Islamabad: Pakistani security forces have killed at least 16 terrorists during an operation to rescue hostages following a train attack in the Kacchi district of Balochistan province, sources confirmed. According to security sources speaking to Xinhua on Wednesday morning, the military operation targeted the terrorists by dividing them into small groups, with heavy gunfire exchanged.
New Delhi: The digital payment transactions (including UPI) surged with over 18,120 crore transactions in 2024-25 (till January this year), with transaction value crossing Rs 2,330 lakh crore, the government said on Tuesday. The total digital payment transactions have grown from 8,839 crore in FY 2021-22 to 18,737 crore in FY 2023-24, with a CAGR.
Pakistan: The Liberation Army of Baloch in Pakistan on Tuesday claimed to kill 20 military personnel and hold 182 passengers as hostages on-bound the Jaffar Express for the past six hours, reports said. In a statement issued by LBA, it stated “After capturing the Jaffar Express, the fighters of the Baloch Liberation Army have taken.
New Delhi: The Government in India on Tuesday extended duty-free import of Urad for another year until March 31, next year. In a notification issued, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade says the free import policy of Urad stands extended up to 31st March, 2026. Earlier the provisions were until the end of this March..
New Delhi: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Tuesday alleges misuse of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna and other rural development funds in Punjab. Kaur alleged, during Question Hour, the diversion of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (MGNREGA) funds through Block Development Officers in Punjab. “The funds are being released.
Johannesburg: Around 12 people have been killed and 25 others have been injured after a passenger bus overturned in the North eastern region of South Africa’s Gauteng province. Reports said that the accident occurred on a highway in Ekurhuleni City near Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport at about 6:45 a.m. local time (0445 GMT). Agency.
New Delhi: Three migrant laborers from Uttar Pradesh were charred to death early Tuesday after a tent in which they were sleeping caught fire in East Delhi’s Anand Vihar area, officials said. Official sources from police said that a case of causing death by negligence was registered by police. The victims – identified as Kanta.
New Delhi: As opposition raised allegations of manipulation of electoral rolls, sources in the Election Commission on Monday said the matter related to duplicate voter identity card numbers is a “legacy issue,” with such cards being issued even between 2008 and 2013, when the BJP-led NDA was not in power. In the past, the poll.
Chandigarh: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday launched a state-level campaign, ‘spiritual education for holistic well-being’ of Brahma Kumaris from Haryana’s Hisar on its golden jubilee. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that spirituality “unites the entire humanity by rising above man made boundaries. Social, economic, scientific, cultural, political or any other type of system.
New Delhi: Police in Delhi on Monday detained three persons after locals interrupted Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s (MCD) anti-encroachment drive in the Shalimar Bagh area which took an ugly turn when the locals started pelting stones at the MCD vehicle. According to Delhi Police, some people pelted stones at the local body’s vehicle that had.
Kolkata: One Bharatiya Janata Party legislator has been suspended in Bengal assembly following the ruckus prevailed in the West Bengal Assembly on the first day of the budget session on Monday. As the BJP legislators protested on the floor of the house, one party legislator Dipak Barman from the Falataka Assembly constituency in Alipurduar district.
