India

Srinagar, Apr 16: A day after a youth was killed in Batamaloo area of Srinagar, BSF on Sunday said that security personnel fired in order to prevent snatching of rifle by stone pelters. “An internal inquiry into the allegations of firing, which led to the death of a youth has prima-facie revealed that our men fired at Batmaloo leading to the unfortunate death of the youth,” BSF spokesman told

New Delhi, Apr 16: Security at three major international airports in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai has been stepped up after agencies were informed about a possible hijack attempt of an aircraft from these facilities. Officials said an high alert has been issued to the three facilities after Mumbai Police received an e-mail last night from a woman living there. The e-mail mentions that the woman

Bhubaneswar, Apr 16: The BJP may be basking in the warm afterglow of its victories in the five States that went to the polls earlier in the year, but party president Amit Shah exhorted national executive members to not be “complacent” and work instead for a golden age for the party “with the BJP occupying all levels of government from panchayats to the Parliament.” Mr. Shah’s appeal came during

New Delhi, Apr 16: The price of petrol was tonight hiked by Rs 1.39 per litre and diesel by Rs 1.04 a litre in sync with firming international rates. The hike comes the on back of a Rs 4.85 per litre reduction in rates of petrol and Rs 3.41 a litre in diesel effected from April 1. Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the nation's largest fuel retailer, said price of petrol is being increased by Rs 1.39 per

Srinagar, Apr 16: A youth was killed while another was injured when security forces opened fire on protesters in congested Batamaloo area of Srinagar on Saturday evening. Locals said that a few stones hit paramilitary BSF vehicle which was caught in a traffic jam in Batamaloo and they fired on the youth who was walking nearby. The slain youth has been identified as 23-year-old Sajad Hussain Sheikh

Srinagar, Apr 15: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah today demanded the dismissal of PDP-BJP government and sought Governor's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir claiming that the Mehbooba Mufti led regime had failed to conduct a peaceful election. Abdullah, who won the Srinagar seat bypoll results of which were announced today, said the election was the "bloodiest" that Jammu and Kashmir

Islamabad, Apr 15: Police in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have claimed that they have arrested three suspected RAW agents for their alleged involvement in anti-state activities, according to a media report today. The masked suspects were produced before the media during a briefing in Rawalkot, Dawn newspaper reported. The three were residents of Taroti village in Abbaspur in PoK, according to the

Panaji, Apr 15: Former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said Pakistan is playing a "dangerous game" in the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, sentenced to death in the neignbouring country on charges of spying. "Pakistan is playing a dangerous game. Pakistan should understand that if India starts retaliating then it does not have the power to fight back, whatever they may project themselves to be,"

New Delhi, Apr 15: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has decided to stop criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of a new strategy for the MCD polls in Delhi following its humiliating defeat in Punjab and Goa elections last month. The Kejriwal-led party would now focus on a "positive campaign" instead of its usual Modi-bashing tactics as it faces a high-stake MCD municipal polls. "We are adopting

New Delhi, Apr 14: An Iraq baby born with eight limbs, with two of them protruding from his stomach, got a new lease of life after doctors successfully removed the extra arms and legs through surgery. The seven-month-old boy, Karam, was born with a very rare condition Polymelia, a birth defect in which the affected individual has more than the usual number of limbs. The team of doctors at Jaypee