Indian citizen held by China for ‘terror links’ released, depor...
China late on Friday deported the lone Indian arrested on unspecified charges in Inner Mongolia, bringing to an end 72 hours of hard negotiations between Indian diplomats and local officials who caught him with 19 other foreigners for allegedly watching banned videos. The fate of the remaining... read more »
ITBP jawan opens fire in Mussoorie IAS academy
An ITBP jawan went on a shooting spree killing his officer and injuring another personnel inside the prestigious IAS academy, a day after he was punished by the senior. The misery for the force did not stop here as the accused constable, Chandra Shekar, ran away with an assault rifle and 70 rounds... read more »
Heavy rains in Delhi,
Continuous downpour since early morning left many Delhiites stranded on roads as water logging contributed to heavy traffic snarls. According to the MeT department, 93.8 mm rainfall was recorded till 8.30 AM. Though the minimum temperature, which settled four notches below the normal at 23 degrees... read more »
PM Modi accorded ceremonial welcome in Turkmenistan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Saturday accorded a ceremonial welcome in Turkmenistan, where he arrived yesterday on the fourth leg of his Central Asian tour. He was welcomed at the Ashgabat airport by smiling children with the offering of the traditional bread ‘chorek’. Prime... read more »
Centre was not informed by state on decision to release Masarat Alam, Modi says in Parliam...
NEW DELHI: Responding to the opposition charges in Parliament, home minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the Centre had sought report from the J&K government on the controversial... read more »
Mamata Banerjee to Meet PM Narendra Modi With ‘Long List’
NEW DELHI: Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of Bengal, will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi shortly to discuss what she calls a “long list” that includes her... read more »
India and Australia condemn woman killing in Sydney
India’s foreign ministry has said it has taken up the murder of an Indian woman in a Sydney park with the premier of New South Wales. Prabha Arun Kumar, 41, died in a stabbing attack... read more »
Uproar in Lok Sabha over Masarat Alam’s release
The Lok Sabha was briefly adjourned till 11.30 a.m.on Monday after opposition parties tore into the BJP led-NDAgovernment over the recent release of Kashmiri separatist leader Masarat... read more »
Erasing history, culture in Syria, Iraq: IS destroys priceless tr...
The Islamic State group’s destruction of the ancient city of Nimrud in northern Iraq is part of a systematic campaign to destroy archaeological sites it says promote apostasy. Some of the... read more »
