Boy from PoK arrested near LoC in Rajouri

A 12-year-old boy from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has been arrested by the Army after he crossed over into the Indian territory along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, an Army official said on Saturday. “A patrol of the Indian Army along the Line of Control (LoC) apprehended a 12-year-old intruder from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) who had crossed […]

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‘South Asia’ satellite launched successfully

The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-F09 (GSLV-F09) on Friday successfully launched India’s gift to South Asia – the Geostationary communication satellite-9 (Gsat-9)+ – into a Geostationary orbit, also making the it the first Indian satellite to use an electric propulsion. The launch took place from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR) in Sriharikota and […]

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Assam plans pension for triple talaq ‘victims’

Assam health and education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that the state government will provide pension and skill development training to Muslim women who are ‘victims’ of triple talaq, in a bid to make them self-reliant. “The skill development training will be imparted to all women divorcees so that they acquire gainful employment. But for Muslim women divorcees, […]

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14 killed in U.P. road accident

Fourteen persons were on Friday killed and 28 others injured when a truck carrying a marriage party lost control and fell into a canal here. The accident took place when the mini-bus carrying 40 people from Sakrauli to Agra fell down in canal near Village-Saraineem, in Etah district. Senior district officials, including the District Magistrate and the Senior Superintendent of […]

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