Hostage situation outside a US airport
New York, Aug 6 (IANS) Police have rescued two people from a hostage situation in a US city, right outside the Newark International Airport. The suspect was still inside the building, local media report. Swat…
Defence
Pakistan asks ‘Doctors Without Borders’ for help in Indian Kashmir
Islamabad, Aug 6 (IANS) Top Pakistani foreign advisor on Friday requested M?decins Sans Fronti?res (MSF) – commonly known as “Doctors Without Borders” – to immediately provide medical assistance to thousands of people injured in the…
Hindu doctor shot dead in Karachi
Islamabad, Aug 6 (IANS) In yet another attack on miniorities in Pakistan, a 56-year old doctor belonging to the Hindu community was shot dead in Karachi, it was reported on Friday. “Pireetam Das was sitting…
BEL board okays buy back of shares
Bengaluru, Aug 5 (IANS) State-run Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) board on Friday approved the proposal to buy back around 16.64 million equity shares, representing 6.93 per cent of the paid-up capital at Rs 1,305 per…
Sonowal meets Modi, Rajnath, discusses Kokrajhar attack, floods
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and briefed them about the situation in Assam where at least 13…
Terrorists massacre 13 in Assam, army kills one attacker
Guwahati, Aug 5 (IANS) In Assam’s worst terror attack since 2014, gunmen dressed in military fatigues opened fire at a crowded market in Kokrajhar on Friday, killing 13 civilians. One of the attackers was also…
AEC chief Sekhar Basu gets one-year extension
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Union government on Friday gave a year’s extension to eminent nuclear scientist Sekhar Basu as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary of its Department of Atomic Energy,…
Goa ATS keeping tabs on Kashmiris: CM
Panaji, Aug 5 (IANS) Goa Police is monitoring the movement of Kashmiris as well as refugees from the IS-affected regions, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said on Friday. Parsekar also said that intelligence inputs indicated that…
Attack on Indian prisoner: India reiterates request for consular access
New Delhi/Islamabad, Aug 5 (IANS) Following reports of repeated attacks on an Indian prisoner lodged in a Pakistani jail, the government on Friday said it has reiterated its request to the Pakistan government for consular…
Sonowal asks police to be on alert ahead of I-Day
Guwahati, Aug 5 (IANS) The Assam government will deal with the militants involved in Friday’s the attack very sternly, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said and directed the state police to be on high alert in…
150 IS militants killed in Syria
Damascus, Aug 5 (IANS) At least 150 Islamic State militants were killed on Friday when the Syrian army foiled an attack in Deir al-Zour province. The army countered the IS attacks on military positions in…
Two including CRPF personnel injured in Imphal blast
Imphal, Aug 5 (IANS) Two persons — a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and a two-year-old baby — were seriously wounded after a powerful bomb exploded near the State Museum, adjacent to Raj Bhavan…
Mobile internet services suspended again in Jammu region
Jammu, Aug 5 (IANS) Internet services on mobile phones were again suspended here on Friday to check the spread of rumours in the Jammu region, sources in the administration said. Mobile internet services had been…
Six Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, Aug 5 (IANS) Six Maoists were killed and several injured in an encounter in Chattisgarh’s Dantewada on Friday, police said. Besides, three Maoists were also arrested. Police officials said that on receiving information about…
Home Ministry monitoring situation in Kokrajhar: Official
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The situation in Assam’s Kokrajhar town, where 13 civilians were killed in a terror attack on Friday, is being monitored by the Ministry of Home Affairs in coordination with state…
National Defence University bill put online for public comment
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A bill for setting up a National Defence University has been put online by the government for public consultation for six weeks. An official statement on Friday said the draft…
Railway approves Integrated Security System at stations
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Indian Railway has approved the Integrated Security System (ISS) to strengthen surveillance mechanism at 202 railways stations, the ministry said on Friday. “ISS has been conceptualised as comprising of CCTV…
Russia to build 8 more n-reactors in Iran
Moscow, Aug 5 (IANS) Russia is set to build another eight nuclear power plants (NPP) in Iran, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview on Friday. These new reactors come on the heels of…
Gurgaon to have 1,100 traffic cops
Chandigarh, Aug 5 (IANS) Haryana Police plans to deploy 1,100 traffic police constables in Gurgaon following criticism over massive traffic jams in the wake of heavy downpour during monsoon this year, an official said on…
Fair to acquaint public with Indian Army
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) As part of the 70th Independence Day celebrations, the army is organising a ‘Know Your Army’ fair here for the public on the theme ‘Indian Army: Know Our Might’, an…