Rebalancing deployment on China border: Indian Army Chief

New Delhi (IANS) Northern and Western borders are equally important for India and accordingly rebalancing of deployment of the forces and weapons are being carried out, Indian Army chief General M.M. Naravane said on Saturday.

On border issue…

Eight killed in chemical factory blast near Mumbai

Mumbai (IANS) At least eight persons were killed and several others injured when a massive blast followed by a fire ripped a chemical factory at Boisar in Palghar district, nearly 100 km north of Mumbai, on Saturday, officials said.

Top Palghar…

Zakir Naik claims BJP govt wanted to cut deal on Article 370

New Delhi (IANS) Vitriolic Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who is living in exile in Malaysia, has claimed that the NDA government at the Centre offered to shelve money laundering charges against him and give him safe passage in return for his support…

Modi opens light & sound show at Howrah Bridge

Kolkata (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated an interactive light and sound show at the iconic Howrah Bridge -- Rabindra Setu -- through a glittering programme held in the picturesque Millenium Park on the banks of the Hooghly.
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SP MP Azam Khan, wife & son declared absconders

Rampur (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Police has pasted notices on the house of senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and Rampur MP Azam Khan, declaring him, his wife and son as absconders.

The notices were pasted on Thursday.

The court had recently…

SC limits its concern to finding balance between liberty & security of J&K people

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday directed the administration of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to view all its restrictive orders within a week and publish them publicly for them to raised before a court of law.

The…

Gauri Lankesh murder suspect nabbed from J'khand

Bengaluru (IANS) One more suspect in the murder case of senior Kannada journalist Gauri Lankesh has been arrested over two years after the sensational incident.

"Our sleuths arrested Rushikesh Devdikar from Katras in Jharkhand's Dhanbad…

Sharad Pawar to lead anti-CAA protest on January 24

Mumbai (IANS) For the first time, Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar will take to the streets here on January 24 to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Act, the organisers said here on Friday.

Pawar, 79, will lead the rally organized…

NGO wants Nirbhaya convicts' hanging to be telecast live

New Delhi (IANS) With the Nirbhaya convicts set to be hanged on January 22, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) has approached the Information and Broadcasting Ministry with a highly unusual request.

PARI, a Delhi-based NGO, has demanded…

Crack surfaces, Mamata to skip opposition meet on CAA

New Delhi (IANS) Cracks have emerged within the opposition on the CAA meeting called by Congress, with West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee deciding to skip it despite her opposition to NPR, NRC and CAA.

Banerjee…