Voters in large numbers on Wednesday morning started flocking outside polling stations across the country to cast their votes in Pakistan’s 11th general election. The first vote was cast in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Charsadda, according to Dawn news website. While polling stations officially opened for voting at 8 a.m., enthusiastic citizens queued up outside their respective […]
At least four persons have been killed and 12 injured after an LPG cylinder exploded at a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra district, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place in Daadhki village in Iradatnagar around midnight apparently due to leakage in the gas cylinder. The deceased have been identified as Kamal Singh, 45, […]
An armed militant was arrested by the security forces on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district during a cordon and search operation. Police identified the militant as Waqar Malik, who was carrying an AK-47 rifle and ammunition. The joint search operation was launched by the Rashtriya Rifles, Central Reserve Police Force and state police […]
The Rajya Sabha was on Monday adjourned till 12 noon after a few opposition members disrupted the House as their notices were not being accepted by the Chair. Around a dozen opposition members from the Congress, Telugu Desam Party and others had given notices under suspension of business rules but Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu rejected […]
A batch of 1,753 pilgrims left Jammu for the Kashmir Valley on Friday to perform the Amarnath Yatra, police said. They left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escorted convoy as 601 pilgrims headed for Baltal base camp covering a 14 km trek, while 1,152 proceeded on 36 km trek towards Pahalgam. Over 2,16,000 […]
Two persons have died and three others have been buried in rubble on a hillside after a cloud burst triggered heavy rains in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, an official said on Friday. The downpour late on Thursday followed the cloud burst at Malari that led to a major chunk of a hill to collapse. Five […]
Ahead of the no-confidence motion against his government moved by the opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hoped that MPs will rise to the occasion and ensure a constructive debate. “Today is an important day in our parliamentary democracy. I am sure my fellow MP colleagues will rise to the occasion and ensure a […]
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note during the morning session of the trade. The Sensex of the BSE, after opening at 36,722.41 points, touched a high of 36,747.87 and a low of 36,690.28 points. On Tuesday, the Sensex closed at 36,519.96 points. The Sensex is trading at 36,691.63 points, […]
A day after social activist Swami Agnivesh was attacked in Jharkhand by a group, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the government using a pop quiz that asked people to the name the “perpetrator of hatred and fear”. “I bow to the most powerful in the line. A person’s strength and power are all […]
A fresh batch of 1,983 pilgrims left Jammu on Wednesday to perform the Amarnath Yatra that has so far seen over two lakh pilgrims pay obeisance at the holy cave shrine, authorities said. The pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas for the Kashmir Valley in an escorted convoy of 59 vehicles as 1,303 headed […]