Modi, Abe visit robotic, automation facility in Japan

Tokyo (IANS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on Sunday visited a Japanese robotic and automation capabilities facility near here.

Modi, who arrived here on Saturday for his annual bilateral summit…

Special team to ensure speedy trials of first indigenously-build Train-18 trainset

New Delhi (IANS): Indian Railways has set up a separate team to ensure speedy trials of the much-awaited Trainset, a first for the national transporter, that will roll out on October 29 from Chennai's Integral Coach Factory (ICF).

A separate…

College teacher shot dead in Bihar

Patna (IANS) A college teacher was shot dead on Sunday in Bihar's Nalanda district, police said.

"Arvind Kumar, a professor at the PMS college, was shot dead near Elite hotel in Bhagan Bigha area by unidentified assailants…

Maoists strike in Bastar, kill four CRPF men

Raipur (IANS): Maoist guerrillas on Saturday fired upon a contingent of para-military Central Reserve Police Force in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, killing four troopers on a day when Chief Minister Raman Singh kicked off the ruling BJP's…

Sabarimala row: Amit Shah warns of 'throwing out' Vijayan government

Kannur(Kerala) (IANS): Attacking Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, BJP national president Amit Shah on Saturday asked him not to play with the Sabarimala issue and warned him that BJP would not mind throwing out the Kerala government if it tries…

7 elephants electrocuted in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, (IANS) At least seven elephants died of electrocution after coming in contact with a live wire near Kamalanga village in Odisha's Dhenkanal district, a forest official said on Saturday.

Non-rectification of sagging…

India contributes $300K to UN programme to train commanders

United Nations (IANS) India has donated $300,000 to a programme to train commanders for UN peacekeeping, according to Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Known as the "Pipeline to Peacekeeping…

ED moves court to declare Sandesara brothers fugitives

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday urged the court to declare Gujarat-based businessmen Sandesara brothers as fugitives and permit it to confiscate their properties in India and abroad in connection with a Rs 8,100 crore…

Blast in firecracker unit kills seven in UP

Lucknow (IANS) Seven persons were killed and six critically injured when a stockpile of crackers exploded at a firecracker factory in Budayun district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday evening, police said.

The tragedy took place at Rasoolpur…

Ex-SC judge to supervise CVC probe against Alok Verma

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday appointed one of its former judges, Justice A.K. Patnaik, to supervise the inquiry into the allegations against CBI Director Alok Verma while giving two weeks time to the CVC to complete the probe.