Jammu, June 25 (IANS) Indian and Pakistani troops traded heavy fire on Sunday along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, a defence official said. “Pakistan army began indiscriminate firing and…
Islamabad, June 25 (IANS) Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to improve ties as tensions between the two nations were not conducive to their stability and development as well as regional…
Islamabad, June 25 (IANS) The toll in the twin blasts that hit a market in Pakistan’s Parachinar city has increased to 67, the media reported. According to a senior official, the toll increased after 22…
Srinagar, June 25 (IANS) A gunfight started on Sunday between the security forces and holed-up militants in Srinagar, police said. According to police, the gunfight started after midnight between the militants holed up inside the…
United Nations, June 25 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he is saddened to learn of the death and devastation caused by landslides in China’s Sichuan Province. Rescuers have retrieved 15 bodies from the debris…
Washington, June 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here from Portugal on Sunday, on the second leg of his three-nation tour, that will also take him to the Netherlands. “Touchdown! Wait is over, Celebrations…
Bengaluru, June 24 (IANS) Infosys’ boardroom battles and the “open war” played out in the media between the board members and its founders since February came to the fore at the firm’s 36th Annual General…
Lisbon, June 24 (IANS) India and Portugal on Saturday launched a joint international startup hub soon after Narendra Modi expressed his amazement that there has been no bilateral Indian Prime Ministerial visit ever to this…
Raipur, June 24 (IANS) At least two Special Task Force (STF) personnel were killed and five injured in a gunfight with Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Saturday, police said. The STF men were patrolling…
Derby, June 24 (IANS) Combined efforts helped India beat England by 35 runs in the opening match of the ICC Women’s cricket World Cup here on Saturday. Chasing 282, England were bowled out for 246…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The Election Commission has disqualified Madhya Pradesh Water and Irrigation Minister Narottam Mishra for not disclosing the expenditure he had incurred on the paid news that was carried in local…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Two unidentified men were killed and at least two others injured on Saturday after a car ran over them as they were resting on a footpath in north Delhi, police…
Lisbon, June 24 (IANS) Expressing surprise that no Indian Prime Minister has ever made a bilateral visit to Portugal, Narendra Modi said here on Saturday that both countries will cooperate in a number of areas,…
Lucknow, June 24 (IANS) The CBI on Saturday arrested a senior officer, earlier working with the ED on deputation, on the charge of demanding Rs 50 lakh in bribe from an accused in the multi-crore…
Ballabhgarh (Haryana), June 24 (IANS) One person has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a teenager in a train in Haryana, police said on Saturday. Authorities said four more accused had been…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) In a setback to the AAP, the Election Commission has rejected the pleas of 21 party legislators — whose appointment as Parliamentary Secretaries was set aside by the court –…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Opposition parties on Saturday slammed the Narendra Modi government after none of its representatives turned up for an Iftar party hosted by outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee. The ruling BJP was…
Hyderabad, June 24 (IANS) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said Islamophobia was being spread in the country, resulting in incident of lynching of Muslims. Condemning the lynching of a 17-year-old youth on a train…
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Saturday announced a loan waiver package of Rs 34,000 crore that will provide relief to 89 lakh farmers in the state. After a cabinet meeting cleared the…
London, June 24 (IANS) Twenty seven high-rise residential towers in 15 council areas in England have failed fire cladding safety tests, the government said on Saturday. Details were released by the Department for Communities and…