Aadhaar card holders will now be able to carry their information on their smartphone, courtesy the mAadhaar app launched by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). To use the mAadhaar or ‘mobile Aadhaar’ app, users need to have their phone number registered with UIDAI. Once the process is complete, they can download their details on the app, which will show ...

Pakistan today summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh after two civilians were killed and six others injured in alleged ceasefire violations along the Line of Control by Indian troops. Foreign ministry spokesman Nafees Zakaria said Indian security forces resorted to firing in Baroh and Tandar sectors yesterday. Director General (SA and SAARC) Mohammad Faisal summoned the Indian deputy high ...

The Uttarakhand government has directed various departments and all stakeholders to ensure completion of the ambitious all-weather road on the Char Dham route by March 2019. The Rs 12,000 crore all-weather road network was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a rally in Dehradun ahead of the February assembly elections. It aims to improve connectivity between pilgrimage centres of ...

Tata has confirmed Nexon, the first compact SUV from its stable, the India launch in the festive season. The unofficial booking for the upcoming Nexon has already begun. The emerging reports suggest some Tata dealerships have started accepting the bookings for the Nexon at a down payment of Rs 11,000. Tata is expected to open the bookings officially for the ...

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.8 off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula triggered a tsunami warning but the threat has now passed, the US Geological Survey and US Pacific Tsunami Center said. The quake struck at 11:34 am on Tuesday (2334 GMT on Monday) some 125 miles (200 km) from the city of Nikolskoye on Bering island off the Kamchatka Peninsula. The ...

Uttarakhand Police has constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) for nabbing the culprits behind the ATM cloning scam in Dehradun. The unit will be commanded by SSP Riddhim Agarwal. In the capital, more than 50 bank accounts were reported to withdrawal of cash by ATM fraud. Uttarakhand Police has constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) for its investigation. Police and cyber police ...

A BSES engineer was killed and four of his colleagues were injured when their car crashed into a tree while trying to escape from a mob armed with rods and hockey sticks at Jhuljhuli village, near Najafgarh in southwest Delhi, on Monday. The BSES team had gone to the village to inspect complaints of power theft. The team, led by ...

Astronomers have detected mysterious radio signals coming from the direction of a small, dim star located about 11 light-years from Earth. The signals came from a red dwarf star – Ross 128 (GJ 447) – which is around 2,800 times dimmer than the Sun and is not yet known to have any planets, researchers said. The “strange” radio signals were ...

Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu is likely to become the country’s next vice president, with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party announcing his candidature on Monday. Naidu’s victory seems to be a foregone conclusion as he has a clear lead over Opposition nominee Gopalkrishna Gandhi in an electoral college consisting of 790 parliamentarians. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance’s combined strength in ...

A group of school children from south eastern Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir) visted Raj Bhawan and met governor Dr KK Paul on Monday. The children are here on a capacity building tour  organized by 18 Garhwal Rifles /14 Corps of Northern Command . The children expressed happiness at meeting the governor who asked them about their studies and routine . ...