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"Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics and mortars from 0534 hours today in Poonch sector along the Line of Control (LoC)," a defence spokesman said.

They were engaged by Indian Army troops. A minor scuffle happened as the Chinese soldiers were stopped by Indian troops from crossing over into the Indian territory near Pangong Lake in Ladakh, sources told CNN-News18.

Several concerned listeners were reported to have called police after the stations triggered the Emergency Alert Broadcast System, issuing "a civil danger" warning at 12.25 am that was later confirmed to be a mistake.

"Whenever the Prime Minister speaks he brings out lots of wisdom. I am so happy that he has used 'competitive cooperative federalism'. It is a brilliant idea," Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy said.

Till August 13 this year, 695 cases of swine flu had been reported in Uttar Pradesh. Of these, 21 have died, an official statement by the state director general, medical and health services has said.

B-Town wishes Happy Independence Day on Twitter.

Sanjay Dutt has sung a few Sanskrit shlokas in his upcoming movie Bhoomi. He took precisely 60 minutes in the studio to deliver his part with no prior training.

Singer Aaman Trikha says that giving playback for SRK was one of the most special and defining moments of his life.

Actress Parineeta Borthakur leaves Meri Durga due to some emergency in her family.

The word "Google" is displayed across the Parliament House, made out of ribbons of the Indian tricolour. The special doodle has been designed and created by Mumbai-based artist Sabeena Karnik.

The Sharif family’s palatial home in Raiwind on the outskirts of Lahore is testament to their ancestral wealth. The sprawling 1700-acre complex has played host to world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former US Secretary of State John...

FC Goa have signed their fifth foreign player in the form defender Sergio Juste Marin for the upcoming Indian Super League (ISL).

Dr Kafeel Khan, the head of the encephalitis ward and an assistant professor at the Pediatric department of BRD hospital, has been removed from the post of nodal officer at the National Health Mission.

Tesla sold $1.8 billion of eight-year unsecured bonds at a yield of 5.30 percent.

Damask rose was initially cultivated in Syria and now is mainly grown in Morocco, in the Valley of Roses in Bulgaria, and in Turkey.

North and North-East Bihar is the worst affected as heavy rains in Nepal caused sudden rise in water levels in all the rivers flowing from Himalayas. Koshi, Burhi Gandak, Kamla Balan, Baghmati, Mahananda, Ganga and tributaries of the rivers are flowing mu...