Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will leave for India on Tuesday on an official visit, his office here said. He will hold bilateral discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and call on President Ram Nath Kovind during his stay in New Delhi, in addition to participating in the Global Conference on Cyberspace to be held in the Indian capital […]
» Read moreFive militants and one Indian Airf Force garud personnel have been killed by the security forces in an ongoing operation in Bandipora’s Hajin, 30 km away from Srinagar, on Saturday. An Army spokesman said the operation is on as more militants are believed to be trapped in the area. “Five militants have been killed,” said the army spokesman. A police […]
» Read moreA policeman was killed and another injured in an attack by militants in Zakura area on the outskirts of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir on November 17. Three militants travelling in a car opened fire on a police team at the Zakura crossing on Srinagar-Ganderbal road, killing sub-inspector Imran Tak and injuring to a special police officer (SPO), a police […]
» Read moreLashkar-e-Taiba’s recent-recruit Majid Khan (22), who was fast turning into a poster boy of the outfit online, surrendered before the Army’s 1 Rashtriya Rifles and the police on Thursday evening. A police source said he surrendered with a rifle in south Kashmir’s Anantnag. The surrender comes just a day after three militants were arrested in Kulgam’s Qazigund area. Pictures of […]
» Read moreFormer US President Barack Obama will be in New Delhi on December 1 to participate in a Town Hall organised by the Obama Foundation, to “expand the conversation about what it means to be an active citizen and make an impact.” In a statement, the foundation identified India as among the world’s “most culturally, religiously, linguistically, and ethnically diverse nations.” […]
» Read moreEminent environmental activist and leader of the anti-Athirappilly project agitation Dr. A. Latha passed away at her residence at Ollur, near here, on Thursday. She was 51 and was suffering from cancer for some time. Director of Chalakudy River Research Centre, Dr. Latha had been on a crusade against proposed Athirappilly hydro-electric project for more than 25 years. She fought […]
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