AMRITSAR, PUNJAB: A terror attack in which six people were killed in Punjab today had Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal pointing a finger at the central government led by his ally, the BJP. “The terrorists didn’t come from Punjab, they came from border. It’s the Centre’s job to seal theRead More

DINANAGAR: The alertness and bravery of a bus driver was crucial in saving several lives during today’s terror attack in Gurdaspur in Punjab which left eight people dead. Nanak Chand did not panic when a group of terrorists fired at his bus; instead sources said, he swerved, and drove awayRead More

NEW DELHI: No one has been taken hostage in the terror attack at Punjab’s Dinanagar town, said Union minister Kirren Rijiju today. “Yes there have been reports that there was a terror attack at the Punjab border (town) but as of now there is no information regarding hostages being held.Read More

NEW DELHI: Taking up 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon’s petition to stop his hanging on Thursday, the Supreme Court today took no decision and said arguments would continue tomorrow. Yakub has pleaded that the death warrant for his execution is illegal because it was issued when he had notRead More

Parliament witnessed continuous uproar today over the passing of bills, which ended with Speaker Sumitra Mahajan asking Congress lawmaker Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury to leave the House and suspended him for the rest of the day for unruly behavior. At the height of it, CPM’s Mohammed Salim was heard telling theRead More

PATNA: Normal life was disrupted in Bihar today as shops, educational institutions and some trains were forced to stop functioing as lathi-wielding mobs took to the streets over the day-long state bandh called by RJD. Officials said shops remained shut, colleges and educational institutions were forced to close down, roadsRead More

NEW DELHI: Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, has been asked to explain comments on Facebook that were seen to be against the ruling BJP. The Lok Sabha secretariat has given Mr Vadra seven days to explain after BJP MPs moved a privilege motion against the businessmanRead More

GUWAHATI, ASSAM: A red alert has been issued across Assam following a terror attack in Gurudaspur district of Punjab, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said on Monday. “The Punjab attack is very unfortunate and we condemn it. We have issued a red alert across the state following the attack,” Mr GogoiRead More

Gurdaspur, 27 July The 12-hour-long Gurdaspur gunbattle has ended with security forces gunning down all the terrorists who, in army uniform, first sprayed bullets on a moving bus and then stormed a police station in what was the first major terror strike in Punjab in eight years. A Superintendent ofRead More

Dinanagar (Gurdaspur), July 27 At least seven persons, including an SP, were killed and 18 injured when heavily-armed terrorists wearing army fatigues hijacked a car in Dinanagar town in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district and reached a bus stand, where they opened fire before storming a police station in the town. ThreeRead More