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Govt to soon take decision on OCI card holders to allay fears of temporary suspension of visas. (PTI Photo)

India favours increased predictability in H1-B visas

The US plans to scrap the computerised lottery system to grant H-1B visas to foreign professionals and replace it with a...

30 Oct 2020 12:51 PM IST

The police sources said that Fida Hussain Yatoo, district general secretary of the J&K unit of BJP Yuva Morcha, and his associates Umar Ramzan Hajam and Umer Rashid Beigh were targeted by gunmen in Kulgams Yaripora village. (Representtaional Image from Jammu: AFP)

Militants kills BJP youth leader, 2 others in J&K

The trio was attending a wedding ceremony in the area when a group of masked gunmen arrived at the scene

30 Oct 2020 12:44 PM IST

The new banknote, reportedly a 20 Riyal one, apparently show the two UTs as a separate territory. (Twitter)

India protests as Saudi currency excludes J&K, Ladakh from India's map

The new banknote, reportedly a 20 Riyal one, apparently show the two UTs as a separate territory

30 Oct 2020 11:47 AM IST

Accuseds arrested in connection with the recent JEE (Main) examination scam, being produced in a court, in Guwahati, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. (PTI)

JEE topper used proxy to write paper, arrested

The accused had succeeded in securing 99.8 percent in the exam

30 Oct 2020 11:35 AM IST

National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials come out of the Greater Kashmir office after conducting a raid, at Press Colony in Srinagar, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. (PTI)

NIA raids on J&K NGOs, aid groups continue for second day

A day earlier, the agency had raided and searched the offices of Greater Kashmir newspaper and the homes of journalists,...

30 Oct 2020 11:22 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (ANI photo)

Yogi Adityanath: BJP fulfilled promises on Ram Mandir, Art. 370

He addressed rallies in Siwan, Vaishali and Madhubani

30 Oct 2020 2:38 AM IST

West Bengal BJP president and Midnapore MP Dilip Ghosh

Will withdraw cases on political workers once in power: Dilip Ghosh

Ghosh added that cases against CPI(M), Congress, and even TMC leaders will be withdrawn

30 Oct 2020 2:05 AM IST

Activists of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) shout slogans during a protest rally against the central government, in Jammu, Wednesday , Oct. 28, 2020. (PTI Photo)

Opposition hits Jammu and Kashmir streets against land law amendment

Meanwhile, former chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah have pledged to fight a decisive battle against the...

30 Oct 2020 1:10 AM IST

A member of the bomb disposal squad of Jammu & Kashmir police searches for an explosive material inside a damaged house after an encounter between security forces and militants, at Mouchwa on the outskirts of Srinagar, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. Two militants were killed in the gunfight. (PTI)

Jaish militants killed in Srinagar firefight

Police said that so far this year eight militants have surrendered during live encounters across the Valley

29 Oct 2020 11:49 AM IST

Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi addresses a gathering ahead of Bihar state Assembly elections. in Patna, India, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. (AP)

PM Modi tears into RJD's Tejashwi, says he's Yuvraj of Jungle raj

The PM also set the tone for the day with a dash of Hindutva as he mentioned of Ayodhya at his first election meeting

29 Oct 2020 11:40 AM IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the Army Commanders Conference, in New Delhi. (PTI)

Indian Army on vigil, China talks to continue: Rajnath Singh

The 8th round of corps commanders' level talks between India and China to resolve the standoff in eastern Ladakh is...

29 Oct 2020 11:27 AM IST

Resident doctors of Kasturba Hospital demonstrate over non-payment of their pending salaries by North Delhi Municipal Corporation, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. (PTI )

Delhi reels under second wave of coronavirus as cases jump

With the pandemic situation still fragile, the government has decided to keep scheduled international flights suspended...

29 Oct 2020 11:05 AM IST