Chandigarh faces major water crisis
Chandigarh, July 24 (IANS) Chandigarh and its neighbouring towns of Mohali and Panchkula faced a major water crisis on Sunday due to a snag in the water supply system. The snag occurred at the Kajauli…
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Curfew lifted from 4 Kashmir districts
Srinagar, July 24 (IANS) Authorities on Sunday lifted the ongoing curfew from four districts of the Kashmir Valley as the law and order situation showed marginal improvement. The districts were Ganderbal, Badgam, Bandipora and Baramulla,…
Two Mexican kidnappers sentenced to 520 years in prison
Mexico City, July 24 (IANS) Two men involved in one of Mexico’s most shocking kidnapping and killing incidents have each been sentenced to 520 years in prison, media reported on Saturday. Mario Alberto Rodriguez Ledezma…
Umesh, Shami put India on top vs Windies at stumps on Day 3
Antigua, July 24 (IANS) Pacers Umesh Yadav and Mohammad Shami claimed an impressive four-wicket haul each to put India in driver’s seat at stumps on the third day of the opening Test cricket match at…
‘Turkey’s presidential guard regiment to be abolished’
Ankara, July 24 (IANS) Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said the presidential guard regiment would be abolished after some of its members were involved in the coup attempt, local media reported on Saturday. “There will…
Clinton, Kaine make debut as running mates in Miami
Washington, July 24 (IANS) Presumptive US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Virginia Senator Tim Kaine spoke for the first time as running mates at a rally in Miami, Florida on Saturday, two days before…
West Indies tottering at 157/7 against India in first Test
Antigua, July 24 (IANS) India picked four wickets in the session as the West Indies were struggling at 157 for seven at tea during the third day of the opening Test cricket match at the…
Benami, whistle blowers bill priority for government in session’s second week
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Terming “as productive” the first week of the Monsoon Session of Parliament that saw passing of five important Bills, the government has lined up few more “priority” Bills for the…
Disturbed at seeing large crowd at airport, Judith gives media a miss
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Rescued Indian aid worker Judith D’Souza, who landed in New Delhi on Saturday evening from Afghanistan, gave the media a miss at the airport as BJP leaders gathered there to…
80 killed, 230 wounded in Kabul suicide bombing
Kabul, July 23 (IANS) At least 80 people were killed and over 230 injured when Islamic State suicide bombers targeted a mass demonstration in the Afghan capital on Saturday. IS fighters detonated explosive belts amidst…
Windies crawl to 90/3 against India in first Test
Antigua, July 23 (IANS) India picked two wickets as the West Indies crawled to 90 for three after the end of the morning session during the third day of the opening Test cricket match at…
Parrikar monitors search operations but no sign of missing IAF plane
Chennai/New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The search for the missing AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) continued on Saturday with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar flying down to Tamil Nadu to personally monitor the…
VIP visits, public rallies for support to Dalits in Gujarat continue
Ahmedabad, July 23 (IANS) The stream of high-profile political leaders coming to Gujarat to express solidarity with the July 11 Dalit victims as well as protests across the state against the incident continued on Saturday….
BJP wants Kashmir without Kashmiris: Digvijaya
Panaji, July 23 (IANS) Accusing the BJP of mismanaging the volatile situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh on Saturday said that it wanted Kashmir without the Kashmiris, while his party wanted…
Court pulls up government for pellet guns, curfew in Kashmir
Srinagar, July 23 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Saturday pulled up the state government for the use of pellet guns on protesters and asked it to relax, at least from “some peaceful…
Rescued Indian aid worker back home from Afghanistan
New Delhi/Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) An Indian aid worker who was kidnapped in Afghanistan last month reached New Delhi on Saturday after being rescued and was warmly welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External…
Merkel vows ‘everything possible’ for country’s security
Berlin, July 23 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday assured that the country’s security services will “do everything possible to protect the security and freedom of all people in Germany” in the wake of…
Lalu blames Modi, RSS for violence in name of cow protection
Patna, July 23 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his BJP and the RSS for the hatred and violence across the country in the name of cow protection. In…
Kashmir traders refuse to meet Rajnath in calm valley
By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, July 23 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday met groups of Kashmiris, including civil society members and top officials, seeking their suggestions on peace in the wake of the…
Seven dead, eight injured in Darjeeling building collapse
Siliguri, July 23 (IANS) Seven people died and eight others were injured when an old three-storey building collapsed in West Bengal’s Darjeeling town, officials said. Seven of the injured were in hospital following the accident…