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BSF shoots down Pak drone carrying terror weapons, NIA likely to probe the case

23 Jun 2020 04:30 AM IST

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to investigate the case of a Pakistani drone which was shot down by Border Security Force (BSF). Earlier, Indian security forces launched massive search operations along the international border to track down terrorists and their contacts who were hiding to pick consignments sent

SC allows Puri’s Rath Yatra with no public attendance

23 Jun 2020 04:25 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to allow the Odisha government to conduct the famous Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra, scheduled to begin from 23 June, in a restricted manner due to Covid-19 pandemic, reports say. It said concerned authorities must ensure all public health and safety guidelines, and coordinate with

Govt asks ventilator makers to indigenise spare parts

23 Jun 2020 04:02 AM IST

With Covid-19 cases seeing a major spike, PMO instructs Niti Aayog to explore ways and means of becoming self-sufficient in manufacturing of medical ventilators.

Upping its ante, India to construct 73 roads near LAC

23 Jun 2020 04:02 AM IST

The Government of India is now working expeditiously to facilitate the access of Indian troops to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. The government has made a detailed plan to complete 32 roads as soon as possible after Chinese betrayal in the Galwan Valley. A big meeting on

China finally admits it lost soldiers in Galwan face-off

23 Jun 2020 03:59 AM IST

A day after the reports that India had handed over dead bodies of 16 Chinese soldiers to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), China on Monday for the first time conceded that it lost “less than 20” troops during the violent face-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Galwan

How Covid hotspot Dharavi is chasing the virus away

22 Jun 2020 05:34 AM IST

Dharavi, world’s largest slum in Mumbai, which was earlier seen as the worst-hit coronavirus hotspot, has now become an exemplary model which is winning its hardest battle against the pandemic. The efforts of the Maharashtra government and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) which aggressively launched ‘Chase the Virus’ campaign and conducted

7 ‘blacklisted’ foreign Tablighi members move SC against MHA order

22 Jun 2020 05:33 AM IST

Foreign participants of the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi’s Nizamuddin area have challenged their blacklisting by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the Supreme Court, terming the order “arbitrary”. The petition filed by seven foreign nationals, including two from Thailand, one each from Malaysia, Mali, Morocco, Kenya and Tunisia,

Rahul attacks PM Modi, says satellite images show China has intruded into India

22 Jun 2020 05:33 AM IST

Amid tensions at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi again targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that satellite images show that Chinese troops have intruded into Indian territory. “Prime Minister said no body intruded and no body has occupied our territory, but the satellite

If orders come, we are ready to fight: Army veterans

22 Jun 2020 05:31 AM IST

Leh: Even as India has made it clear that Chinese have not entered the Indian territory or captured any posts, on the ground in Ladakh, the veterans and porters who have stood to external aggressions in the past say if need be they are ready to fight for the country

International Yoga Day: Bollywood celebs display their yoga skills

22 Jun 2020 05:31 AM IST

Yoga has become an essential part of the life of B-town celebrities. On 21 June, as the world celebrated International Yoga Day, top celebrities like Kareena Kapoor Khan, Anupam Kher, Shilpa Shetty, among others, took to their social media accounts to share pictures of practising yoga. Kareena Kapoor Khan has

Congress must take tuition from us of how to be in opposition: Nadda

22 Jun 2020 05:30 AM IST

New Delhi: After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused him of surrendring Indian territory to China, Bharatiya Janata Party national President J.P. Nadda hit back, saying the Congress does not know how to shoulder the responsibility of the opposition, and needs to take tuition from

Why India needs to ramp up its ‘amph’ quotient

22 Jun 2020 05:23 AM IST

Amphibious ships may not match the glamour of destroyers bristling with weapons or clip at high speed like corvettes, yet it must be remembered that they are ‘off-beat’ and versatile.