Rahul's Manipur to Mumbai 'Bharat Nyay Yatra' from Jan 14

New Delhi (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will embark on the 6,200 km 'Bharat Nyay Yatra' from Manipur on January 14. It will cover 85 districts in 14 states and conclude in Mumbai on March 20.

Addressing a press conference here…

RBI, two private banks receive terror threats at 11 sites, turn out to be hoaxes

Mumbai (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India and two private banks on Tuesday got threats of bombs allegedly planted at 11 of their locations in the city to demand the resignations of the central bank's Governor and the Union Finance Minister.

Vivo India remitted over Rs 70,000 cr of total funds accumulated through sale of goods since 2014: ED

New Delhi (IANS) Vivo Mobile India Private Limited since its inception in India in 2014 remitted funds to the tune of over Rs 70,000 crores out of the total funds accumulated by them through sale of goods, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe in…

Stealth guided missile destroyer INS Imphal commissioned into Indian Navy

New Delhi (IANS) INS Imphal, a stealth guided missile destroyer, was commissioned into Indian Navy on Tuesday. The ship is equipped to fight under nuclear, biological and chemical warfare conditions, the ministry of defence (MoD) said.

It is…

Navy deploys Guided Missile Destroyers in Arabian sea

New Delhi (IANS) Considering the recent spate of attacks in the Arabian sea, Indian Navy has deployed Guided Missile Destroyers INS Mormugao, INS Kochi and INS Kolkata (Guided Missile Destroyers) in various areas to maintain a deterrent presence.

Controversial Nicaraguan flight from France with over 275 Indian passengers reaches Mumbai

Mumbai (IANS) A chartered aircraft bound for Nicaragua with more than 275 passengers, mostly Indians -- which was detained for four days in France over suspected ‘human trafficking’ -- landed in Mumbai early on Tuesday, officials said here.

The…

Arms & ammunition recovered, three arrested in Pulwama

Srinagar (IANS) Security forces arrested three suspects and recovered arms and ammunition from them on Tuesday in J&K’s Pulwama district.

The Army said in a statement, “Acting on credible information, the Army and J&K Police conducted a joint…

Two killed, six fall sick after gas leak at storeroom in Bengal’s Durgapur

Kolkata (IANS) Two persons died while six other were rescued in critical conditions inside a storeroom of a popular sweetmeat outlet at Durgapur in West Bengal’s Burdwan district on Monday.

The deaths occurred due to the gas leak from a cooking…

Odisha: Two SOG personnel injured in IED blast

Bhubaneswar (IANS) Two personnel of the Special Operations Group (SOG), the elite commando force of Odisha Police, Sunday sustained serious injuries in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast during a combing operation against Left Wing Extremists…

Terrorists kill retired J&K Police officer while calling 'azan' in mosque

Srinagar (IANS) Terrorists shot and killed a retired senior police officer on Sunday when he was calling the ‘Azan’ from the mosque in J&K’s Baramulla district.

Police said that terrorists fired at and injured retired senior police officer,…