ED raids 14 locations in Bengal PDS scam case

Kolkata (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) was, on Wednesday, conducting massive raid and search operations in at least 14 locations in West Bengal in connection with the multi-crore ration distribution case. 

Sources said most of the…

Student groups clash during Diwali festivities in Jamia Millia Islamia campus

New Delhi (IANS) A scuffle erupted at Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia institute on Tuesday night as two group of students clashed over Diwali celebrations inside the campus. The altercation between two groups of students occurred during rangoli-making…

Cyclone 'Dana' threat: Schools, colleges in 9 Bengal districts to remain closed for 3 days

Kolkata (IANS) The West Bengal government on Tuesday ordered the closure of schools and colleges in nine districts in the state from October 23 to October 25 in view of the impending threat from the cyclone "Dana". 

The nine districts are East…

Bengaluru rains: Three bodies recovered, 17 feared trapped as under-construction building collapses

Bengaluru (IANS) An under-construction building collapsed in Bengaluru on Tuesday, following heavy rains that continued to lash the city.  According to sources, about 17 construction labourers are feared trapped inside the debris. 

The police…

J&K Police refutes rumours of non-local workers being asked to leave Valley

Srinagar (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police on Tuesday dispelled rumours that non-local workers were being asked by the administration to leave the Valley in the aftermath of the Gagangir terrorist attack in which seven people were killed.

Blast at Jabalpur ordinance factory, several employees injured

Bhopal (IANS) One person was missing and several employees were injured after a blast occurred at an Ordnance Factory in the Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.

The blast occurred during the process of disposing of…

EAM Jaishankar slams Canadian 'double standards'

New Delhi (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday slammed the "double standards" adopted by the Justin Trudeau-led government in Canada on the way it treats Indian envoys, and its expectations from New Delhi on Canadian diplomats'…

EAM Jaishankar labels India-China LAC patrolling agreement as 'positive development', advises less speculation on road ahead

New Delhi (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday termed the India-China agreement on patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh as a "positive development" and a product of very "patient…

India-China breakthrough: LAC patrol pact enables disengagement ahead of PM Modi's BRICS engagement

Delhi (IANS) In a major breakthrough ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to Russia for the BRICS summit, India and China have established arrangements for patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Himalayas, which could lead…

With eye on China, PM Modi says India does not build relations on ‘taken-for-granted’ basis

New Delhi (IANS) Highlighting that trust and reliability are the foundations of India’s relations with the global community, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that India does not build relations on a “taken-for-granted” basis.

“Our…