External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said India's decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir's special status has a "national security connotation" as he emphasised that the "epicentre of global terrorism" is right there in the country's "neighbourhood".
Kashmir has been facing communications blackout for the past 47 days with virtually no mobile phone and internet services, but many residents in the Valley say they have been sent bills by telecom companies for services that were not provided.
Four days after the Madhya Pradesh police said they killed two dacoits of a gang in an encounter in the forests of Satna district, another member has claimed that it was him who had shot the two dead over a dispute regarding the sharing of a ransom.
Edited by Stela Dey | Saturday September 21, 2019, Mumbai
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said his party's stand on the Ram Temple issue mirrored the "sentiments of Hindus", a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked "loudmouth" leaders to have respect for the legal process.
The CBI has questioned senior IAS officer Rajkumar Khatri, the Karnataka revenue secretary, in connection with a ponzi scam allegedly perpetrated by I-Monetary Advisory which duped investors promising higher returns using Islamic methods, say officials
US President Donald Trump's presence at the Houston event marks a new milestone, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday as he expressed confidence that his visit would present India as a vibrant land of opportunities, a reliable partner and a global leader.
ANI | Friday September 20, 2019, Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
A complaint was lodged against Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan's elder son Adib Khan and others for allegedly purchasing and constructing buildings at government land in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur on Friday.
A woman passenger travelling on an Air-India flight was arrested on Friday morning for allegedly misbehaving with the air hostess after she denied serving her more alcohol during the flight.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday urged people neither to oppose nor impose any language and pitched for learning as many languages as possible.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has asked the government to provide, "preferably within three days", details about people detained since August 5, including children and women, and those who are lodged in jails outside the state.
Hopes of re-establishing contact with India's moon mission Chandrayaan-2's lander seems to be all but over with its 14-day mission life set to end and the Lunar night falling early Saturday.
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa said on Friday that the Indian Air Force (IAF) achieved its objective of sending across a stern message to terrorist organisations in Pakistan through the Balakot air strikes in February.
Hours after the arrest of BJP leader Chinmayanand on Friday, the woman who has accused him of rape said the police are trying to weaken the case against him. "This has played out exactly as I feared... there is no justice," she told reporters, referring to the charge under which the former union minister has been arrested.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) received the first multi-role combat aircraft Rafale from its manufacturer Dassault Aviation in France on Thursday, defence sources said on Friday.
