Aizawl, July 4 (IANS) The para-military Assam Rifles stepped up security on the India-Myanmar border along eastern Mizoram to stop drugs and arms smuggling, an official said on Tuesday. “We have alerted our troops deployed…
Hyderabad, July 4 (IANS) NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday began his campaign in Telugu states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. A day after opposition parties’ nominee Meira Kumar visited Hyderabad, Kovind arrived…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday extended his greetings to the government and people of the US on the occasion of their 241st Independence Day. “Warm greetings and felicitations to government…
Srinagar, July 4 (IANS) The body of a third slain militant has been recovered from a gunfight site in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said here on Tuesday. The gunfight started on Monday morning…
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Broadly positive global cues and sector specific buying support buoyed the Indian equity markets during the early-morning trade session on Tuesday. According to market observers, gains were capped due to profit…
New York, July 4 (IANS) The Wall Street Journal has shut its “India Real Time” blog, becoming the second major US daily to retreat from India-oriented offerings. “Seven years and crores of clicks later, The…
Lucknow, July 4 (IANS) The budget for the financial year 2017-18 will be presented in the Uttar Pradesh assembly on July 11, an official said here on Tuesday. As per the schedule approved by speaker…
Moscow, July 4 (IANS) Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin agreed to further boost bilateral ties and strengthen coordination on the Korean Peninsula and other major issues. China and Russia…
Paris, July 4 (IANS) One person was killed and six others were injured after two armed men opened fire on a group of people in the French city of Toulouse, police said. The shooting took…
Seoul, July 4 (IANS) North Korea on Tuesday launched a ballistic missile into the East Sea, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). “North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the East…
Seoul, July 4 (IANS) North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile on Tuesday that flew into waters east of the Korean Peninsula, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The projectile may have landed…
Washington, July 4 (IANS) SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft returned to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday, bringing back the first Chinese experiment ever to visit the orbiting laboratory. The unmanned spacecraft splashed…
Paris, July 4 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday pledged to lift “in this autumn” the state of emergency imposed in the wake of Paris attacks on November 13, 2015. “I will re-establish the…
Moscow, July 4 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump may discuss arms control during their upcoming meeting later this week in Germany, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said on Monday….
Moscow, July 4 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump may discuss arms control during their upcoming meeting later this week in Germany, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said on Monday….
London, July 4 (IANS) A major fire broke out on Monday at an indoor paintballing centre in Britain, fire and rescue service announced. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said there were reports two people had…
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) Union minister and BJP leader Babul Supriyo on Monday triggered a controversy after he said on his twitter handle that he has been asked not to interfere in the party organisational…
Washington, July 4 (IANS) At least 10 people were injured on Monday afternoon after a taxi cab struck a group of pedestrians in East Boston, authorities said. “Units on scene, vehicle into a group of…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) India on Monday said the interview telecast by a Pakistani TV channel of Hizbul Mujahideen leader Syed Salahuddin on Sunday is further proof of Pakistan’s role in cross-border terrorism. “The…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will address the ninth edition of Delhi Dialogue, the premier annual track 1.5 event to discuss politico-security, economic and socio-cultural engagement between India and the…