3 held on charges of attempt to murder of Tripura CM

Agartala (IANS) The Police arrested three youths belonging to affluent families on the charge of attempt to murder Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, officials said on Saturday.

West Tripura district police chief Manik Lal Das told IANS,…

Gas leak scare at Mumbai hospital

Mumbai (IANS) A serious incident of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) leak from a tanker at the Kasturba Hospital here sent the BMC in a tizzy, officials said here on Saturday.

The smell of the leak from a tanker with around 10K tonnes gas, was noticed…

India offers Cairn Energy $1bn refund

New Delhi (IANS) India expects to refund $1 billion to UK-based Cairn Energy after it moved to scrap a retrospective tax law that unleashed bitter fights with prominent foreign investors, Financial Times reported.

The lower house of parliament…

PM names Khel Ratna Award after hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted on Friday that he was naming the nation's highest award for sports in response to "many requests from citizens across India". It will now be called Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award after…

India, China pull out troops from friction point Gogra in Ladakh

New Delhi (IANS) In a major breakthrough, India and China have withdrawn troops from the friction Patrolling Point (PP) 17A in Gogra along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, the Indian Army said on Friday.

The Indian Army said…

Majority feel India is opening up too fast, too soon: Survey

New Delhi (IANS) India is opening up too fast and too soon is the majority view as the government expresses concern over crowds at hill stations, as per the IANS CVoter Live Tracker.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently said that crowds at…

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…