Militant hiding in mob kills Kashmir policeman
By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, July 15 (IANS) A policeman was killed when a militant hiding in a protesting mob threw a grenade and opened fire on police as authorities clamped a strict curfew across the…
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Jharkhand CM influenced Rajya Sabha polls: Babulal Marandi
Ranchi, July 15 (IANS) Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Babulal Marandi on Friday alleged that Chief Minister Raghubar Das had influenced the recent Rajya Sabha polls in the state. Marandi, who is also President of the…
156 Indians return from war-hit South Sudan, PM lauds efforts
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, July 15 (IANS) A total of 156 Indian nationals, including 46 from Kerala, were brought back to India from violence-hit South Sudan on Friday on board a special IAF plane as part of…
Out of jail, Hardik says will fight for rights of Patels
Surat, July 15 (IANS) With hundreds cheering him, some holding placards saying ‘Gabbar is Back’, Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Friday emerged after nine months of confinement at Lajpore Jail to make a spirited announcement…
SC rejects plea against Salman by a victim of 2002 hit-and-run case
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea by Muslim Niyamat Shaikh seeking to file a petition challenging the Bombay High Court’s acquittal of Bollywood actor Salman Khan in a…
‘Ministerial panel examining voting rights of armed forces, NRIs, migrant workers’
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Centre on Friday informed the Supreme Court that a committee of ministers is examining the issue of extending voting rights to armed forces personnel, NRIs and migrant workers –…
India rejects Pakistan cabinet’s decisions on Kashmir
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) India on Friday completely and unquivoally rejected the decisions adopted by the Pakistani cabinet earlier in the day on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. “India completely and unequivocally rejects…
Vijender faces tough battle in maiden title bout
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Having made an excellent entry into the professional arena, star boxer Vijender Singh is expected to face the toughest test of his fledgling career when he takes on the experienced…
Photoshopped image of Canadian Sikh surfaces again, now as Nice attacker
Paris, July 15 (IANS) The photoshopped picture of a Canadian Sikh who was wrongly identified as one of the terrorists behind the November 2015 Paris attacks has surfaced again after the attacks in Nice, media…
Pinarayi Vijayan to raise Colachel port issue with Modi
Thiruvananthapuram, July 15 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will raise the issue of sanctioning Colachel port in Tamil Nadu with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Inter-State Council meeting on Saturday. The Chief Minister…
Protester, cop killed in Kashmir violence
Srinagar, July 15 (IANS) A civilian protester and a policeman were killed and 10 security personnel were injured in stray violence in the Kashmir Valley on Friday. An unruly mob pelted stones at security forces…
Jaitley, Ananth Kumar meet Azad, Anand Sharma to break GST impasse
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Keen to ensure smooth conduct of monsoon session of parliament and passage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley accompanied Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar…
Kabir Khan, Siddharth Anand to direct Indo-Chinese co-productions
Kabir Khan Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” fame director Kabir Khan and “Bang Bang!” director Siddharth Anand have been roped in to helm two Indo-Chinese co-productions backed by Eros Internationals franchise feature film studio…
Tuki seeks 10 days time for floor test, Governor firm on Saturday
Itanagar/Guwahati, July 15 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki met Governor Tathagata Roy on Friday and sought ten days time to prove his majority in the house but a Raj Bhavan statement later made…
Indian exports rise in June after 18-month declining streak
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) After 18 successive months of decline, India’s merchandise exports in June registered a minor rise of 1.27 per cent at $22.57 billion, over the $22.29 billion worth exported in the…
Reliance Industries jumps estimates with 18.5% net profit rise
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Beating expectations by a wide margin, Reliance Industries on Friday said its standalone net profit for the first quarter of this financial year was up 18.5 per cent over the like…
Amitabh Bachchan to be the face of City Compost campaign
Mumbai: Actor Amitabh Bachchan during the premiere of Aishwarya’s film Sarbjit in Mumbai on May 18, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachhan will be the face of the “City Compost…
Modi failed to craft a coherent policy on Pakistan: Congress
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Congress on Friday condemned Pakistan’s attempt to “intenationalise the sensitive issue of Kashmir” and accused the Narendra Modi government of failing to craft a coherent policy towards the neighbouring…
Kerala CM behaving like dictator: Congress
Thiruvananthapuram, July 15 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is acting like a dictator and his attitude to Right to Information rules proves this, Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala said on Friday. Chennithala said it was…
Indian equity markets close lower on profit booking, weak rupee
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Key Indian equity markets closed lower on Friday as they were suppressed by profit booking, a weak rupee and lower crude prices. The barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE,…