Railway Ministry allots Rs 153.84 cr for new India-B'desh rly line in NE

Guwahati/Agartala (IANS) The Railway Ministry has allocated Rs 153.84 crores for the under-construction railway line between India's Tripura to Bangladesh, officials said here on Saturday.

The Rs 862.58 crore Agartala-Akhaura (Bangladesh)…

Immigration agent, charged with fake admission letters, arrested in Canada

Chandigarh (IANS) Indian immigration agent Brijesh Mishra, who is accused of cheating students of tens of thousands of dollars by issuing fake college admission letters to procure Canadian visas, has been arrested in the North American nation and…

Send all-party delegation to Manipur, Trinamool tells Centre

Kolkata (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Saturday asked the Union government to send an all-party delegation to ethnic violence-hit Manipur to review the situation in the northeastern state amid continuing clashes there.

"To boost the confidence…

After all-party meet on Manipur, Congress demands immediate removal of Chief Minister

New Delhi (IANS) After the three hour-long all-party meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on violence hit Manipur, the Congress once again questioned the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and also demanded the resignation of Chief…

10 militant bunkers busted in Manipur, 1,100 looted arms recovered

Imphal (IANS) Security forces on Saturday busted 10 militant bunkers in Manipur's Kangpokpl district and recovered 1,100 arms and 13,702 pieces of ammunition, which were looted by the attackers after ethnic violence broke out in the state on May…

PM's visit to US 'pathbreaking', says Foreign Secretary

New Delhi (IANS) Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra has described Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to the US as "pathbreaking".

He said that technological cooperation was among the key points of discussion between India and US, describing…

Assam flood situation remains grim, nearly 5 lakh people affected

Guwahati (IANS) The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said a total of 4,95,799 people have been affected by floods in the state, with one death recorded so far.

In its latest bulletin, the ASDMA said the fatality was reported…

CBI raids office of IL&FS, directors in Rs 100.03 cr loan fraud case

New Delhi (IANS) The CBI on Friday said that they carried out search operations at the office of IL&FS Energy Development Company Ltd (IEDCL) and the residential premises of its directors in New Delhi, Dehradun, and Mumbai in connection with a loan…

India, US to develop small modular reactors for domestic and export markets

India, US to develop small modular reactors for domestic and export markets

Chennai, June 23 (IANS) India and the US are working together for developing next generation small modular reactor technologies for domestic and export markets.

Four infiltrators killed in Macchal sector of J&K

Srinagar (IANS) An infiltration bid was foiled and four infiltrators were killed in a joint operation of police and the Army in the Macchal sector in North Kashmir's Kupwara district, the Army said on Friday.

The Army said the infiltrators…