Army rescues 5 youth kidnapped by militant outfit in Manipur

Imphal (IANS) The Army and Assam Rifles troopers rescued five youth belonging to the Meitei community after they were abducted by Kuki militants two days ago, official sources said.

An official in Imphal said on Sunday that the Army and the…

Over 10,000 perform Amaranth Yatra on day two

Srinagar (IANS) Over 10,000 pilgrims performed the Amaranth Yatra on the second day as another batch of 4,758 Yatris left Jammu for the Valley on Monday. 

Officials said that 10,467 pilgrims had 'Darshan' inside the Amarnath cave shrine…

Bengal pre-poll violence: One killed in Haroa bomb blast, toll rises to 13 in 25 days

Kolkata (IANS) Paritosh Mondal, a local youth was killed in a bomb blast on Monday at Harao in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district.

Initial investigation revealed he was manufacturing crude bombs at an abandoned place at Shalipur area…

'BJP's Dirty Tricks Department on overdrive' : Congress slams BJP over Ajit Pawar splits NCP in Maha

New Delhi-- (IANS) Hours after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) split after Sharad Pawar's nephew Ajit Pawar took oath as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, the Congress on Sunday made a series jibes at the BJP, saying its "washing machine" has…

Sharad Pawar unfazed, thanks Modi, ‘blames’ ED for NCP split

Pune (IANS) Appearing cool after his nephew Ajit Pawar engineered a vertical split in the party on Sunday, Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar ‘thanked’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ‘blamed’ the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

Ajit Pawar does a ‘Shinde’, stakes claim over Sharad Pawar-founded NCP!

Mumbai (IANS) In a Sunday of political shocks and jolts, Maharashtra's new Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar now staked claim over the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), founded by his uncle Sharad Pawar and having entered its Silver Jubilee year…

NIA raids 5 locations in three states in 'Ghazwa-e-Hind' terror module case

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday conducted raids at multiple locations across three states as part of its probe into the 'Ghazwa-e-Hind' terror module that was busted in Bihar last year and found to…

Landslides threaten highway connecting 4 NE states to rest of India

Guwahati (IANS) The National Highway 6 which passes via Meghalaya crossing Shillong from Guwahati connects at least four northeastern states – Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, and Southern Assam with the rest of India.

Although, Manipur has another…

Maha: Ajit Pawar 'splits' NCP, sworn-in as Deputy CM for 3rd time in 3 years

Mumbai (IANS) In a major political upset, Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar on Sunday 'split' the Nationalist Congress Party to take oath as Deputy Chief Minister in the ruling alliance of Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party government of Chief…

Fire at IIT-Kharagpur, documents feared destroyed

Kolkata (IANS) Several crucial documents may have been destroyed in the Lal Bahadur Shastri Common Room of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)- Kharagpur after a fire broke out at this iconic technology institute on Sunday.

Institute sources…