Babul Supriyo announces to quit politics

Kolkata (IANS) Former Union minister and BJP Lok Sabha MP from Asansol, Babul Supriyo, on Saturday announced that he has decided to quit politics.

In a Facebook post in Bengali, the singer-turned-politician clarified that he is neither joining…

Ex-Axis manager swindled his own bank of Rs 26.84L: Police

Palghar (Maharashtra) (IANS) Former Manager of Axis Bank, Anil Dubey - who looted the ICICI Bank and killed a woman Deputy Manager on Thursday - has now been charged with allegedly cheating his immediate previous employer of Rs 26.84 lakh (Rs 2.68…

2 terrorists killed in Kashmir encounter

Srinagar (IANS) Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces on Saturday in the Nagberan-Tarsar forest area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said.

Confirming the deaths, the police said that a search is currently…

India, China militaries hold talks to resolve border dispute

New Delhi (IANS) The twelfth round of top commanders-level talks between India and China are underway at Moldo on the Chinese side in the Ladakh region on Saturday.

The talks are happening after a gap of three months. Indian military delegates…

China using machine guns, rocket launcher to train troops in Tibet

New Delhi (IANS) The Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) of China is using heavy machine guns, a rocket launcher and mortar bombs to train troops in the Tibet region.

As per media reports, in the hinterland of the plateau, a certain brigade of the…

Pan India rainfall deficit for season now at minus 2 per cent

New Delhi (IANS) The weekly cumulative percentage rainfall departure for the country, as a whole, is 15 per cent from its Long Period Average (LPA) during the week while the seasonal cumulative percentage rainfall departure from LPA since June 1 till…

India, US sponsoring forum to boost Indo-Pacific business cooperation

New York (IANS) India and the US are sponsoring a virtual meeting of the Indo-Pacific Business Forum (IPBF) to promote government and business cooperation across the region, according to the State Department.

The US Chamber of Commerce, the…

Border tension: Assam asks residents not to visit Mizoram

Guwahati (IANS) In wake of the bloody border clash on Monday and subsequent developments, the Assam government on Thursday asked its citizens not to visit Mizoram and those staying in the neighbouring state to maintain utmost caution.

The unprecedented…

CBSE Class 12 results: 99.37% pass, girls fare marginally better than boys

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared the Class 12 results on Friday. A total of 99.37 per cent students have passed the exam. Among the passing students, 99.13 per cent are boys and 99.67 per cent are girls.

SC agrees to hear Pegasus snooping plea next week

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea by veteran journalists N. Ram and Sashi Kumar seeking a direction for an independent probe by its sitting or retired judge into the alleged Pegasus snooping scandal.

Senior…