Modi congratulates Indian Hockey team

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted the Indian Hockey Team for a 5-0 victory over South Africa in their opening match at the 2018 Hockey World Cup campaign in Bhubaneswar.

"A fantastic start…

Indian rocket lifts off with country's HysIS, 30 foreign satellites

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) (IANS) Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off successfully from here on Thursday with the country's Hyper Spectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS) -- an earth observation satellite -- and…

Trinamool will contest in Jharkhand, Odisha, Assam in 2019 LS election

Purulia (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said her party Trinamool Congress will contest a number of Lok Sabha seats in the neighbouring states of Jharkhand, Odisha and Assam in the 2019 General Elections.

Slain journalist Shujaat Bukhari's killer Naveed Jatt shot dead

Srinagar (IANS): A top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander, Naveed Jatt, who was wanted for the murder of senior journalist Shujaat Bukhari, was killed on Wednesday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Badgam district, police sources said.

Although…

15% voter turnout in 2 hours in Mizoram

Aizawl (IANS) Polling is underway for 40 seats to elect a new Mizoram Assembly. Nearly 15 per cent of the over 7.68 lakh electorate cast their votes in the first two hours on Wednesday, officials said.

"Till 9 a.m., 15 percent…

Modi appeals to MP, Mizoram voters

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appealed to the people of Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram to participate in large numbers as polling got underway in both states.

"I urge all voters in the state to take…

Faulty EVMs, VVPAT machines cause glitches in MP polls

Bhopal (IANS) Polling is underway for the 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday. Several faulty EVMs and VVPAT machines have been replaced within the first hour, officials said.

In Ujjain, two faulty electronic voting…

2 militants killed in J&K gunfight

Srinagar (IANS): Two militants were killed and three soldiers injured in a gunfight on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Badgam district, police said.

Security forces had started a cordon and search operation in Kuthpora village after receiving…

Pakistan to invite Modi for Saarc Summit

Islamabad (IANS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be invited to Pakistan for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Summit, a senior Pakistani official said on Tuesday.

Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal…

Two arrested for gang raping NRI in Mathura

Mathura (IANS): Two persons, including a tourist guide, were arrested here on Tuesday for gang raping a young Non-Resident Indian (NRI) in this temple town, police said.

The victim, settled in South Africa, had come with a woman friend to Mathura…