India’s core industries output rises 3.2% in August
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) India’s select industrial output rose by 3.2 per cent in August from a growth of 3.00 per cent in July, official data showed on Friday. The gauge for select factory…
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Kabul backs India on cross-LOC surgical strikes
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Afghanistan on Friday backed India on the cross-LoC surgical strikes in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi was taking “bold decisions” in the fight against terrorism. Afghanistan Ambassador to…
Warning size on liquor bottles: HC seeks Centre’s, Delhi’s reply
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response from the Centre and Delhi government on a PIL seeking directions to increase the size of ‘statutory warnings’ on liquor bottles and…
SC orders Karnataka to release 6,000 cusecs daily for six days
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Karanataka government to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery river water every day to Tamil Nadu for six days, starting October 1, while asking…
Pakistan Army chief warns of ‘befitting response’
Islamabad, Sep 30 (IANS) A day after India claimed surgical strikes on terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control, Pakistan’s Army chief General Raheel Sharif has warned that any “misadventure” by India will be…
Pakistan wants peace, will back Kashmiri struggle: Nawaz
Islamabad, Sep 30 (IANS) Islamabad wants peace in the region but “we will not allow anyone to cast an evil eye on Pakistan”, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared on Friday. Pakistan will also never end…
One army man received minor injury during cross-LoC operation
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) One of the members of the Indian Army team involved in surgical strikes against terrorist launch pads in Pakistan-held Kashmir received “minor injury” during exfiltration, official sources said here on…
BCCI misses first SC deadline; SGM adjourned till Saturday
Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) Having already missed the first deadline to implement the Justice R.M. Lodha Committee’s recommendations, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was on Friday forced to adjourn its Special…
US Senators to pressure Pakistan to tackle terror groups targetting India
Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) Two co-chairs of the Senate India Caucus, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have strongly condemned the Uri terror attack and said they will work within the US Congress…
Shahabuddin surrenders in Bihar court as apex court cancels bail
Patna, Sep 30 (IANS) Former RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin on Friday surrendered in a court in Bihar’s Siwan district soon after the Supreme Court cancelled his bail, and was taken into custody by the state…
Equity markets close flat, cede gains on profit booking
Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) The Indian equity markets closed flat on Friday as investors were seen reluctant to chase prices after tension between India and Pakistan escalated. Both the key indices provisionally closed on a…
Modi calls for ‘Swachhagraha’, 40 districts to become ODF
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Reiterating the importance of recycling and reusing waste to create wealth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for “Swachhagraha” or insistence on cleanliness, like Mahatma Gandhi’s “Satyagraha”. Addressing the…
Strike by Jharkhand doctors enters third day
Ranchi, Sep 30 (IANS) Medical and teaching services remained hit in Jharkhand for the third consecutive day as doctors and teachers continued their strike to force implementation of the Medical Protection Act and oppose a…
Some Pakistani cinemas ‘ban’ Indian films
Karachi, Sep 30 (IANS) Some theatre owners in Pakistan have stopped screening Indian movies. The decision comes amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan and the Indian film producers’ decision to ban Pakistanis from working…
Over 70 per cent terrorists using cyber space: PMO cyber coordinator
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Over 70 per cent of terrorists and terror groups across the globe are using various cyber medium tools to spread the evil of terrorism and further their goals, Gulshan Rai,…
No restrictions on Note 7 bought after September 15: DGCA
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) India’s civil aviation regulator on Friday lifted the restrictions on in-flight use of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone — but only those purchased after September 15. On September…
Now Sri Lanka expresses unwillingness to attend Saarc summit
Colombo/New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Sri Lanka on Friday expressed its unwillingness to attend the upcoming Saarc Summit in Islamabad, saying the prevailing environment in the region is not conducive for holding the summit. The…
BREAKING NEWS: Environment not conducive for holding Saarc summit: Sri Lanka
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Saarc summit can’t take place if even one member pulls out: Nepal
Kathmandu, Sep 30 (IANS) Nepal, the present Chair of the Saarc, said on Friday that the summit of the South Asian regional grouping cannot take place if even one member country notifies its inability to…
Rajnath reviews national security, suggests ‘high alert’
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday reviewed the security situation in the country, particularly along the border with Pakistan in states like Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, and directed…