Suspect held with hand grenade, anti-national posters in Pulwama ‘naka’ checking
Srinagar, Aug 3 (IANS) Joint security forces on Sunday apprehended a suspected individual during a “naka” checking operation near Fruit Mandi in Rajpora area of Pulwama district in south Kashmir, official sources said. The arrested person has…
Punjab BJP restructures state unit with fresh appointments
Chandigarh, Aug 3 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Kewal Singh Dhillon has announced a new set of office-bearers for the party’s state unit, describing the exercise as a step to reinforce the organisation’s base across…
Arunachal’s January Tali, Hachu Lombo become first state women to scale 7,077-metre Mt Kun
Itanagar, Aug 3 (IANS) Two women mountaineers from Arunachal Pradesh have scripted history by becoming the first women from the state to successfully scale the 7,077-metre-high Mt Kun in the Zanskar region of Ladakh, bringing laurels to the border state,…
Tamil Nadu leads India in organ donation: Minister KG Arun Raj
Coimbatore, Aug 3 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Minister K.G. Arun Raj on Sunday said that the State continued to lead the country in deceased organ donation, accounting for nearly one-third of organ donations in India, while reiterating that the government would…
Jimmy Sheirgill says he would shoot for ‘Operation Safed Sagar’ from 4 am till 11 pm
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Actor Jimmy Sheirgill, who is awaiting the release of his upcoming streaming series ‘Operation Safed Sagar’, has spoken up on the demanding schedule of the show. The actor spoke with IANS along with his co-actors from the series…
Lovlina Borgohain dedicates CWG Boxing silver medal to Assam’s flood-hit people
Dergaon (Assam), Aug 3 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Silver medallist Lovlina Borgohain has dedicated her hard-earned medal to the flood-affected people of Assam, triggering widespread celebrations across her home district and the state’s sporting…
MP: Congress suspends former MLA Rajendra Bharti’s primary membership
Bhopal/Datia Aug 2 (IANS) In a sharp organisational decision timed just before the announcement of the Datia Assembly by-election results, the Congress party on Sunday “suspended primary membership of Rajendra Bharti”, former MLA in the Madhya Pradesh…
‘Unconstitutional, anti-national’: RSS Joint General Secretary Atul Limaye on Jantar Mantar student protest
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Maharashtra), Aug 2 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’ (RSS) Sah-Sarkaryavah (Joint General Secretary), Atul Limaye, on Sunday described the recent student protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar as…
Delhi BJP slams AAP for spreading lies on Delhi Laxmi Yojana
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Media Head and spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said on Sunday that Delhi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convenor Saurabh Bharadwaj’s statement on the Delhi Laxmi Yojana has once again…
Juventus sign Bosnia forward Kerim Alajbegovic from Bayer Leverkusen
Turin, Aug 2 (IANS) Juventus have completed the signing of highly rated Bosnia and Herzegovina international Kerim Alajbegovic from Bayer Leverkusen on a permanent transfer, with the 18-year-old winger signing a five-year contract that will keep him at…