Srinagar, July 18 (UNI) Two unidentified militants were shot dead as security forces foiled an infiltration bid- the second in the last four days- in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, Army said on Thursday. Officials said an operation was launched close to the Line of Control in the Keran sector following an input of infiltration….
New Delhi, July 18 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday said a re-conduct of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Under Graduate 2024 can only happen if there are sufficient grounds for it and directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to publish by Saturday the full city and centre-wise results on its website while masking identities of…
Mumbai, July 18 (UNI) Vowing to make Gadchiroli district Maoist-free, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday lauded the district police for their operation in which 12 Naxals were killed in Wandoli village on the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border on Wednesday. Shinde spoke to the Superintendent of Police, Inspector General of Police (Gadchiroli range), Inspector General (anti-Maoist…
Srinagar, July 18 (UNI) A gun battle erupted on Thursday between security forces and militants along the Line of Control (LOC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said. The gunfight erupted in the Keran sector of the Kupwara when a search operation was taking place in the area. “ As the search operation was…
New Delhi, July 18 (UNI) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will pay an official visit to Bhutan from July 19-20, in his first visit abroad after taking over as the country’s top diplomat. During the visit, Foreign Secretary Misri will receive an audience with The King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. He will call on…
New Delhi, July 18 (UNI) Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Thursday administered the oath of office to two new Supreme Court judges, Justices N. Kotiswar Singh and R. Mahadevan. The two judges were sworn in against vacancies created after the retirement of Justice AS Bopanna and Justice Aniruddha Bose. Justice Kotiswar Singh is…
Mumbai, July 18 (UNI) Manorama Dilip Khedkar, mother of controversial Indian Administrative Service-Probationary Officer Puja Khedkar, has been detained for allegedly threatening farmers in Pune with a pistol, officials said on Thursday. A team of Pune Rural police detained her from a hotel in Mahad town in Raigad early on Thursday, police said. Manorama, a…
Washington, July 18 (UNI) U.S. President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, the White House confirmed. “Earlier today following his first event in Las Vegas, President Biden tested positive for Covid-19. He is vaccinated and boosted, and he is experiencing mild symptoms,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. “He…
Milwaukee, United States, July 18 (UNI) Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is attending the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention (RNC) in the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where his pick for vice president, JD Vance, is expected to speak, a Sputnik correspondent has reported. Trump took a seat at the VIP podium as…
Vienna, July 18 (UNI) The 2024 Bregenz Festival, a leading performing arts festival, kicked off in the western Austrian city of Bregenz on Wednesday, attracting dignitaries and tourists from around the world. The focus of this year’s festival, Carl Maria von Weber’s opera “Der Freischuetz” premiered Wednesday night on a floating stage on Lake Constance….
