Pilot speaks on political appointments, cabinet reshuffle

Jaipur (IANS) At a time when hectic discussions are being held in Delhi regarding cabinet expansion in Rajasthan, former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot on Thursday said that appointments will be made in the organisation and government soon.

Plot for Hindu temple in Islamabad restored after public outcry

New Delhi (IANS) The Islamabad Capital Development Authority (CDA) has come under severe criticism from the public for cancelling a plot allotted for the construction of a Hindu temple and cremation centre, Dawn news reported.

Within hours…

4 infants die after fire breaks out in Bhopal hospital

Bhopal (IANS) At least four children died of suffocation after a fire broke out in the special newborn care unit of Kamla Nehru Children's Hospital in Bhopal.

The fire broke out on Monday. A total 40 children were in the special ward of…

India-US defence expo focuses on space, AI cooperation

New York (IANS) Indian and US defence officials and business people have focused on partnering in space and Artificial Intelligence (AI) at a virtual expo, according to the US Department of Defence (DoD).

The Second Defense Technology and Trade…

MDL delivers 4th Scorpene Submarine 'Vela' to Indian Navy

Mumbai (IANS) The Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL) on Tuesday delivered the fourth Scorpene Submarine of Project P-71 to the Indian Navy which will be commissioned as INS Vela, officials said here.

The acceptance papers were signed by retired…

Nawab Malik asks if Sameer Wankhede's 'sister-in-law is in drugs business'

Mumbai (IANS) Firing another missile, Nationalist Congress Party Minister Nawab Malik on Monday demanded to know whether Narcotics Control Bureau Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede's sister-in-law is in the drug business.

In a series of tweets…

CRPF jawan opened fire on sleeping colleagues in Chhattisgarh's Sukma

Raipur (IANS) Four CRPF personnel were killed and seven others injured after their colleague opened fire at them while they were sleeping in a camp in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Monday.

The accused jawan has been identified as Ritesh…

Navies' expansion of maritime presence not always 'innocent': Def Secy

Panaji (IANS) The expansion of "certain maritime presence" in the Indo-Pacific Ocean region is not always innocent and the negative effect of such expansion can be felt beyond the pacific, Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar said on Monday.

In his…

CBI is not the solution of every problem: SC on Lakhimpur Kheri violence

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain submissions from a counsel of a deceased accused, who was allegedly lynched in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence incident, seeking CBI probe in the matter.

A bench headed by Chief…

Why Pak isn't allowing Indian wheat to reach hungry Afghanistan

New Delhi (IANS) Food shortage may not be unknown to Afghanistan but this year the situation is quite grim and has drawn a lot of attention from the outside world. The country has suffered from drought and an acute shortfall in grain production. Taliban,…