First batch of 360 Indian evacuees from Sudan reach Delhi

New Delhi (IANS) The first batch of 360 Indians evacuated from Sudan has reached Delhi under "Operation Kaveri", launched this week to bring back citizens stranded in the war-torn African nation.

"India welcomes back its own. #OperationKaveri…

Spurred border tensions: India's 2022 military spending rose by 6% to $81.4 bn

New York (IANS) Spurred by tensions along its borders, India's defence spending rose by nearly six per cent to $81.4 billion last year, ranking it fourth in military expenditures, according to an analysis by SIPRI, the premier think-tank tracking…

Local who gave 'shelter' to Poonch attack terrorists traced, detained

Jammu (IANS) As a major breakthrough in the recent terror attack case in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district where five Army soldiers were killed, security forces have traced and detained the local who provided shelter to the terrorists, official…

Maoist violence revisits Chhattisgarh's Dantewada, 11 killed

Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) (IANS) Ten men drawn from Chhattisgarh Police's District Reserve Guard (DRG) and a civilian were martyred on Wednesday in a forested patch of Dantewada district as Maoists blew up a vehicle using an Improvised Explosive…

'Unintended ramifications on other statutes': Centre urges SC to leave same-sex marriages to Parliament

New Delhi (IANS) The Central government on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to consider leaving questions raised in the pleas seeking legal sanction for same sex marriages to the Parliament, while stressing that there are several ramifications not…

Another coaching student in Kota dies by suicide

Jaipur (IANS) A 19-year-old student preparing for NEET exam died by suicide in her hostel room in Rajasthan's Kota.

Rashi Jain, a resident of Sagar (MP), was staying in Kota for the past one year, for her coaching.

According to her…

As Sharad Pawar intervenes, Maha govt to talk to Ratnagiri protesters

Mumbai (IANS) A team of Maharashtra government officials will on Thursday meet representatives of the villagers opposing the proposed giant Ratnagiri Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd (RRPL), coming up with Arab help near Barsu.

Nationalist Congress…

No action to be taken on decision scrapping Muslim quota: K'taka govt to SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Karnataka government on Tuesday assured the Supreme Court that it would not take action on its March 27 decision to scrap the 4 per cent Muslim quota in the OBC category for jobs and education.

Solicitor General Tushar…

3 Ansarullah Bangla Team cadres arrested in Assam

Guwahati (IANS) Three cadres of Islamic radical outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) were arrested in Assam's Dhubri district, officials said on Tuesday.

Superintendent of Police in Dhubri, Aparna Natarajan said that based on specific input,…

Proceed against Amritpal only as per law: Akali Dal

Chandigarh (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Sunday said following the peaceful manner in which Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh had handed himself over to the law, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government should proceed against him only as…