India recognises priorities, needs of Pacific Island nations: Jaishankar

New Delhi (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, on Monday, highlighted the strengthening partnership between India and the Marshall Islands during the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to fund Four Community Development…

Manipur: CRPF trooper killed, 3 cops injured after militants ambush joint patrol party

Imphal (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was killed and three other security personnel got injured when suspected militants ambushed a joint patrol party with the state police in Manipur’s Jiribam district on Sunday, police said. 

3 terrorists killed as Army foils infiltration bid in J&K's Kupwara, firing on

Srinagar (IANS) Three terrorists were killed as the Army foiled an infiltration bid by a group of heavily armed terrorists across the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K's Kupwara district on Sunday, officials said, adding that firing exchanges were…

Centre fixes meeting with states to boost maritime, waterways transport

New Delhi (IANS) The Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways will convene the State Maritime & Waterways Transport Committees’ meeting on Tuesday to hold discussions for the comprehensive development of maritime and waterways transport across India…

Prohibitory orders in Tripura district after unrest following tribal student’s death, 4 held

Agartala (IANS) As ethnic tensions continued at tribal-dominated Ganda Twisa in Tripura’s Dhalai District on Saturday, authorities imposed prohibitory orders and deployed a huge contingent of security forces. 

The unrest is the result of the…

BJP assails Cong on 'Samvidhaan hatya', cites dismissal of state govts in 1980

New Delhi (IANS) Amid the heated war of words between the Opposition and government over the remembrance of June 25 as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a fresh broadside at the grand old party and enumerated many…

IAS-PO Pooja Khedkar’s mom intimidates Pune farmer with pistol; probe sought

Pune (Maharashtra) (IANS) Spelling more trouble for the controversial Washim Assistant Collector and IAS-Probationary Officer (PO) Pooja Dilip Khedkar, her mother allegedly threatened a Pune farmer with a pistol in a bid to force him to sell his land. 

SC orders CM Kejriwal to be released on interim bail in ED case

New Delhi (IANS) In a big relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered him to be released on interim bail in connection with the money laundering case linked to the excise policy case. 

Pronouncing its…

25 dead, 39 injured in 24 hours in Bihar lightning strikes

Patna (IANS) As many as 25 people lost their lives and 39 others were injured in lightning strikes across several districts of Bihar in the last 24 hours. 

Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, on Friday expressed condolences and directed officials…

NEET-UG paper leak row: SC posts hearing on July 18

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed July 18 for hearing on a batch of petitions alleging irregularities in the conduct of NEET-UG examination.  

Rising early for the day, a Bench presided over by CJI, DY Chandrachud, suggested…