Day: September 30, 2019

Death toll rises to 28 in Bihar; IAF chopper air drops relief

9:15 pm September 30, 2019

Patna: Devastated by a spell of torrential rains lasting over three days, claiming at least 28 lives, Bihar on Monday trudged towards normalcy with intensified relief and rescue work in badly affected localities including the state capital. While people tried resuming normal business under an overcast sky, but weather department predicted fresh showers may lash […]

IAF monitoring situation along Indo-Pak border; ready for Balakot-type strike: new IAF Chief Bhadauria

Monitoring developments; ready for Balakot-type strike, says new IAF Chief

9:04 pm September 30, 2019

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force is monitoring the developments along the western front and is prepared to carry out a Balakot-type strike, if directed by the government, Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria said after taking charge of the IAF on Monday. Bhadauria, who has around 4,250 hours of flying experience on 26 […]

Pak PM Imran pitches for border markets with Afghanistan, Iran

Pakistan, Malaysia and Turkey to jointly launch BBC type channel

8:51 pm September 30, 2019

Islamabad: The governments of Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia will launch a BBC type English television channel to highlight the issues of Muslims and fight Islamophobia in the West, according to media reports. The channel proposal was discussed at a meeting between Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistan premier Imran […]

Interests of Haryana BJP leaders denied tickets will be kept in mind: Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar

Haryana Assembly polls: Seven MLAs denied BJP ticket

8:41 pm September 30, 2019

Chandigarh: Two ministers are among the seven MLAs who have been denied a BJP ticket in the first list of 78 candidates announced by the party on Monday for the October 21 Haryana Assembly polls. While Vipul Goel was sitting MLA from Faridabad, Rao Narbir Singh represented Badshahpur constituency in Gurgaon district. Besides, Deputy Speaker […]

Army defuses mortar shell along Indo-Pak border

4:58 pm September 30, 2019

Jammu: The Army defused a mortar shell fired by Pakistani troops along the Indo-Pak border in Pukhrani belt of Jammu region, officials said Monday. Pakistan troops had fired a 120 mm mortar along the border, which landed in a sheep farm in Pukhrani area on Saturday but did not explode, they said. Army troops later […]