Civilian injured in militant attack in J&K's Sopore

Srinagar (IANS) A civilian was injured on Saturday in a militant attack on the security forces at Arampora in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town.

Police said militants hurled a grenade at a joint party of police and CRPF in main market of…

Chennai EOW arrests Ravi Parthasarathy, kingpin of Rs 1 lakh cr IL&FS scam

Chennai (IANS) The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Chennai Police said on Friday that it has arrested Ravi Parthasarathy, the former Chairman of IL&FS Group, in the Rs 1 lakh crore scam, which triggered a liquidity crisis in the financial services…

Mukul Roy returns to Trinamool, Mamata says 'more to follow'

Kolkata (IANS) In a big blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal, its all-India Vice President and MLA Mukul Roy joined the Trinamool Congress on Friday along with his son Subhrangshu Roy, almost four years after deserting the Trinamool…

Door open for Manjhi to join Mahagathbandhan: Tej Pratap

Patna (IANS) With the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) celebrating the 74th birthday of party supremo Lalu Prasad on Friday, his elder son Tej Pratap called on former Bihar Chief Minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi at the latters…

BJP most popular party among Indian diaspora in US: Survey

New York (IANS) While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the most popular Indian political party among the Indian diaspora in the US, a majority is critical of government policies despite showing overall strong support for the country, according…

One who lives in glass houses, shouldn't throw stones at others: SC to Ex-Mumbai CP

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday expressed shock and declined to entertain a plea by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh seeking transfer of all inquiries against him outside Maharashtra and also for transferring of all investigations…

BSF nabs Chinese national from near Bengal border

New Delhi (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday intercepted a Chinese national in West Bengal's Malda district from near the border following suspicious activities, the paramilitary force said.

A laptop and a passport have…

CoWIN not hacked, 15 cr Indians' data safe: Researcher

New Delhi (IANS) After reports surfaced that India's vaccine registration portal CoWIN has been hacked and database of 15 crore people is up for sale, Indian cyber security researchers said that the website behind this is itself fake and is a…

Dominica declares Mehul Choksi as 'prohibited immigrant'

New Delhi (IANS) In a massive setback for the Indian fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, wanted in India in Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, the Dominican government declared him as a "prohibited immigrant" in their country.

Illegal telephone exchange used for spying unearthed in B'luru

Bengaluru (IANS) Karnataka Police, and Military Intelligence (Southern Command), have together busted an illegal network, comprising six telephone exchanges, that were converting international calls to local calls, and also ferreting out information…