Curfew and separatist called shutdown continued in Kashmir on Friday for the 49th consecutive day bringing life to a standstill. Police said curfew will continue without any relaxation in Anantnag, Pulwama, Badgam, Shopian and Srinagar city while restrictions would remain in force elsewhere in the Valley. On Thursday evening, senior separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq was shifted to the nearby […]
» Read morePolice say at least 20 people were killed and another 17 hurt when bus drove off a highway in Nepal and plunged into a river. Police office said the bus rolled about 100 meters (330 feet) down the slope early on Friday and crashed into the fast-flowing Trishuli river near Chandibhanjyang, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) west of the capital, […]
» Read moreThe United States has stressed on the need for Pakistan to not differentiate between terror groups based on their agenda or affiliation, asking it to ensure there are no safe havens for terrorists in the country. “We have consistently raised our concerns to the highest level of the government of Pakistan on the need to deny safe haven to extremists,” […]
» Read moreAn Air India flight carrying over 300 people from Mumbai to Newark — many of them families from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana — was diverted to Kazakhstan on Thursday after fumes in the cargo hold triggered a fire alarm. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said all passengers were safe and a relief aircraft was already on its way from New […]
» Read moreAndhra Pradesh State Public Service Commission (APPSC) Chairman Prof.P.Uday Bhaskar said that a notification will be issued before September 30 for filling up of 4,009 vacant posts. Speaking to press on Wednesday, he said that the test will be conducted through online for the first time. The unfilled posts in the earlier notifications will be included in the current notification, […]
» Read moreTen persons were killed and lakhs affected due to floods in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, where major rivers are flowing above danger mark on Wednesday. Two boys were feared dead after they were washed away in flash floods in the Tawi river in Jammu on Wednesday. In Uttar Pradesh, two persons were killed in floods which have affected […]
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