1987 Hashimpura massacre: 16 UP PAC men get life

New Delhi (IANS): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment 16 personnel of the Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) for killing 42 people in the 1987 Hashimpura massacre in Meerut.

In doing so, the court…

SC seeks pricing, offset partner details on Rafale deal

New Delhi (IANS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought more information from the government on the Rafale combat jet deal, including its pricing and deemed advantages.

A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi told the Centre it should state in…

Modi unveils 'Statue of Unity'

Kevadia (Gujarat) (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday unveiled the 182-metre high 'Statue of Unity' in honour of country's first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and dedicated it to the nation.

Built on Sadhu…

Officials foil bid to sell Bihar paddy in Punjab

Chandigarh (IANS) Officials of the Punjab Food and Civil Supplies Department on Tuesday recovered 5,000 bags of paddy from Bihar from a rice mill in Khanna town, around 65 km from here.

The recovery was made from United Agro…

DD cameraman, two security personnel killed in Maoist attack

Raipur (IANS): A cameraman of Doordarshan TV and two police personnel were killed in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Tuesday.

A Doordarshan crew was moving with a security patrol for a story when they were ambushed…

Asthana case: SC won't interfere in questioning of complainant

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the questioning of a complainant in a bribery case relating to CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana.

Hyderabad-based businessman Satish Sana Babu had claimed…

Landslide closes J&K highway, one dead

Jammu (IANS): One man was killed in a landslide that shut down a stretch of the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Ramban district on Tuesday, police said.

The operator of a JCB machine was killed after being hit by rubble sliding down mountain sides…

India, Japan to start 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue

Tokyo (IANS): India and Japan will start a 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue involving their respective foreign and defence ministers to work for peace and stability in the world, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Narendra Modi said on Monday.

"Without…

Modi invites Japanese businessmen to invest in India

Tokyo (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday invited Japanese businessmen to engage more with India to speed up the investment process in New Delhi.

"I always talk about 'strong India strong Japan'. On this occasion, I…

Train kills 3 in Delhi

New Delhi (IANS): At least three persons were run over by an express train while crossing the tracks here, an official said.

"The incident happened around 7.15 a.m., when they were trying to cross the railway track near Nangloi and were…