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PM Modi attended the bhumi pujan event in Ayodhya. (PTI)

PM Modi fires a Ram arrow at China

PM Modi also mentioned China in his speech as a country where references to Lord Rama have been found

5 Aug 2020 6:01 PM IST

Streets wear a deserted look on the first anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370. Habib Naqash

J-K -'undergoing transformation-' after abrogation of Article 370: S...

Conveying the Indian perspective to the world has been crucial for New Delhi in the face of Pakistani propaganda.

5 Aug 2020 5:27 PM IST

Devotees gather to attend the Bhoomi Pujan for the construction of Ram Temple, at Ram Janambhoomi site in Ayodhya, Wednesday, Aug 5, 2020. (PTI)

PM Narendra Modi peforms bhumi pujan of Ram Temple in Ayodhya

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were among those who attended the event.

5 Aug 2020 1:54 PM IST

Women getting permanent commission in Army now a reality.

Indian Army starts process of granting permanent commission to women...

Currently, women officers are eligible for permanent commission (PC) in only two non-combat streams of Indian Army.

5 Aug 2020 1:13 PM IST

Cattle drink water at Pangong Lake, the site of several confrontations between India and China in Ladakh region, in Ladakh. AP photo

India-China fail to achieve breakthrough in Pangong Tso disengagement...

Indications are that China has shown reluctance to move out of the finger areas in the Pangong Tso

5 Aug 2020 12:27 PM IST

A motorcyclist rides past a billboard displaying a picture of Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan along a street in Islamabad on August 4, 2020. (AFP)

Pakistan includes J-K, Junagadh in its new map: Revisiting the...

Junagadh and its vassal enclaves were ruled by Muslim rulers but their population was overwhelmingly Hindu.

5 Aug 2020 12:08 PM IST

As tensions run high, large contingents of policemen have been deployed at the residences of various political leaders. Photo: HU Naqash

Srinagar shuts down over Article 370 abrogation anniversary

The security in the remaining parts of J&K including winter capital Jammu has been beefed up

5 Aug 2020 11:54 AM IST

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. (PTI Photo)

Priyanka: Hope Ayodhya bhumi pujan will be an occasion for national...

Former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath said the temple construction is â€œwith the consent of every Indianâ€.

5 Aug 2020 11:31 AM IST

16 from JK qualify UPSC exam. (Photo- Twitter/Rising Kashmir)

Despite turmoil, 16 J&K candidates crack UPSC exam

Among them is Abhishek Augustsya of Jammu. He is ranked at 38, and is at the top of the list of the successful...

5 Aug 2020 11:24 AM IST

Ayodhya adorns a festive look. (PTI)

Ayodhya decked up for Ram temple bhumi pujan

The ceremony shall start at around 8 am and end at about 2 pm.

5 Aug 2020 11:07 AM IST

Former CM Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar dead. (Photo- Twitter/@MCPNilaga)

Former Maharashtra CM Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar dies at 89

He recently tested coronavirus positive but had recovered and was discharged after testing negative

5 Aug 2020 10:08 AM IST

A volunteer gets a COVID19 trial vaccine from a doctor. AFP photo

India getting closer to human trials of COVID shots

As of now, globally 141 vaccine candidates are being studied out of which 26 are in different stages of clinical trials

4 Aug 2020 7:48 PM IST