Guwahati, Aug 5 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday vowed to take “strict action” against the terrorists who gunned down 12 people at a busy market in Kokrajhar town. “I extend my condolences…
Guwahati, Aug 5 (IANS) At least 12 civilians were killed on Friday when militants in military fatigues opened random fire at a busy market in Assam’s Kokrajhar town. Police said one of the raiders was…
Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) President Barack Obama turned 55 on Thursday and his Vice President and ‘best friend forever’ (bff) Joe Biden celebrated the occasion by tweeting a picture of the “Joe” and “Barack” friendship…
Guwahati, Aug 5 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed on Friday when militants dressed in military fatigues opened random fire at a busy market in Kokrajhar town in Assam, police said. Witnesses said the…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday that the government was closely monitoring the situation in Assam where a terror attack left at least eight people dead. Rajnath Singh…
Guwahati, Aug 5 (IANS) Eight to 12 people were killed on Friday when suspected militants opened random fire at a busy market in Kokrajhar town in Assam, police said. Assam Police chief Mukesh Sahay told…
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Short covering, along with positive global indices and a firm rupee lifted the Indian equity markets during the mid-afternoon trade session on Friday. Healthy buying was witnessed in banking, automobile and…
Kathmandu, Aug 5 (IANS) The new government in Nepal on Friday decided to provide Rs 1 million each to the families of those killed in Terai protest over the new Constitution. A Cabinet meeting on…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Apparently miffed over the treatment he received in Pakistan, Home Minister Rajnath Singh Friday said India has always tried to be friendly with its reluctant western neighbhour but “yeh padosi…
Brasilia, Aug 5 (IANS) Brazil’s search for a first Olympic football gold medal got off to a goalless start as they were held to a frustrating draw against 10-man South Africa here. Brazil fielded their…
Patna, Aug 5 (IANS) Authorities in Bihar plan to impose collective fines on nearly half a dozen villages for repeated violation of the ban on liquor in the state. Four days after the Bihar assembly…
Panaji, Aug 5 (IANS) Goa will form special squads to stop Plaster of Paris Ganesh idols from coming in from Maharashtra, cabinet minister Rajendra Arlekar said on Friday. Arlekar also told the assembly that special…
Ranchi, Aug 5 (IANS) While BJP-AJSU government in Jharkhand is holding road shows to attract investors, the opposition has stepped up its protests against land acquisition and changes made in two laws that protect the…
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Heavy rains since Friday morning flooded many parts of Mumbai, disrupting rail and road traffic as well as flights, officials said. The downpour led to waterlogging in parts of south and…
Islamabad, Aug 5 (IANS) An Indian prisoner was injured after being attacked by a Pakistani prisoner in a Pakistani jail, a media report said on Friday. Hamid Nehal Ansari was attacked twice in the Peshawar…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday made it clear that he was not treated well in Pakistan, confirming that he skipped a lunch hosted by his counterpart during a meeting…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government will move the Supreme Court in a week’s time to challenge the Delhi High Court verdict holding that Delhi was a Union Territory and the…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said he told Pakistan not to glorify terrorism and urged all Saarc nations to respect United Nations ban on terror oufits. “I told them…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) With the world’s biggest sporting extravaganza, the 2016 Summer Olympics, having just got under way, India will aim to better their earlier performance and the onus will lie to…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Aug 5 (IANS) India will be more appealing to Chinese firms after the clearance of much awaited Goods and Services Tax Bill in the upper house of Parliament, a state-run daily…