New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Cross-border infiltration and terrorism will be the focus area of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s talks with his Pakistani counterpart during the Saarc Home/Interior Ministers’ Conference in Islamabad early next…
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) No concrete evidence on the missing AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has emerged so far, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The minister…
Guwahati, July 28 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has instructed his ministers to visit flood-hit districts and supervise relief and rescue operations even as there are reports that over 16 lakh people have been…
Lucknow, July 28 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday refused to quash the FIR lodged against former BJP state Vice-President Daya Shankar Singh and asked the state government to respond…
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a plea by some doctors of the Army Medical Corps (AMC) who want their retirement age to be raised to 65 years from…
Chandigarh, July 28 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, unhappy with rebel BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, said on Thursday that the people of Punjab will teach the former cricketer a lesson. In a…
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday condoled the death of eminent writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi, describing her as “India’s conscience keeper, whose words echoed her inner voice, representing…
Srinagar, July 28 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said rebel commander Burhan Wani would have been given a “chance” had security forces known he was in a south Kashmir hideout…
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The central government has asked all states to offer stable power to industries at a fixed rate over a long-term period in order to attract investments, parliament was told on…
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) First-ever parents-teachers meeting in Delhi government schools will be held on July 30, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday. In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Delhi government has decided…
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Amanatullah Khan, arrested on charges of threatening a woman. Additional Sessions Judge Raj Kumar Tripathi granted bail…
Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) Eminent writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi, a crusader for the rights of tribals and the oppressed, died at a city nursing home on Thursday following prolonged old-age complications. She was…
Chennai/Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) Banking operations across India will be impacted on Friday as around 10 lakh employees of 40 private and state-run banks will strike work to protest the central government’s banking policies, a…
Chennai/New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) With the search for the missing Indian Air Force (IAF) transport plane over the Bay of Bengal continuing without much headway, the Indian space agency has decided to postpone the…
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday said defamation laws cannot be used by the government to stifle criticism. In an obvious reference to several defamation cases filed by the Tamil Nadu…
Damascus, July 28 (IANS) Syrian government troops and allied fighters on Thursday recaptured Bani Zaid in Aleppo city from the rebels. Bani Zaid was once a staging ground for rebel attacks on government-held Aleppo, Xinhua…
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday charged the Narendra Modi government with gross failure to keep prices of essential commodities under control. Gandhi also challenged Prime Minister Modi to announce…
Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condoled the death of eminent writer Mahasweta Devi, saying the state has lost “a glorious mother”. “India has lost a great writer. Bengal…
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) A Special MCOCA Court on Thursday found 12 accused, including LeT operative and 26/11 plotter Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal, guilty and acquitted eight others in the sensational 2006 Aurangabad…
Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) Batting for nuclear energy as key to delivering on the Paris Climate Change Summit commitments, former Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar on Thursday expressed optimism over India being included in…