Manipur tribal body rejects any dialogue with CM Biren Singh

Imphal (IANS) In a major setback to the peace efforts of the governments, an influential tribal organisation -- Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF), which has been demanding imposition of President’s rule in Manipur, on Monday rejected any offer…

Passengers served non-veg food on Gatimaan Express, IRCTC suspends employee

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) announced on Sunday that it has suspended one of its employees following an incident where passengers who had ordered vegetarian meals were served non-vegetarian food.

'This is the moment' to invest in India, Modi tells US biz

Washington (IANS) In a direct appeal to the US business community, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said "this is the moment" to invest in India as both the Indian and the US governments have done everything to prepare -- "plough" -- the ground for…

Pak-based hackers target Indian Army, education sector in new cyber attack

New Delhi (IANS) Indian security researchers on Saturday said they have detected a new wave of cyber attacks orchestrated by a notorious Pakistan-based group against the Indian Army and the education sector.

Transparent Tribe, a persistent…

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…