Grenade blast in Pulwama, two CRPF soldiers injured
Srinagar: At least two CRPF men were injured after unknown persons hurled a hand grenade at a CRPF party in south Kashmir’s Pulwama on Monday. The grenade attack took place near Tahab chowk Pulwama. According to police sources in the incident, two CRPF men sustained injuries in the blast who have been hospitalized. Earlier, unknown […]
Nitish should be ‘face’ of NDA in Bihar, JD-U tells BJP after bypoll loss
In a message to the Bharatiya Janata Party, Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal-United has said that Kumar should be the “face” of NDA in Bihar during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The message comes with a sting just days after the BJP — and its allies — lost big in bypolls across 10 states, including Uttar […]
Sensex down over 200 pts
Benchmark Sensex tanked over 215 points to close at 35,011.89 today as cautious investors trimmed their portfolios amid the RBI’s monetary policy meeting getting underway. The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee began its three-day meeting today amid speculation that it may hike the key interest rate on June 6 for the first time in about four-and-half […]
M.K. Jain appointed RBI Deputy Governor
Former IDBI Bank MD and Chief Executive M.K Jain was on Monday appointed a new Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a period of three years, an official statement said. The appointment was made by the Financial Sector Regulatory Appointment Search Committee, which includes the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, […]
Jaitley returns home after kidney transplant
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is back home after three-week stay at AIIMS for a kidney transplant. In a tweet, Jaitley expressed gratitude to the doctors, nurses and paramedics who took care of him during his stay at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Jaitley, 65, was admitted to the hospital on […]
Seven killed in Kabul suicide blast near clerics’ gathering
At least seven people were killed in a suicide bombing Monday near a gathering of top clerics in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, roughly one hour after the group proclaimed such attacks a sin, police said. The blast in the western part of the city, near universities and a police academy, is the latest demonstration of the […]
Woman, child killed in cross border shelling in Pakistan: Report
Srinagar : Pakistan on Monday claimed that Indian firing along International Border in Sialkot killed an elderly woman and a minor girl and 24 others, including four children and eight women, were injured. According to a report by DawnNews the woman and a minor girl were killed in mortar shelling by the Indian Border Security […]
Minor killed in accident at Kangan
Srinagar A minor boy was killed after being hit by a tractor in Kangan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Reports said that Sajad Ahmad Lone son of Ghulam Mohammad Lone (12) a resident of Akhal Kangan died after hit by a tractor bearing registration number (Chasis) near his residence at Akhal. He was immediately […]
Pilgrims injured in accident
Srinagar At least eleven pilgrims of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah shrine in Rajouri on Monday were injured when a vehicle they were travelling in turned turtle near Lamberi in Nowshera area of the district. Reports said that a minibus canter bearing registration number JK20 9351 was on way to BGSB shrine Shahadra Sharif to Reasi […]
Clashes broke in Pulwama
Srinagar Clashes broke out between government forces and youth in South Kashmir’s Pulwama on Monday soon after rumour went around that a local youth is among those killed in Tangdar sector a few days before. Following the clashes, all shopkeepers shun their shutters and business establishments. According to police sources, the said two families have […]
