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…

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…

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,…

BJP leader, wife shot dead by terrorists in J&K's Anantnag

Srinagar (IANS) The Kulgam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kisan Morcha President and his wife were shot dead by suspected terrorists in South Kashmir's Anantnag district on Monday, sources said.

According to sources, terrorists barged inside…

Volunteer for inquiry: SC refuses to stop CCI probe against Amazon, Flipkart

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea by e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart, saying they must face inquiry by Competition Commission of India (CCI) for anti-competitive practices.

A bench headed by Chief…

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,"…

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…

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…

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.

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…