Shimla, July 18 (IANS) A MiG-21 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed on Wednesday during a test flight in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district, killing its pilot, officials said. Squadron Leader Meet Kumar…
Sydney, July 18 (IANS) The forthcoming edition of Australia’s domestic T20 cricket tournament — Big Bash League (BBL) — will witness an increase in the number of matches and duration when it kicks off on…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Law Commission is considering the scope and ambit of the law on sedition, in order to ascertain under what circumstances it can legitimately be invoked, parliament was told on…
Dubai, July 18 (IANS) India skipper Virat Kohli held on to his No.1 spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI player rankings for batsmen, but had a new man just after him with England…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) With an eye on the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the government on Wednesday sweetened its deal for the sugarcane farmers: it approved a Rs 20 per quintal increase in the…
Canberra, July 18 (IANS) A 10-year-old Indian boy has been refused an Australian visitor visa for a third time as the Department of Home Affairs feels he does not have “employment or financial incentives” to…
Islamabad, July 18 (IANS) Some of Pakistan’s hardline Islamic groups, who defend the blasphemy law and have been accused of playing a role in global terrorism and murders of religious minorities, are contesting the July…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a Rs 20 per quintal increase in the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) for sugarcane to Rs 275 for the…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) A total of 256 incidents of terrorist violence — a steep hike from 2017 and 2016 — have taken place in Jammu and Kashmir in just six months of 2018,…
Shimla, July 18 (IANS) A MiG-21 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed on Wednesday during a routine sortie in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district, officials said. The pilot was reported missing and a court…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday ordered collection of evidence against five bureaucrats — including Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash and four of his predecessors — accused by a whistle-blower…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 18 (IANS) Unabated rains over the past few days have badly affected normal life in Kottayam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Idukki districts in Kerala. At least 14 people have died in the past 10…
By Nivedita Singh Greater Noida, July 18 (IANS) Shiv Trivedi, 25, threw a house warming party on the weekend when he and his mother moved into his new home in the now collapsed Greater Noida…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a chargesheet in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal against 34 individuals and foreign and Indian companies including former IAF chief…
Agartala, July 18 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said his state government’s plan to review government employees’ performance must not be cause of any worry about the fate of their service. The employees’…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Explosive wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant was on Wednesday picked as the second choice stumper as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recalled pacer Mohammed Shami in the 18-member…
San Francisco, July 18 (IANS) Bowing to pressure from investors amid falling Tesla stock, Elon Musk on Wednesday apologised to famed British cave explorer Vern Unsworth for calling him a “pedo” after he saved 12…
Canberra, July 18 (IANS) The parents of three Australian children who died when Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine have condemned US President Donald Trump for his refusal to hold Russian President…
Ranchi, July 18 (IANS) Jharkhand Urban Development Minister C.P. Singh on Wednesday said that Swami Agnivesh “is a fraud” and he conspired to get himself attacked. “Agnivesh is a fraud. I know him for the…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 18 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will lead an all-party delegation that will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and discuss various issues concerning the state. The issues likely to be…