New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) A court here on Thursday granted bail to two Sikh militants, accused of hijacking an Air India plane in 1981 to Lahore, Pakistan. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jyoti Kler granted…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) India on Thursday said it was seeking “peaceful resolution” of all boundary matters with China, including an ongoing over month-long military stand-off at Doklam in the Sikkim sector. At his…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Opposition walked out of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday after Union Minister Prakash Javadekar accused it of suffering from “selective amnesia” on lynching cases. A visibly angry Leader of…
Shimla, July 20 (IANS) Twenty-eight persons were killed and nine others injured when a private bus carrying them fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla district on Thursday, an official said. The accident occurred…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) In a toughening of its stand, India on Thursday asked China to withdraw its troops from Doklam on the Bhutan-China border if it wanted New Delhi to pull out its…
Lucknow, July 20 (IANS) More than 100 kanwariyas were injured, of whom at least a dozen are critical, after their camp in Uttar Pradesh was hit by lightning early on Thursday, police said. The kanwariyas…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked why the Centre has not acted against the Congress and the BJP for accepting foreign funding in violation of the law, despite a…
Hyderabad, July 20 (IANS) Telugu filmmaker Puri Jagannadh, who was quizzed by Telangana’s excise officials probing a drug racket, has lashed out at television news channels, saying they destroyed his life. After nearly a day-long…
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) A fire broke out on the fourth floor of a multi-storeyed office building here on Thursday, a West Bengal minister said. There were no immediate reports of any casualty in the…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) India said on Thursday that there should be freedom of navigation in the South China Sea. “Our stand is there should be freedom of navigation and unimpeded commerce (in South…
By Sujit Chakraborty Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) The economic prosperity of the Bay of Bengal can improve the lives of millions in South Asia, said experts here and rued lack of investment in the region…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) NDAs Ram Nath Kovind established a massive lead of more than two lakh in vote value over UPA rival Meira Kumar as counting of votes progressed in the Presidential election…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The just concluded Malabar Naval exercises involving the US, India and Japan is directed against China and won’t serve New Delhi’s interests, the CPI-M has said. “What the Malabar exercise…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) India on Thursday accused China of unilaterally trying to change the status quo on the border with Bhutan and said this is what has sparked off the stand-off between the…
Panaji, July 20 (IANS) Goa’s caste fault-lines surfaced during a congratulatory motion in the state assembly on Thursday, when Tourism Minister Manohar Azgaonkar claimed that ‘bhats’ (Hindu priests) in the state do not visit people…
Hyderabad, July 20 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Hyderabad drug racket grilled Tollywood cinematographer Shyam K. Naidu on Thursday. The SIT questioned Naidu a day after grilling director Puri Jagannadh for over…
Ranchi, July 20 (IANS) The Jharkhand government on Thursday announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the kin of a farmer who committed suicide in Ranchi district. “The Jharkhand Chief Minister has expressed concern…
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) The advancement of ties between Nepal and China calls for a revision and possibly better management of India’s ties with Nepal, a recent report has said. The Observer Research Foundation report…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) A new book, put together by scholars and translators of 17th century poet John Milton from across the globe explores the wide reaching impact of his literary works. This book…
Bhopal, July 20 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday waived off entertainment tax on Bollywood movies “Hindi Medium” and “Sachin: A Billion Dreams”, said a state Minister. The decision was taken at a cabinet…