Cong names Chidambaram observer for Goa polls, Ramesh for Manipur

New Delhi (IANS) With a shift of focus to the upcoming Assembly elections, Congress has turned to its veterans for election management, appointing former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram to supervise its campaign in Goa as a senior election observer,…

Punjab Police foil major terror attack ahead of I-Day

Chandigarh (IANS) Ahead of Independence Day, Punjab Police on Monday said they foiled a major terror bid as they recovered a double-decker tiffin box carrying an improvised explosive device (IED) weighing two to three kilos along the Indo-Pak border…

8-yr-old Hindu boy becomes youngest person charged with blasphemy in Pak

New Delhi (IANS) An eight-year-old Hindu boy is being held in protective police custody in Pakistan after becoming the youngest person ever to be charged with blasphemy in the country, a media report said on Monday.

According to the Guardian…

In touch with IS leaders in Afghanistan & Syria, Damudi was instigating contacts in India to kill 'kufars'

New Delhi (IANS) Jufri Jawhar Damudi aka Abu Hajir Al Badri, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the ISIS 'Voice of Hind' module case was high up in the hierarchy of the Islamic State Khorasan Province…

Govt announces nominations open for Padma Awards

New Delhi (IANS) The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday announced that the online nominations and recommendations for the Padma Awards for 2022 have been opened till September 15. The recommendations for these civilian awards Padma Vibhushan, Padma…

Yediyurappa given cabinet rank status by CM Bommai

Bengaluru (IANS) Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has accorded cabinet rank facilities to his predecessor B.S. Yediyurappa.

The order was issued by the Under Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) on Saturday.

NIA raids 40 locations of banned Jamaat-e-Islami in J&K

Srinagar (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out raids at several places on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir following registration of an FIR against prominent members of the banned J&K Jamaat-e-Islami.

NIA sources said 40 locations…

North Indian ex-CM likely to be Congress working president

New Delhi (IANS) As the Congress is contemplating a change in its setup, a serious churning within it is happening about an impending reshuffle at the General Secretary and state in-charges level. The party is also mulling the appointment of a working…

Aircraft Carrier Vikrant successfully completes maiden sea trial

New Delhi (IANS) Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) Vikrant successfully accomplished its maiden sea voyage on Sunday. The aircraft carrier had sailed on August 4, from Kochi.

"Trials progressed as planned and system parameters proved satisfactory,"…

Terrorist who escaped from encounter site in Kashmir arrested

Srinagar (IANS) A terrorist who had escaped from an encounter site in Kashmir's Budgam district on Saturday, has been arrested, police said.

Earlier in the morning, another terrorist was killed in the encounter that took place in Mochwa.