New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the city government whether it can limit the 15-day odd-even number car regulation scheme to a week, saying it has caused inconvenience to people. The government said it was earlier decided that the scheme, which has received overwhelming response since its beginning on January 1, will […]
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Bravehearts of the Indian Air Force (IAF), who were the first to take on Pakistani terrorists in the attack on the Pathankot air base were cremated with full military honours in their respective villages in Punjab and Haryana amid heart-rending scenes. Family members of the killed soldiers said they were proud of the sacrifice made […]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has expressed regret over the detention of 104 Indian fishermen in Sri Lanka and urged New Delhi to take steps to get them released. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, Jayalalithaa said: “I write to bring to your notice four incidents that have occurred […]
Imphal, Normal life continued to be affected in Manipur on Tuesday as the death toll in the 6.7 magnitude earthquake rose to eight in the state. “Three people each died in Imphal East and Imphal west districts while two deaths were reported in Senapati district. The government will pay Rs.5 lakh each to the next […]
New Delhi, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar as well as the heads of the army, air force and the NIA will on Tuesday visit the IAF base in Pathankot in Punjab that was attacked by terrorists. The minister will be accompanied by army chief General Dalbir Singh and Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Arup […]
Gurdaspur/Pathankot (Punjab), Punjab Police officials took their own senior officer’s version on the presence of Pakistani terrorists in the area lightly and slept over the information on the impending terrorist strike on the Pathankot air base, sources said. Sources in the Punjab Police confirmed to IANS that an internal probe was being conducted to ascertain […]
Gurgaon, Commuters on the Gurgaon Expressway were stuck for hours on Monday as Delhi Police cracked down on vehicles not following the odd-even rule while entering the national capital, police said. Traffic on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway was hit for nearly two hours as police launched a drive against vehicles bearing odd-numbered registration plates on a […]
Patna, In the wake of the Pathankot terror attack, Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal-United on Monday took a dig at Narendra Modi, saying the country needed a prime minister with a six-inch brain rather than a 56-inch chest. “Our country does not need a prime minister with a 56-inch chest; what we need is a PM […]