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Jammu and Kashmir: Terror's Chameleons

On July 13, 2023, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) as part of the ongoing investigations into the terrorist conspiracy case.

Assam: ULFA-I - Protecting Extortion Operations

On July 30, 2023, a cadre of the Independent faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I), identified as Jogen Gogoi, was injured in Police firing in a reserve forest in Abhayapuri in Sonari in Charaideo District of Assam. 

Jammu and Kashmir: Suspected device found on Srinagar-Baramulla highway, defused later

Srinagar:  A Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused a suspected device along the Srinagar-Baramulla National highway on Monday, officials said.

Manoj Sinha participates in Muharram procession in Srinagar held after 34 years

Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha on Saturday joined the Muharram procession of Shia Muslims in Srinagar.

LCA Tejas moved to bases in Jammu and Kashmir for valley-flying operations

The Indian Air Force recently sent the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas to Jammu and Kashmir to help pilots gain experience in flying in the valleys of the UT situated along the Pakistan border.

Pakistan's media graveyard: Balochistan worse off

Confirming assessments of media freedom and human rights bodies, Pakistan has emerged as the media’s ‘graveyard’ with its restive Balochistan province emerging as its epicentre.

Bhutan's Gogona is winning hearts by producing Swiss cheese and other dairy products

Gogona, a small village located in Bhutan's Phobjikha Valley, is gaining popularity as it is producing fine-hardened Swiss cheese and other dairy products.

Dutch brewer Heineken's profit hit by 'disappointing performance' in Vietnam

Dutch brewer Heineken on Monday announced its operating profits in the first half of the year have declined to touch  (-) 22 per cent.

13 injured as bus overturns in Madhya Pradesh

Shahdol: At least 13 passengers were injured, two of them seriously, when a passenger bus overturned near Kauasarai village in this district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday.

Uttar Pradesh: Woman shot dead in Farrukhabad

Farrukhabad: A 45-year-old woman was shot dead by unidentified persons in the Mau Darwaja area of Farrukhabad district here in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, police sources said.

India emerging as trusted global electronics manufacturing partner: Jaishankar at SemiconIndia 2023

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has emphasized on India’s role in critical and emerging technologies and importance of Nation’s growth in the electronics sector, particularly semiconductors, addressing the last day  of the three-day SemiconIndia 2023

Maharashtra: RPF constable shoots dead senior ASI, three others on moving Mumbai-bound train

Mumbai: A Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable, who was identified as Chetan Kumar, shot dead three passengers and an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) on board a Mumbai-bound train between the Vapi and Palghar stations in Maharashtra early on Monday.

BSF foils infiltration bid, intruder shot dead along Jammu border

Jammu/UNI: Alert troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) foiled an infiltration bid and neutralised one intruder along the international border in the Arnia sector of Jammu.

Modi govt 'ready' to discuss Manipur issue in Rajya Sabha today

New Delhi/IBNS: The central government is "ready to discuss" the violent ethnic clashes that occurred in the northeastern state of Manipur in Parliament's Rajya Sabha on Monday.

Former West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee in ventilation but stable

Kolkata/UNI: Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who is on full ventilator support, is stable, and is responding to the medication, one of the medics treating the Marxist leader said on Monday.

Khalistan bubble bursts: Avtar Singh Sanghera’s eye-opening journey back to Punjab

For the past six decades, Avtar Singh Sanghera, a well-known Khalistan sympathizer based in Coventry, UK, lived in a world where the image of his homeland was painted by the gruesome memories of anti-Sikh riots and the narrative spun by radical factions.

Jammu and Kashmir: Infiltration bid foiled, intruder shot dead along border

Jammu: Alert troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) foiled an infiltration bid and neutralised one intruder along the international border in the Arnia sector of Jammu.

PM Narendra Modi thanks US government for returning over 100 rare Indian artefacts

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked the US for returning over 100 rare and ancient artefacts to India.

Gram sevaks from Garo Hills commit to Meghalaya's rural development

About 200 Gram Sevaks and Sevikas from the Garo Hills region united in a one-day transformation workshop when they pledged to revolutionise Meghalaya’s rural development.

Pakistan ISI terror plan foiled: Khalistan Liberation Force operatives arrested

In a significant operation, the Punjab Police has successfully thwarted a conspiracy orchestrated by Pakistan’s ISI to disrupt peace and harmony in the border state just ahead of Independence Day.

Reunited against all odds: Flood rescuer finds his mother after 30 years

In the picturesque Patiala village, amidst the devastation left by the recent monsoon floods, fate orchestrated a heartwarming reunion that defied the odds and touched the very essence of the human spirit. This emotional saga unfolded for Jagjit Singh, a devoted flood rescue volunteer hailing from Punjab, whose life had been marked by sorrow and longing.

West Bengal: Fire destroys plastic factory in Baruipur, no casualty

Kolkata: A major fire that broke out at a plastic factory at Baruipur in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday night was still razing as the fire brigade personnel with the help of locals were fighting the blaze, official sources said on Sunday.

Smart City Project: Jammu to get fleet of 100 e-buses next month

Jammu: The winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir is all set to get a fleet of 100 e-buses from the month of August under Smart City Project Limited.

Ex-West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya remains 'critical but stable', says medical bulletin

Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya remains 'critical but stable', as per his health bulletin released by the hospital in which he is undergoing treatment on Sunday.

Jammu and Kashmir: SIA raids several locations in Poonch in narco case

Jammu: A team of the State Investigation Agency (SIA) raided several locations in connection with a narco case on Sunday in the border Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Singaporean envoy Simon Wong congratulates ISRO over PSLV-C56 launch

Singapore on Sunday congratulated Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the launch of PSLV-C56.

Narrow escape for passengers as vehicle gets caught in water burst Arunachal Pradesh

Siang (Arunachal Pradesh): The passengers of a vehicle had a narrow escape when they were caught in a heavy stream of water flow caused by rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh's Upper Siang district on Friday.

Manipur: 21 INDIA MPs meet Governor, displaced people

Imphal: A delegation of 21 MPs, belonging to constituents of the INDIA alliance, met Governor of Manipur Anusuiya Uikey at Raj Bhavan on Sunday and discussed the prevailing situation in the troubled North Eastern state.

5-yr-old girl raped, strangled to death in Kerala's Kochi

Kochi: A five-year-old girl was brutally raped and murdered by a migrant worker after she was abducted from her house in Kerala’s Kochi on Friday, media reports said citing police sources.

Ex-West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya still critical; under ventilation due to poor breathing

Kolkata: Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who is battling a respiratory infection, continues to be critical. He was put under full invasive ventilation due to 'altered sensorium and poor work of breathing' at Kolkata’s Woodlands Hospital on Saturday night.