Day: January 12, 2021

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Hopeful of solution; ready to deal with any eventuality: Army Chief on eastern Ladakh standoff

7:48 pm January 12, 2021

New Delhi: Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane on Tuesday said he was hopeful that India and China will be able to reach an agreement to resolve the eastern Ladakh standoff but at the same time asserted that Indian troops will maintain a high state of combat readiness to deal with any eventuality. Addressing […]

UP records 511 new COVID-19, 10 deaths

7:41 pm January 12, 2021

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday reported 511 fresh coronavirus cases, raising the tally to 5,94,175. The death toll due to the infection has reached 8,514 with 10 more fatalities being reported in the past 24 hours. It was 8,504 on Monday. The active cases in the state has now come down to 10,560, of which […]

IAF ferries 286 stranded passengers between J&K, Ladakh

7:37 pm January 12, 2021

Srinagar: The Indian Air Force (IAF) ferried 286 stranded people between the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Tuesday. “A total of 286 stranded passengers of Ladakh were airlifted on Tuesday in C-130, C-17 and AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force between Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh,” an official said here. […]

Punjab CM asks AG to examine SC order staying farm laws

7:35 pm January 12, 2021

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday asked the state Advocate General to examine in detail the Supreme Court order staying the new farm laws and called a meeting of his cabinet to discuss it, the CM’s media advisor said. Singh has convened a cabinet meeting on Thursday to discuss the implications of the […]

NIA files charge-sheet against doctor who joined ISIS

7:30 pm January 12, 2021

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday filed a charge-sheet against a doctor who allegedly joined the Islamic State terror group to further its ideology and illegal activities in India, an official said. The charge-sheet was filed before a special NIA court here under sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Unlawful […]