Boycott bastions of Baramulla, Sopore see highest voter turnout in 30 yrs

The third and final phase of Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls on Tuesday saw a voter turnout of 68.72 percent, surpassing the Lok Sabha poll figure in the corresponding seven districts, with the......

Tight security in J-K ahead of Modi's visit next week, borders under watch

The Border Security Force and the Jammu and Kashmir police conducted a joint search on Saturday for any possible cross-border tunnel along the International Border in Samba district, amid......

Pak violates ceasefire along IB in Jammu, BSF retaliates; troops on alert

The Pakistan Rangers violated the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan on Wednesday by resorting to unprovoked firing at a Border Security Force post along the International Border in the......

BSF lodges strong protest with Pak Rangers over Jammu firing

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday lodged a strong protest with the Pakistan Rangers over the recent unprovoked firing and mortar shelling on forward posts and villages along the......

Govt to set up 300 rural clusters by 2020

Seeking to bridge the rural-urban divide, government will set up 300 rural clusters by 2019-20 across the country as the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission......

GMR, GVK eye Bali airport project

India's leading private airport developers, GMR and GVK groups, are planning to bid for the modernisation of Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia. Both are currently undertaking......

Hurry up! Now's the right time to buy a house

The story of the boom and the crash in the real estate sector has been well documented. Ever-increasing demand and inflated prices saw housing costs rising to unprecendented heights. But soon the......

Railway Budget speech

Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Friday presented a populist interim Railway Budget in Parliament on Friday. Following is the entire speech of the railway minister: 1. Mr. Speaker, Sir I rise to......

When Arjun Kapoor would have told you, 'Chal jhoota'

'Ishaqzaade released on May 11, 2012. It has been seven years.''But if you had spoken to me on May 10, 2012, and said that I would do 13 films with so many good directors and actors, I would......

'Abhishek and I are Ramji, Taapsee is our Hanuman'

'The emotion of love is the same, but we have made it a math calculation, messed up and complicated.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Vicky Kaushal/Instagram Vicky Kaushal has had a crackling year. The......

Rio medallist Sakshi hits out at Haryana government for not fulfilling promise

"Announcements made by Haryana Government after my OLYMPIC MEDAL win were for MEDIA ONLY?" IMAGE: Rio Olympics bronze medalist Sakshi Malik  at the event. Photograph: Hitesh......