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Islamabad: Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that the ceasefire between India and Pakistan could be under threat if New Delhi continues to keep the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance and tries to divert Pakistan’s water. Dar’s statement comes...

Chandigarh/Amritsar: As many as 17 people died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Punjab's Amritsar district, police said Tuesday. They said six people have been hospitalised with complications caused by hooch. The deaths were reported in Bhangali, Patalpuri, Marari Kalan and Therewal villages Monday night,...

Islamabad: Pakistan Tuesday said that 11 military personnel were killed and 78 others injured during the recent military confrontation with India. In a statement, the military also claimed that 40 civilians died and 121 others were injured in the "unprovoked and reprehensible dastardly attacks" by...

Srinagar: Flight operations resumed at the Srinagar International Airport Tuesday afternoon, officials said. However, they said several flights to and from the Kashmir Valley were delayed, while some airlines have already announced cancellations for the day. The reopening comes days after the Srinagar airport, along...

New Delhi: The southwest monsoon advanced into parts of the south Bay of Bengal, south Andaman Sea, Nicobar Islands and some areas of the north Andaman Sea Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department said. The weather department said moderate to heavy rainfall lashed Nicobar Islands in...

Srinagar: Three terrorists were Tuesday killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Based on a specific input about the presence of terrorists in Shukroo Keller area of the south Kashmir district, security forces launched a cordon...

New Delhi: More than 93 per cent of students have cleared the CBSE class 10 board examinations, the results of which were declared Tuesday, with girls outperforming boys by over two percentage points, according to Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj. This year, 93.66 per cent of...

CBSE class 12 results declared Monday in which the girls outshone the boys. And the pass percentage is marginally up compared to last year.

New Delhi: Air India and IndiGo have announced the cancellation of flights to and from several key cities near the India-Pakistan border for Tuesday. Air India confirmed the cancellation of two-way flight operations to and from Jammu, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh, and Rajkot....

Mumbai: The Indian rupee opened 75 paise stronger at 84.65 against the US dollar Tuesday, following its previous close at 85.38 a dollar. The trading range for the day was expected to be between 84.50 and 85.25, according to analysts. The dollar maintained its gains...