Indian stocks kick off fresh week in the green

New Delhi: Indian stock indices started the fresh week in the green, carrying over positive momentum from the past week’s closing, possibly due to fresh buying on dips. At the time of filing this report, Sensex and Nifty were 0.3-0.4 per cent higher. Among the widely-tracked Nifty 50 stocks, 41 advanced, 8 declined and one […]

Taiwan detects 10 Chinese military aircraft, six naval ships around nation

Taipei [Taiwan]: Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence detected 10 Chinese military aircraft and six naval vessels around the nation between 6 a.m. on Sunday (April 21) and 6 a.m. on Monday (April 22), reported Taiwan News. Eight out of the 10 Chinese aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line, according to the Ministry of Defence. […]

Four killed as car falls into gorge in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh

Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand): Four people were killed after their vehicle fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district on Monday, an official said. As per the official on Monday (April 22), the District Control Room, Pithoragarh, informed the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) that a vehicle had met with an accident in the Pithoragarh district, near […]

J&K: School headmaster working as OGW arrested with pistols, Chinese grenades in Poonch

Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir): Jammu and Kashmir Police, in a joint operation with Special Operations Group (SOG), arrested a registered overground worker (OGW), who is also a school headmaster with a foreign-made pistol and Chinese grenades from the Hari Budha area of Poonch district. The recovered consignment is suspected to be used to disturb the […]

Jammu-Srinagar National Highway blocked for traffic after landslide at Gangroo

Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir): Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was blocked for traffic after a landslide at Gangroo area in the Ramban district of Jammu division on Monday morning. “Traffic update at 0800 hrs Landslide occurred at Gangroo on Jammu-Srinagar NHW. Commuters are advised not to undertake journey without confirmation from TCUs,” Jammu and Kashmir Traffic Police […]

J&K: NIA raids 9 locations in Srinagar in terror case

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) personnel conducted raids at nine locations in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday in a case linked to terror activities. Personnel from security forces are deployed at the locations while NIA sleuths conducted the raid. The raids are still going on. More information is awaited.