The incident comes a day after a political worker of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and formerly with the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Congress, was shot dead in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. read more

An army official said Pakistani troops initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics and mortars from 8.30 am on Thursday in Sunderbani sector along LoC. read more

At least 13 school children were killed and several others injured when a train hit a van carrying 20 children at an unmanned level crossing near Dudhi railway station in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district around 7 am. President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives in the accident.

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The Modi-Xi summit meeting is taking place in the backdrop of series of high level interactions between both the two countries starting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to India in December, the first after Doklam standoff. read more

Four JeM militants, one soldier and a state police constable were killed in the over eight-hour long gunfight in Tral in Jammu and Kashmir. read more

Abhishek Bachchan is currently shooting for Anurag Kashyap’s Manmarziyaan. He is playing a Sikh character in the film. read more

The dreaded pellet guns in Kashmir might be history if the CRPF has its way. Officials say much-maligned pellet guns will give way to chili bombs and ‘soft-nosed’ tear gas shells to avoid collateral losses during the paramilitary action. CRPF personnel in the Valley, however, seem to have reservations about the new plan. Many across the Valley, including girl students, took to pelting security personnel with stones after the encounter killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani in 2016. Paramilitary forces will now shun pellet guns in favour of “soft-nosed” tear gas shells and chili bombs. The tear gas shells will have a softer plastic head aimed at reducing chances of inflicting grievous injuries on protesters. As per an officer of Paramilitary, “The plastic of the soft-nosed shells melts very easily, releasing a gas that helps disperse the crowds. So the shells cannot be fatal in themselves. Secondly, we have made advancements in tear smoke munitions (TSM) that can be used more prominently than other crowd-control weapons.” Chili shells are already being used in the Valley.read more

The government plans to hold a national workshop involving 12 states in the Indian Himalayan region to discuss issues related to the sustainable development of springs and strategies for their renovation, rejuvenation and augmentation. read more

The first-time MLA from UP’s Bairia also made comments about the safety of Hindus in West Bengal and said terrorists from Bangladesh were infiltrating West Bengal. read more

A Jammu and Kashmir police spokesperson said the militants fired at Ghulam Nabi Patel’s Scorpio at Rajpura chowk in Pulwama. Two of Nabi’s personal security officers were injured. read more

Officials say much-maligned pellet guns will give way to chilli bombs and ‘soft-nosed’ tear gas shells to avoid collateral losses during paramilitary action. CRPF personnel in the Valley, however, seem to have reservations about the new plan. read more

Salman Khan and his Race 3 crew met Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti before they shot a romantic song for their film in the valley. read more

The woman, Ritu Khandelwal, now known as Zeenab, said that she married Gulzar Khan and all documents related to her marriage are authentic. read more

The submission by Vodafone was made during the hearing of the company’s plea challenging TRAI’s recommendation to the Centre to impose Rs 1,050 crore penalty on it for not giving interconnectivity to Jio. read more

India’s foreign minister did not express support for Belt and Road in the communique released after foreign ministers of the China and Russia-led Shanghai Cooperation Organisation met in Beijing. read more