Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik was arrested by police here on Saturday. A spokesman of the JKLF said Malik was arrested from his residence in Maisuma area. Malik along with Hurriyat leaders Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has been spearheading the separatist resistance in the Kashmir Valley for over one year.
» Read moreThirty new cities were added to the Centre’s Smart Cities Mission and total investment of Rs. 57,393 crore was announced by Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday, taking the total number of smart cities to 90. Marking the second anniversary of the launch of the Smart Cities Mission, Mr. Naidu announced the new cities added to the […]
» Read moreThe Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) released the results of the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to MBBS and BDS courses on Friday. Students can check their results (under graduation) in the following websites: http://cbseresults.nic.in/neet17rpx/neetJ17.htm or http://cbse.nic.in
» Read moreA powerful bomb went off near the office of the provincial police chief in southwest Pakistan on Friday, killing at least four people and wounding 13 others, police said. The attack took place Friday morning near the office of the Inspector-General of Police in Quetta, the capital of southwestern Baluchistan province, police spokesman Shahzada Farhat said. Mr. Farhat said officers […]
» Read moreThree Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were killed in a night long encounter in Pulwama. Their charred bodies were recovered on Thursday morning. Police sources said all three trapped militants, who engaged the security forces in a gunfight on Wednesday night, were killed in a house. The house of a civilian was completely damaged in the encounter as it caught fire. The […]
» Read moreKenneth Juster, deputy director of National Economic Council, will be appointed as the U.S. Ambassador to India, the White House confirmed on Wednesday. An announcement of his appointment is in process, but it may not come before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first meeting with President Donald Trump on June 26. Mr. Juster has been a strong advocate of India-U.S. partnership, […]
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