alert for Tamil Nadu on 7 October, as very heavy rain is expected to lash the southern state. As conditions are expected to be “rough to very rough”, fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea till 8 October. The I

A fire broke out at Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday morning. Ten fire tenders have been rushed to the spot to douse the fire. No casualty has been reported as of now and at least 250 people have been evacuated and are being moved to different blocks. According to preliminary

Earlier this year, Justice Gogoi along with three other top court judges held an unprecedented press conference publicly accusing the former CJI Misra of the alleged faulty administration of the top court. As CJI, Justice Gogoi will also be heading the bench of the top court that, for the first t