The apex court ordered adequate steps to be taken for protecting places of worship.
In a telephonic conversation, Lt Gen A K Bhatt, the director general of military operations, also told his Pakistani counterpart that the Indian Army was sincere about maintaining peace on the LoC.
The Hyderabad police has arrested the most-wanted militant Viqaruddin Ahmad, along with six other accomplices, from the city.
A day after getting bail from Supreme Court in disproportionate assets case, former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa walked out of Parappana Agrahara Central Prison on Saturday.
The Centre is likely to announce the Agnipath recruitment scheme for the defence forces under which troops would be recruited only for four-year tenures.
"The villagers came first, and then the Naxalites, dressed in black. They were some 300 Naxalites, all wearing black," a jawan of the Central Reserve Police Force said.
The government has upgraded the security cover of billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani to the top category of 'Z+' after a review of perceived threat perception to him by central intelligence and security agencies, official sources said on Thursday.
'Had it not been for the complicity of the state and Biren Singh's leadership, these riots would not have spread this far and for so long.'
The Indian squad for the continental championship will be selected on Monday, but it is still not clear if the official announcement will happen on the day.
In a major relief to media major Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL), the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Friday stayed the insolvency proceedings initiated against it earlier this week. Admitting a petition filed by ZEEL Managing Director and chief executive Punit Goenka, the appellate tribunal issued notices to private sector lender IndusInd bank and the interim resolution professional directing them to file a reply in two weeks. NCLAT said the submissions made by both sides need a detailed hearing.
The Imphal Valley in Manipur remained peaceful but tense on Friday, however intermittent gunfights between militant groups and security forces were reported from the hill districts surrounding the valley.
A new-look Indian team, led by Shikhar Dhawan, will be hoping to make a statement and be in the reckoning for next year's 50-over World Cup when the three-match ODI series against South Africa begins in Lucknow on Thursday.
Many IEDs explode even when the troops are on foot and their trigger mechanism gets activated just due to the pressure of the feet. These incidents have injured more than 100 personnel over the last two years, the officer said.
India is the 4th largest oil consumer after the US, China and Japan.
A 62-year-old woman was killed on Tuesday when a rifle of an Armed Reserve Police constable went off accidentally at the corporation office in Madurai, giving anxious moments to security men deployed for the visit of All India Congress Committee General Secretary Rahul Gandhi to the city later in the day.
New Zealand conjured up a remarkable victory for the second time in two weeks by chasing down a target of 285 runs on the final ball of the rain-shortened final day to beat Sri Lanka by two wickets.
The Andhra Pradesh government has finally acted against Additional Director General of Police. Vivek Dubey and ordered him to go on leave for a month as the investigations were on against him for sending the constables to Delhi to work as domestic help with his family.
The player draft for the much-awaited Global T20 Canada 2023 was held in a hybrid-form in Mumbai.
Rai had moved an application in the court last month seeking to become an approver and sought pardon. CBI, too, said that they have no objection to making Rai an approver.
Monsoon session of Parliament to begin from Monday, July 18, 2022.
Andhra Pradesh government has ordered a high level probe in to the mysterious death of a State Armed Reserve force constable P Murlinath, who was sent to New Delhi at the behest of a senior Indian Police Service officer to work at the home of his daughter.
The present happenings in Manipur are the wages of continued neglect, and not so benign at that, of a vital region and its people. Had we lavished on the North East even a fraction of the care and resources we do on Kashmir, things would not have come to this pass, asserts Shreekant Sambrani.
It was Singh's second meeting with the chiefs of the Army, Navy and the Air Force for the second straight day on the issue.
The cell was formed after attacks on the Bangladesh central bank by international hacker groups siphoned off millions of dollars.
'...through the will of the people and commitment of leaders.' 'It may not happen today or tomorrow, but it will happen.'
The Australia series exposed India's frailties in the bowling department and the team has a lot of work to do before the ICC event.
A look at the players who could make it to India's provisional squad for the World Cup.
The teams which don't make long-term promises that are difficult to fulfil but focus on immediate process and know the roles of players required for slots.
Education finance is a complex and dynamic sector. There are too many variables -- the course, the calibre of students, the universities, and the job prospects once the course is over, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Coming to India on a tourist visa as a child, she had completed her education throughout claiming to be an Indian citizen.
Emerging stars like Umran Malik and Mohsin Khan could be rewarded for their superb performances in IPL 2022, while old-horses Shikhar Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik are likely to return to the Indian team for the T20I series against South Africa next month.
'He is just a 22 year old who has no knowledge of India's laws or Constitution. How will such a man handle a discussion on reservations in an intelligent, lawful manner?' 'Let me alert everybody that he is using the 1985 formula. Back then they opposed reservations based on caste for OBCs and now they want to be included in the same category. This clearly tells us what their intention is. They don't want reservations; they want reservations to be cancelled altogether.'
At a time when Manipur is burning, voices like Colonel Sapam's serve as a healing balm. 'These are voices that need to heard and their stories of peace and reconciliation must be retold -- over and over again.
The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday (local time) raised interest rates by 75 basis points (bps) or three-quarters of a percentage point in the boldest move since 1994.
Rajasekaran was a DSP when he had 'links' with Jayalakshmi, sources said.
Ahead of the 2023 IPL season, let's take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of the Aiden Markram-led Sunrisers Hyderabad.
On the parade ground are sons of jawans, farmers, LIC agents, daily wage farm labourers, shopkeepers... all living their moment of triumph; their faces bright with the possibilities that lie ahead.
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