Kabul, Aug 28 (IANS) At least 60 Taliban militants have been killed by Afghan security forces after six days of fierce fighting in Afghanistan’s Sar-e Pol province, authorities said on Sunday. “The security forces, as…
Chennai, Aug 28 (IANS) The successful testing of scramjet, or air breathing engine, by India on Sunday is a baby step in space transportation and would take more than a decade to have such an…
Kathmandu, Aug 28 (IANS) A fact-finding team formed by the Nepal government has recommended lifting of the ban on sending workers to war-torn Afghanistan by ensuring that they get adequate security, it was reported on…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Delhi government on Sunday questioned former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in its ongoing probe into the alleged Rs 400 crore water tanker scam. “We…
Patna, Aug 28 (IANS) The overall flood situation in Bihar on Sunday showed signs of improvement with river Ganga and its tributaries receding and relief operations continuing, officials said. The district magistrates were directed, however,…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Pitching for the government’s ‘Give It Up’ campaign to voluntarily surrender cooking gas subsidy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cited the case of an octogenarian retired woman teacher who…
Imphal, Aug 28 (IANS) A class six student was allegedly beaten to death by school officials as his parents could not pay the fees in time, police said. The police have registered a case against…
Chennai, Aug 28 (IANS) A total of around 800,000 devotees from all faiths are expected to pray at the basilica Our Lady of Health in the Tamil Nadu coastal town of Velankanni during a 11-day…
Islamabad, Aug 28 (IANS) Four terrorists, including three who were charged in the 2009 attack on a visiting Sri Lankan cricket team, were killed late on Saturday in Pakistan’s Punjab province, the provincial Counter-Terrorism Department…
Ranchi, Aug 28 (IANS) More than a lakh non-tribal residents of Ranchi district in Jharkhand are set to lose their homes if an administrative order to restore tribal land to tribal people is executed. The…
Hyderabad, Aug 28 (IANS) India’s Rio Olympics medallists P.V. Sindhu and Sakshi Malik, gymnast Dipa Karmakar who missed a medal by a whisker and badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Sunday received BMW cars for their…
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 28 (IANS) The management of a Jain temple here has asked visitors to ensure that girls aged above eight years are not dressed in skimpy clothing or in jeans, capri pants,…
Agra, Aug 28 (IANS) Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw on Sunday visited the Taj Mahal on the second leg of his four-day trip to India. “A place we have wanted to visit. At last our…
New York, Aug 28 (IANS) By 2050, the world population is projected to reach 9.9 billion, increasing 33 per cent from an estimated 7.4 billion now, according to the Population Reference Bureau, a private, US…
By Anjali Ojha New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) As the Indian Navy investigates the leaked documents pertaining to its six Scorpene submarines, top officers say they do not expect the project to be delayed and…
Mumbai: Music composer Vishal Dadlani during the music launch of film Te3n in Mumbai on May 27, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) Music director and singer Vishal Dadlani on Sunday said he quit…
Agra, Aug 28 (IANS) Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw on Sunday visited the Taj Mahal on the second leg of his four-day trip to India. The President stayed at the Taj for around an hour,…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Raising concerns over the environment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to avoid using Ganesha idols made of Plaster of Paris (POP) during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Modi…
Kabul, Aug 28 (IANS) Kabul has deported 250 Pakistani workers as tension persists at the Pakistan-Afghan border in Chaman which remained closed for the 10th consecutive day on Sunday. The Bab-e-Dosti gate was closed on…