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Militants open fire at security forces in J-K's Shopian

Army pounds terror camps and Pak posts along LoC

7:52 pm October 20, 2019

New Delhi: In a major counter-offensive after Pakistan’s unprovoked firing, the Indian Army on Sunday carried out heavy artillery strikes targeting four terror launch pads and several Pakistani military positions in Neelam Valley in Pakistan-Occupied -Kashmir, killing six Pakistani soldiers and reportedly eliminating a sizeable number of terrorists, government sources said. The Indian retaliation came […]

Pakistan rejects reports about Indian Army targeting terror camps in PoK

7:13 pm October 20, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan on Sunday rejected reports that the Indian Army targeted at least four terror camps in the PoK and said it can arrange a visit of diplomats from P5 nations to the area to expose Indian “falsehood”. According to Indian government sources in New Delhi, the Indian Army on Sunday launched heavy artillery attacks […]

‘These bigots are blinded by hatred, have no idea what a professional is’: Rahul slams Goyal

2:34 pm October 20, 2019

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hit out at Union minister Piyush Goyal for his remarks that Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee is “Left-leaning”, saying “these bigots are blinded by hatred” and have no idea what a professional is. Goyal, at a media briefing in Pune, had described Banerjee as a “Left-leaning” person. The […]

360 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 3.88 lakh cr

2:31 pm October 20, 2019

New Delhi: As many as 360 infrastructure projects, each worth Rs 150 crore or more, have shown cost overruns to the tune of over Rs 3.88 lakh crore owing to delays and other reasons, a report said. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation monitors infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore and above. Of these […]

Delhi zoo director transferred hours after man rescued from lion’s enclosure

10:42 pm October 18, 2019

New Delhi: The Union Environment Ministry transferred Delhi Zoo Director Renu Singh, hours after she lead a successful operation to rescue a mentally-unstable man who leapt into the enclosure of a lion at the zoo. Singh, a 1997-batch IFS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, has been shifted to the ministry as Deputy Inspector General […]