Naval boat catches fire on Hooghly river
Kolkata, Oct 4 (IANS) A speed boat used by the Indian Navy to patrol the Hooghly river, caught fire in the morning, a Defence Ministry official said on Tuesday. “Out of the two speed boats…
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Intermittent rain in NCR, little respite from heat
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) experienced intermittent rain on Tuesday afternoon affording residents a little respite from heat, the weather office said. The relief was, however,…
NPAs need firm but pragmatic handling so as not to hit credit: RBI
Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) The issue of non-performing assets (NPAs), or bad loans, particularly of state-run banks, needs to be dealt with firmly, as well as with pragmatism to ensure that economic activity is not…
Pakistan NSA briefs Sharif, officials in crucial meeting
Islamabad, Oct 4 (IANS) Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Naseeer Khan Janjua on Tuesday briefed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other officials on the status of implementation of the National Action Plan for combating terrorism and…
Pakistan gives ‘evidence’ to US on ‘human rights violations’ in Kashmir
Islamabad, Oct 4 (IANS) Pakistan has given evidence of “human rights violations” in Kashmir to the US, the Foreign Office said on Tuesday. Pakistan’s ambassador to the US Jalil Abbas Jilani on Monday gave evidence…
Never questioned PM or the army’s valour: AAP
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) AAP leader Sanjay Singh on Tuesday urged the Prime Minister to reveal the truth about the surgical strikes and put to rest all conjectures being circulated in the international, especially…
Release 2,000 cusecs daily to TN Oct 7-18, SC tells Karnataka
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Karnataka to release 2,000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu from October 7 to 18. The apex court order came after it earlier…
No compromise on country’s prestige, honour: Rajnath
Kargil, Oct 4 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said there will be no compromise on the country’s prestige and honour. “I want to assure the people that the country’s honour and prestige…
BREAKING NEWS: Release 2,000 cusecs daily Oct 7-18, SC tells Karnataka
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British trio win Nobel Prize in Physics
Sweden, Oct 4 (IANS) British trio — David J. Thouless, F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz — on Tuesday won Nobel Prize in Physics “for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological…
BCCI threatens to cancel New Zealand tour over Lodha panel directives
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday reacted dramatically to the Justice R.M. Lodha Committee’s direction to banks to freeze its accounts, threatening to call off…
Key lending rate cut lifts equity markets
Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) Reduction in a key lending rate, coupled with short covering and value buying, swelled the Indian equity markets on Tuesday. The key indices which opened on a higher note following positive…
India, Pakistan border tension heats up after fresh firing
Jammu, Oct 4 (IANS) India on Tuesday alleged that Pakistan troops resorted to unprovoked heavy firing in at least three places on the de facto border in Jammu and Kashmir, stepping up the tension between…
BJP demands Kejriwal’s resignation for his pro-Pakistan stance
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party workers on Tuesday staged a protest outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence accusing him of a pro-Pakistan stance on the recently conducted surgical strikes by the…
Congress leader Nirupam terms surgical strikes ‘fake’
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Tuesday termed the surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army across the LoC in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK)as “fake” and accused the BJP of making…
SC asks Karnataka how much water it can share
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Karnataka how much Cauvery river water it can share with Tamil Nadu from October 7-18. The apex court directed Karnataka to convey the information…
AIADMK MPs urge Modi to constitute Cauvery Management Board
Chennai, Oct 4 (IANS) A delegation of members of parliament belonging to the AIADMK on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the Ministry of Water Resources to proceed with its Interlocutory Application filed…
BSF trooper martyred in Baramulla terror attack given tearful adieu
Lucknow, Oct 4 (IANS) Thousands bid a tearful farewell to BSF trooper Nitin Kumar in Etawah at his native village Nagla Bari when his body was consigned to flames on Tuesday. Kumar was martyred in…
Monetary policy panel meet debuts with 25 basis points rate cut
Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut a key lending rate by 25 basis points on Tuesday at the conclusion of its first meeting over two…
Cross-border terrorism, radicalisation grave challenges: Modi
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) With terror attacks continuing to emanate from Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday described cross-border terrorism and radicalisation as “grave challenges to our security”. “Rising tide of terrorism, especially…