Ex-Finance Minister Chidambaram sent to jail

New Delhi (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday sent Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram to judicial custody in the CBI case involving INX Media.

Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar sent Chidambaram to 14 days in custody after the former Union…

91% of Kashmir open for traffic: Indian envoy to US

New Delhi (IANS) Noting that a section of the media especially in the US has peddled half-truths and incorrect information about the situation in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, India's Ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringla has…

Rains pound Mumbai, schools ordered shut

Mumbai (IANS) Rains lashed Mumbai and the entire coastal Konkan region with waterlogging reported from many areas, officials said here on Wednesday.

Heavy rains that started on Tuesday night saw Mumbai slowed down on Wednesday morning, but…

DTH TV, radio sets in high demand in communication-starved Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) With no cable TV services and internet available, direct-to-home (DTH) Dish TV connections and transistor radio sets are in high demand in Kashmir since the security and communication clampdown in the Valley following the abrogation…

No, Please: India to Chinese Minister's Delhi visit, post Pak trip

Vladivostok (Russia) (IANS) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi wanted to visit New Delhi along with his trip to Pakistan this weekend but India has politely asked him to reschedule it, highly placed sources said on Wednesday.

Wang is scheduled…

Putin by his side, Modi slams 'outside influence' in internal matters

Vladivostok (IANS) The India-Russia joint declaration by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi focused on trade and investment, while extracting an unambiguous stand on Kashmir that reflective of New Delhi's…

19 killed in blast in Punjab firecracker unit

Chandigarh (IANS) At least 19 people were killed and more than 25 injured in a blast at an unauthorized firecracker manufacturing unit in a densely-populated residential area in Punjab's Gurdaspur district on Wednesday, an official said.

Rescue…

Multiple casualties feared in ONGC Raigad blaze

Raigad (Maharashtra) (IANS) Several casualties are feared amid reports of many injuries in a massive fire that raged through a storm water drainage network at the ONGC's oil and gas processing plant, in Uran, officials said here on Tuesday.

Medha Patkar ends nine-day long hunger strike

Bhopal (IANS) Social activist and pioneer of the 'Save Narmada' movement, Medha Patkar on Tuesday ended her nine-day long hunger strike in Madhya Pradesh following the deterioration of her health.

Patkar was on a hunger strike at Chhota…

Eight Apache choppers inducted into IAF at Pathankot

New Delhi] (IANS) In a major boost to India's air defence capabilities, the Indian Air Force (IAF) inducted eight Apache helicopters on Tuesday at the Pathankot Air Base in Punjab.

The variant of the helicopter, Apache A64E, is the most…