Peace in Afghanistan a must for economic recovery: Kovind
New Delhi, Oct 24 : President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said securing sustained peace and security remain the key fundamentals in leading Afghanistan on the pathway of economic recovery and growth.
Mr Kovind made the remarks in his…
Panic grips Tral in south Kashmir due to loud explosion
Srinagar, Oct 24: With militant activities on the rise from the last over a week in south Kashmir, a loud explosion on Tuesday morning created panic among locals and security force personnel deployed at Tral main town in Pulwama.…
Kashmir issue can be solved through talks, but Govt wasted 3.5 yrs: Cong
New Delhi, Oct 24: The Congress accused on Tuesday the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not having any Kashmir policy and said the issue can only be solved through dialogue and not through “hot pursuit”.
Reacting to a…
Fire at Delhi’s Kamla market, no casualties
New Delhi, Oct 24 : fire broke out in Kamla market area of the National Capital late on Monday night in which cooler shops were affected.
An official of Delhi Fire Service said the department received a call at around 0105 hrs on Tuesday…
Tourism Minister to take up high GST rates issue for hotel industry
New Delhi, Oct 23 : Minister of State for Tourism KJ Alphons said on Monday that he will take up the issue of heavy Goods and Services Tax (GST) applied on 5 star hotels rooms with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as it is hitting the entire…
Microsoft to drop lawsuit after US govt revises data request rules
Undated, Oct 24 : Microsoft Corp said it will drop a lawsuit against the US government after the Department of Justice (DOJ) changed data request rules on alerting internet users about agencies accessing their information.
The new policy…
US coalition denies deadly strike in Syria’s Deir al-Zor city
BEIRUT, Oct 24 : The US led coalition on Tuesday denied striking Deir al-Zor city in eastern Syria after Damascus accused its jets of killing more than a dozen people.
Syrian state television had said the US led coalition hit the…
Sushma calls on Afghan Prez, discusses bilateral & regional issues
New Delhi, Oct 24 : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday called on Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and both the leaders discussed bilateral and regional issues.
“#Neighbourhoodfirst.
EAM @SushmaSwaraj calls on visiting Afghan…
Police recruits hold protest in Kathua
Jammu, Oct 24 : Hundreds of police recruits on Tuesday held protest demonstration at Police Training Centre in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Recruits for the post of constable staged demonstration outside the Police Training…
Security forces launched a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) in Khag of Budgam district
SRINAGAR: :Security forces on Tuesday launched a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) in a village in Khag tehsil of central Kashmir’s Budgam district.
Reports said that forces cordoned off Nowroz Baba village of Khag and started searches.…