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Hindu Sena members stage a protest against illegal annexure of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) in Pakistan, near Pakistan Embassy in New Delhi, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. (PTI Photo)

Gilgit-Baltistan polls are cosmetic exercises to hide illegal...

Pakistan has announced that elections for the legislative assembly of Gilgit-Baltistan will be held on November 15.

29 Sept 2020 3:18 PM IST

February 2019 file photo of Amnesty International India employees working at their headquarters in Bengaluru. The human rights watchdog said on Sept. 29, 2020, that it was halting its operations in India, citing reprisals from the government and the freezing of its bank accounts. (AP)

Amnesty halts operations citing -'incessant witch hunt-' by Indian...

Human rights NGO says its bank accounts were frozen on September 10

29 Sept 2020 2:48 PM IST

Andhra and Telangana are opposing each others irrigation projects on the Krishna and Godavari. (Representational image)

Apex Council meeting on Andhra-Telangana river disputes set for Oct. 6

The meeting has been postponed twice earlier

29 Sept 2020 1:19 PM IST

Many farm downstream of the Prakasam barrage are under water due to the inflow from the barrage. (File photo)

Andhra Pradesh floods: Standing crops in hundreds of acres inundated

NDRF personnel despatched to flood-hit districts

28 Sept 2020 11:27 PM IST

an IAF fighter jet flies against the backdrop of the Himalayan mountain range, amid the India-China stand off in eastern Ladakh, in Leh district, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. (PTI)

India to buy 72,000 US assault rifles for troops on the LAC

Defence Ministry approves purchase of arms and equipment worth Rs 2290 crore

28 Sept 2020 11:12 PM IST

Charred remains of a tractor that was set on fire near India Gate during a protest against the new farm laws, in New Delhi, Monday, Sept 28, 2020. (PTI)

Nationwide fury over new farm laws

Opposition parties across India gear up to challenge new legislations in the courts and streets

28 Sept 2020 10:45 PM IST

Defence minister Rajnath Singh symbolically lays the foundation stone for an underpass construction at IMA Dehradun from his office in New Delhi on Sept. 28, 2020. (PTI)

Defence acquisition processes tweaked to make purchases faster

Also, offset guidelines have been revised to give preference to defence companies that offer to manufacture in India

28 Sept 2020 6:53 PM IST

An army convoy carrying military material seen on the Manali-Leh highway on Sept. 19, 2020. (PTI)

Indian Army moves tanks to forward areas

Mechanised forces to be deployed in forward locations through the winter

27 Sept 2020 11:32 PM IST

Migrants arrive at Amethi Railway Station by a special train from Ahmedabad, during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Amethi, Thursday. (PTI)

Railway proposals: Pay user fees to get on or get off a train

The idea is to raise money to redevelop busy railway stations

27 Sept 2020 8:44 PM IST

Activist Yogendra Yadav addresses farmers in Sangrur, Punjab at a protest against the farm legislations enacted by the BJP government. (PTI)

President puts his stamp on fast and furious farm bills

Hoping to tap farmer anger, Congress is out to tease more parties out of the NDA

27 Sept 2020 7:36 PM IST

Tourists take pictures at the Taj Mahal which reopened on September 21, 2020. A study has found that much of the spread of Covid-19 was traceable to travel from Dubai and UK. (Representational image: AFP)

Travellers from Dubai, UK contributed maximum to COVID-19 spread in...

Covid spread from Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Kerala, J&K was more vigorous

27 Sept 2020 4:50 PM IST

File photo shows P Jeyaraj and his son Fennix, who died at police custody on June 23 with relatives alleging that they were severely thrashed at the Sathankulam police station. PTI photo

CBI chargesheets nine policemen in Sathankulam custodial death case

The ghastly crime had triggered a massive outrage prompting the chief minister to seek a CBI probe in the matter.

26 Sept 2020 8:07 PM IST