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Chamoli (Uttarakhand), Jun 4: A suspected Chinese helicopter was sighted flying above Indian territory in Chamoli district, close to Sino-India border. The helicopter was traced yesterday at around 9.15 a.m. Superintendent of Police (SP) Chamoli Tripti Bhatt said, "The helicopter violated Indian airspace for over three to five minutes". The violation, whether intentional or unintentional, has

Srinagar, Jun 3: Two jawans were killed and four others injured when militants attacked an Army convoy on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway in south Kashmir's Kulgam district today. The militants attacked the convoy near Lower Munda toll post in Qazigund area of the district, 100 km from here, injuring six army personnel, an army official said. He said the injured were evacuated to Army's 92

New Delhi, Jun 3: Selling stake in Air India will be "very, very difficult" with its debt burden of Rs 52,000 crore and the government has to decide if there should be partial or full write-off of debt, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya said on Friday. Loss-making Air India, surviving on taxpayers' money, is facing tough business conditions amid stiff competition. Stressing that the

New Delhi, Jun 3: The National Intelligence Agency on Saturday raided 14 places in Kashmir and 8 in Delhi in connection with reports of terror funding in the Valley. “Raids are being conducted at 8 locations in Delhi-Haryana and 14 locations in Kashmir,” NIA sources told news agency. The agency had earlier registered a Preliminary Enquiry into the case which was later converted into regular case

St Petersburg (Russia), Jun 2: India is committed to protecting the climate, irrespective the Paris agreement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here today but avoided a direct reference to the US withdrawing from the international deal. Addressing the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) here in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, he said India has traditionally been

New Delhi, Jun 2: The Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) today informed a Delhi court that it has lodged three separate FIRs on a criminal complaint filed against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others in an alleged PWD scam. Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra also directed the Assistant Commissioner of ACB to assess the threat perception on the complainant Rahul Sharma once again after he

Chennai, Jun 2: Tamil poet S. Abdul Rahman, popularly known as 'Kavikko,' passed away here in the early hours of Friday after a brief illness. He was 79. He is survived by his son and daughter. The funeral will take place tomorrow, according a family member. Born in Madurai on November 9, 1937, Abdul Rahman did post-graduation in Tamil before joining the Islamiah College in Vaniyambadi, Vellore

Balasore, Jun 2: India today successfully test-fired its indigenous developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from a test range in Odisha as part of a user trial by the Army. The trial of the surface-to-surface missile, which has a strike range of 350 km, was carried out from a mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near here at around 9.50 am

New Delhi, Jun 2: BJP chief Amit Shah will undertake a three-day tour of Kerala from today as part of his efforts to strengthen the party and make it a potent force in the state by 2019 Lok Sabha elections. He is scheduled to chair several party meetings and interact with bishops as part of his efforts to win over a section of Christians. He will also meet intellectuals and community leaders. Mr

New Delhi, Jun 2: A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.0 on Richter Scale today hit Haryana, tremors of which were felt in Delhi and other parts of northern India. The epicentre of the quake was Rohtak district in Haryana, according to the Meteorological department. The depth of the quake was 22 km and it occurred at 4:25 AM, a Met report said. There were no immediate reports of any loss of