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PM to lead Yoga Day celebrations in Uttarakhand
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead fourth International Yoga Day celebrations here in Uttarakhand on Thursday in the presence of thousands of volunteers performing yoga "asanas".
He will start the event from the lawns of Forest…
Kashmiri Pandits reach J&K for Annual Festival
Scores of migrant Kashmiri Pandits arrived at Mata Kheer Bhawani Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Wednesday to attend an annual festival, officials said.
Despite speculation that a lesser number of Kashmiri Pandits…
Anukreethy Vas from Tamil Nadu crowned Femina Miss India World 2018
Anukreethy Vas from Tamil Nadu has been crowned Femina Miss India 2018 in a grand ceremony in Mumbai hosted by film director Karan Johar and actor Ayushmann Khurrana.
Anukreethy Vas, who was previously crowned fbb Colours Femina Miss…
3 Militants killed, 5 Security men injured in J&K gunfight
Three Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militants were killed and five security men injured in a gunfight in Tral area of Pulwama district, police said. The gunfight had started on Tuesday and ended late last evening.
The police have confirmed that…
US pulls out of ‘biased’ UN Human Rights Council
The US has pulled out of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The body is "hypocritical and self-serving" and "makes a mockery of human rights", said Nikki Haley, the US envoy to the UN.
Haley last year accused the council of…
President Kovind approves imposition of Governor’s rule in J&K
ONI Bureau: The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday clarified that President Ram Nath Kovind has given approval for imposition of Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir with immediate effect.
Earlier on Tuesday evening, Jammu and Kashmir…
Haryana gives star ranking to villages
Haryana has become the first state in the country to give star ranking to village on the basis of seven social parameters, a minister said on Tuesday.
"A total of 1,120 villages of Haryana have achieved star ranking under '7-Star Gram…
Kejriwal ends sit-in, IAS officers attend meetings
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday walked out of Raj Niwas here after nine days of an unprecedented sit-in protest after IAS officers began attending meetings called by his government.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia…
Omar meets Governor, seeks early Polls in J&K
Former Chief Minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday demanded early elections in Jammu and Kashmir after the BJP pulled out of the PDP-led government, forcing Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to resign.
Abdullah…
Mehbooba Mufti resigns as J&K Chief Minister
After the BJP pulled out of the coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir, a surprised Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday submitted her resignation to Governor N.N. Vohra.
Immediately after she learnt about the Bharatiya Janata…