Utkarsh Mishra

Mumbai

Deputy Chief Copy Editor and Journalist at Rediff.com

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Pakistani ranger apprehended by BSF along Rajasthan border

1 week ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

A Pakistani Ranger has been apprehended by the Border Security Force from along the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan, official sources said on Saturday. Image used only for representation. The development comes nearly a fortnight after a Border Security Force jawan was apprehended by the Rangers amid rising tension between the two countries in the wake of the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed.
CRPF allowed me to marry Pak woman, claims sacked trooper

1 week ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

Hours after being dismissed from service for 'concealing' his marriage with a Pakistani woman, Central Reserve Police Force trooper Munir Ahmed said he solemnised his marriage nearly a month after getting permission from the force's headquarters last year. IMAGE: A Pakistani citizen at the Attari-Wagah border crossing near Amritsar, on May 2, 2025. Ahmed, a resident of Gharota area of Jammu who had joined CRPF in April 2017, said he will challenge his dismissal in the court of law.
Rape of Bhopal college students: Main accused shot

1 week ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

The main accused, arrested for the rape and blackmailing of some girl students of a college in Bhopal, was shot and injured after he allegedly tried to escape custody by snatching a policeman's pistol, an official said on Saturday. IMAGE: The accused in multiple cases of rape and blackmail of college students, is escorted by police after being produced before the district court, in Bhopal on April 29, 2025.
Manipur conflict: Two years on, thousands still wait to return home

1 week ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

From running a successful business to no income and three children to support, G Kipgen is waiting to return to his home in Imphal amidst a sense of despair. But he is not alone, there are many like him. IMAGE: A mother mourns her son in Jiribam, Manipur.
6 killed, 30 injured in stampede at Goa temple festival

1 week ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

At least six persons were killed, and 30 sustained injuries after a stampede broke out during a temple festival at a village in North Goa in the wee hours of Saturday, officials said. IMAGE: People wait outside Goa Medical College in Panaji where the injured have been admitted. The incident occurred around 3 am at Sree Lairai Devi temple in Shirgao village, around 40 km away from Panaji, a police official said.
'Still can't find...': Cong's Channi questions surgical strikes

1 week ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

Congress MP and former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi stoked controversy by demanding proof of the surgical strikes carried out by the Indian armed forces in Pakistan territory in the past under the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre. IMAGE: Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi. Casting doubts over the strikes, the former Punjab CM said that he has always demanded proof of it.
Border skirmishes continue along LoC for 9th day

1 week ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

The post-to-post small arms firing between India and Pakistani troops continued in different sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir for the ninth consecutive night, officials said on Saturday. Image used only for representation. However, there was no casualty in the border skirmishes initiated by Pakistan troops in violation of the ceasefire agreement. This was the nine consecutive nights of unprovoked firing from across the border, which had mostly restricted to LoC.
SC protects family facing deportation to Pakistan

1 week ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

The Supreme Court on Friday directed authorities not to deport to Pakistan six members of a family, who allegedly overstayed their visa, till their citizenship claim is verified. IMAGE: An woman stands at the Attari-Wagah border crossing near Amritsar, on May 2, 2025.
SEE: Rafales, Sukhois, Migs land on UP expressway

1 week ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

The Indian Air Force on Friday commenced its much-anticipated 'land and go' drill on the 3.5-km stretch of the Ganga Expressway in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, marking a significant milestone in the country's defence preparedness. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for representational purposes only. What sets this expressway stretch apart is its unique capability to facilitate both day and night landings of fighter jets, making it the first such airstrip in the country.
'Rahul ji has promised us...': Pahalgam victim's wife

1 week ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

Ten days after the deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that claimed the lives of 26 people, including her husband Shubham Dwivedi, Ashanya on Thursday said no effective action has been taken against the perpetrators so far. IMAGE: Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi meets with the family members of Shubham Dwivedi, who lost his life in the Pahalgam terror attack, in Kanpur.