Why come after 2 yrs, why no FIR when phone was hacked: SC on Pegasus row

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday posed a pointed query to a battery of senior advocates, appearing for various petitioners seeking court-monitored probe into Pegasus snooping allegations. The court said, the surveillance issue came into…

UK to move India from red to amber list on Sunday

New Delhi/London (IANS) The UK government on Thursday announced that it will move India from the red to the amber list on Sunday, in the country's latest update to the 'Red-Amber-Green' traffic light ratings for arrivals into England amid…

Pilot, co-pilot of crashed helicopter in J&K still missing

Jammu (IANS) The pilot and the co-pilot of the Dhruv helicopter that crashed on Tuesday into the Ranjit Sagar Dam in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district are still missing.

Although there been no official defence statement on this crash,…

Indian Air Force chief in Israel to enhance military ties

New Delhi (IANS) Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria reached Israel on Tuesday. The visit is aimed at enhancing military cooperation between the two countries.

In Israel, Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria and his counterpart…

India, China mulling withdrawal of troops from Gogra in Ladakh

New Delhi (IANS) India and China are working on a proposal to withdraw troops from a friction point in Gogra at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh in the next few days. It could be a significant step towards resolving the continuing…

Afghan Minister calls Jaishankar, seeks special UN Security session

New Delhi (IANS) Afghanistan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar, during a telephone conversation with the External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, talked about the escalation of violence, widespread human rights violations by the Taliban, and…

INS Vikrant sails out from Kochi for 4-day training

Kochi (IANS) INS Vikrant, also known as Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 1 (IAC-1), sailed out on Wednesday for its maiden trial into the Arabian Sea which will go on for four days.

The aircraft carrier has been constructed by the Cochin Shipyard…

Pakistan has to take 'credible, verifiable' action on terror: Tirumurti

United Nations (IANS) India's Permanent Representative T.S. Tirumurti has said that Pakistan has to take verifiable steps to ensure that any territory under its control is not used by terrorists if there is to be neighbourly relations between…

India sees dip in Covid infections, logs 30,549 new cases

New Delhi (IANS) India on Tuesday reported decline in new daily Covid-19 cases. In the last 24 hours, a total of 30,548 fresh Covid-19 cases with 422 deaths were registered across the nation, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data showed.

Mizoram blames Assam for continuing economic blockade

Kolasib (IANS) Mizoram health minister R. Lalthangliana has blamed Assam for continuing the economic blockade of his state, despite the two chief ministers agreeing to resolve the border dispute peacefully.

"All transporters in Guwahati operating…