Over 300 Indians deported for illegally entering Mexico

New Delhi (IANS) More than 300 Indians, who were deported by Mexican immigration authorities for illegally entering the country, reached Delhi airport on Friday on a specially arranged non-scheduled flight.

Of the deported 311 Indians, 310…

Slowdown, government apathy affecting economy: Manmohan

Mumbai (IANS) Painting a grim picture ahead of the October 21 Maharashtra Assembly elections, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the current slowdown in the country coupled with government apathy has badly hit the Indian economy.

PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina invited for Ind-Ban Test in Kolkata

New Delhi (IANS) If all goes as per plan, the Kolkata Test between India and Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens could see the Prime Ministers of the two countries in attendance. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina…

BSF trooper killed in firing by Border Guards Bangladesh

Kolkata (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was killed and another injured on Thursday after Border Guards Bangladesh fired on them at a flag meeting at Kakmarichar along the riverine international border in West Bengal's Murshidabad…

Hindu, Muslim sides spar as Ayodhya case hearing set to end

New Delhi (IANS) The lawyers for the Hindu and Muslim sides got into a duel on the 39th day of the hearing in the 70-year-old politically vexing Ayodhya title dispute.

The heated argument initially erupted when former Attorney…

Indian Army plans to procure drones to counter enemy threats

New Delhi (IANS) Amid heightened threats at the borders with Pakistan and China, the Indian Army has planned to procure load ferrying drones, slow moving unmanned aerial vehicles doubled up as missiles, and artificial intelligence based solutions…

ED arrests P. Chidambaram in INX media case at Tihar Jail

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday arrested former Finance minister P. Chidambaram after questioning him for two hours in Tihar jail.

Chidambaram has been in judicial custody since August 21 for his alleged involvement…

Temple construction from Dec 6, says Sakshi Maharaj

Lucknow (IANS) As the hearing in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case concludes in the Supreme Court, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sakshi Maharaj has announced that Ram temple construction will begin in Ayodhya from December…

Apache choppers need integration with ground forces: Experts

New Delhi (IANS) With 22 Apache helicopters set to join the Indian Air Force (IAF) by March 2020, defence experts have raised the need for integrating the multi-role combat choppers with ground forces for better operational capabilities, logistics…

Indian economy in 'tailspin' warns Nobel laureate Banerjee

New York (IANS) The newly-minted economics Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee has warned that the Indian economy is going into "a tailspin" and his prescription is for the government to focus to increasing demand rather than on deficits or…