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2 arrested after recovery of arms, ammunition from truck on Jammu-Srinagar highway. (Representative Image)Nation
Assam-Mizoram border blockade back just a week after resolution

Hundreds of trucks carrying essential supplies to Mizoram were once again stranded on National Highway 306

30 Oct 2020 7:04 PM IST

Indian Air Force (IAF) Chinook helicopter flies amid the prolonged India-China stand off in the Ladakh region, in Leh, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. (PTI)Nation
India in touch with China for mutual solution to Ladakh standoff

New Delhi said “the Indo-Pacific region was a particular focus” of the recent 2+2 talks with the United States

30 Oct 2020 1:56 PM IST

The State government issued a Government Order (GO) on Thursday, providing 7.5 per cent reservation in all medical and dental courses for students who studied in the State government schools and had qualified in the NEET from the academic year 2020-21.Nation
Tamil Nadu issues GO on 7.5 pc quota without Governor’s nod

The DMK also made use of the opportunity to blame the ruling AIADMK for not putting enough pressure on the Governor to...

30 Oct 2020 12:08 PM IST

The new banknote, reportedly a 20 Riyal one, apparently show the two UTs as a separate territory.Nation
India protests as Saudi currency excludes J&K, Ladakh from India’s...

The new banknote, reportedly a 20 Riyal one, apparently show the two UTs as a separate territory

30 Oct 2020 11:47 AM IST

National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials come out of the Greater Kashmir office after conducting a raid, at Press Colony in Srinagar, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. (PTI)Nation
NIA raids on J&K NGOs, aid groups continue for second day

A day earlier, the agency had raided and searched the offices of Greater Kashmir newspaper and the homes of journalists,...

30 Oct 2020 11:22 AM IST

Activists of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) shout slogans during a protest rally against the central government, in Jammu, Wednesday , Oct. 28, 2020. (PTI Photo)Nation
Opposition hits Jammu and Kashmir streets against land law amendment

Meanwhile, former chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah have pledged to fight a decisive battle against the...

30 Oct 2020 1:01 AM IST

Congress supporters at a public rally during Kheti Bachao Yatra against the new farm bills, in Kurukshetra. PTI photoNation
Chhattisgarh brings agriculture bill to counter Centre’s farm laws

The bill christened as Krishi Upaj Mandi (amendment) Bill, 2020 was passed in the Chhattisgarh assembly on Tuesday

29 Oct 2020 12:42 PM IST

A member of the bomb disposal squad of Jammu & Kashmir police searches for an explosive material inside a damaged house after an encounter between security forces and militants, at Mouchwa on the outskirts of Srinagar, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. Two militants were killed in the gunfight. (PTI)Nation
Jaish militants killed in Srinagar firefight

Police say that so far this year eight militants have surrendered during “live encounters” across the Valley

29 Oct 2020 11:48 AM IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the Army Commanders Conference, in New Delhi. (PTI)Nation
Indian Army on vigil, China talks to continue: Rajnath Singh

The 8th round of corps commanders’ level talks between India and China to resolve the standoff in eastern Ladakh is...

29 Oct 2020 11:28 AM IST

Resident doctors of Kasturba Hospital demonstrate over non-payment of their pending salaries by North Delhi Municipal Corporation, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. (PTI )Nation
Delhi reels under second wave of coronavirus as cases jump

With the pandemic situation still fragile, the government has decided to keep scheduled international flights suspended...

29 Oct 2020 11:05 AM IST

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, speaks with Secretary of Defence Mark Esper seated beside him during a joint press conference with their Indian counterparts at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. In talks on Tuesday with their Indian counterparts, Pompeo and Esper are to sign an agreement expanding military satellite information sharing and highlight strategic cooperation between Washington and New Delhi with an eye toward countering China. (AP)Nation
Furious China asks US to stop -'meddling, repeating old lies-'

China accused US of ‘violating the norms of international relations, and instigating’ other countries in the region...

29 Oct 2020 10:30 AM IST

Representational image.Nation
Wary of China, security forces not to scale down anti-terror ops in...

The apprehension about China instigating insurgent groups of northeast is based on a report in China’s Global Times

29 Oct 2020 5:09 AM IST

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