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…

'Official work': Pawar says amid speculation over meeting with Shah

New Delhi (IANS) NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on Tuesday met Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi, sparking off speculations.

Pawar himself sought to clear the air, terming it an official meet. "Had a brief meeting with Union…

Kashmir conflict has become a family-run business: Report

New Delhi (IANS) The Kashmir conflict has become a 'family business' run by a set of families, and like a family business, it is passed on from one generation to the next, DisinfoLab reported.

The way the conflict is designed, it has…

Ayyub Thakur channelled ISI funds to Kashmir: Report

New Delhi (IANS) While on the face of it, Ayyub Thakur was ‘lobbying for the Kashmir cause, he allegedly also provided significant support to terror activities against India, channelling ISI funds to Kashmir through various of his fronts and affiliates.

K'taka cabinet expansion: CM Bommai to meet Nadda in Delhi

Bengaluru (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is likely to get consent for cabinet expansion after meeting the party Chief J.P. Nadda on Monday. Bommai is scheduled to meet Nadda in the first half of the morning hours.

Party sources…