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FRAMEWORK TO REMOVE CHINA’S SHADOW FROM INDIAN DRONES (Representative image) In 1999, a hitherto unknown town of Kargil became the focal point of India’s attention. The ill-intended Pakistan army led by General Pervez Musharaf encroached erstwhile J&K’s Kargil, now in UT of Ladakh, to completely cut-off the region from the rest of India by severing…
NEW DELHI: Days after PM Narendra Modi’s appeal to reduce gold purchases, the finance ministry on Wednesday raised customs duty on the yellow metal and silver to 15% from 6% in a bid to lower the demand for precious metals.The move pushed up domestic spot market for gold by Rs 9,000-10,000 to about Rs 1.6…
JAMMU: The Army foiled Tuesday an infiltration attempt in Krishna Ghati (KG) sector of J&K’s Poonch by killing a terrorist along the Line of Control (LoC), officials said.“Acting on specific inputs, troops noticed suspicious movements around 300 metres inside the Indian side of LoC around 4pm during sustained surveillance operations,” an official said.The troops engaged…
NEW DELHI:The Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and gunned down a terrorist.The Army engaged the target at around 4 pm, and a search operation is under way.“Acting on persistent surveillance, suspicious movement was detected approximately 300 metres inside own territory in the general area…
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday alleged that the Nashik TCS sexual exploitation and religious harassment case was an “intentional attempt to trouble educated Muslim youths,” claiming the matter would not stand legal scrutiny.“The court will do justice and declare the accused innocent. The case is not going to withstand the legal test,”…
‘Bid To Prevent Central Rule, Not Validation Of Ideology’ CHENNAI: VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan threw, on Saturday, his party’s weight behind actor-politician Vijay’s govt, calling it “unconditional support” aimed at ensuring political stability and preventing President’s rule in Tamil Nadu.“We are extending support to TVK for two reasons. VCK should not be a factor hindering…
JAMMU: The SIT Friday filed charge-sheet against the man accused of attempt to assassinate former J&K CM National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah during a wedding ceremony in Jammu on March 11 this year.The accused, Kamal Singh Jamwal, 63, is a Jammu resident.The seven-member SIT was constituted on March 14, days after the abortive bid…
BHUBANESWAR: In a gruesome incident of mob justice, a railway constable was lynched by some people in board daylight on Thursday with his hands and feet tied to a pole for an alleged attempt to rape a woman on the road. The incident, which happened on the city’s outskirts and apparently in front of the…
NEW DELHI: TVK chief Vijay’s second meeting with the Tamil Nadu governor on Thursday turned dissapointing again after the governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar said that the “majority required to form the government has not been established.”TVK has been struggling to form government in the state even after securing a stunning victory, after it fell short…
A company law appeals court on Monday rejected a challenge by mining billionaire Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Ltd to the winning bid by Gautam Adani’s group for bankrupt real estate firm Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL), whose assets include India’s only Formula One circuit. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) did not find merit in the…
