Chidambaram mocks govt on 5% GDP growth

New Delhi (IANS) Do you know whats 5 per cent? This is how former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram responded to a reporter's question about the chances of his bail and custody, and made a jibe at the Centre over the current gross domestic…

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…

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…

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.

India, Pak at anti-terror drill in Russia despite tension

New Delh (IANS) India will take part in a joint international anti-terror military drill with Pakistan from Monday, despite tensions between the two nations at the Line of Control (LoC) over the Kashmir issue.

The 15-day-long…

Indian diplomat meets Kulbhushan Jadhav for over an hour

Islamabad (IANS) Indian Charge d' Affaires Gaurav Ahluwalia on Monday met Kulbhushan Jadhav at a Pakistani sub-jail for over an hour, after Islamabad granted consular access to the Indian national in line with the International Court of Justice…

India slams 'incorrect' foreign media reports on NRC

New Delhi (IANS) Slamming the commentaries in foreign media about the National Register of Citizens (NRC) as "incorrect", India on Sunday said that NRC is a "statutory, transparent, legal process" mandated by the Supreme…

Kalyan Singh to face charges in Babri Masjid demolition case

New Delhi (IANS) Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh, who is going to complete his five-year tenure on September 3, will face criminal charges in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case before an Uttar Pradesh court.

On April…

Prez announces appointment of 5 new Governors

New Delhi (IANS) In a reshuffle on Sunday, President Ram Nath Kovind announced the appointment of five new Governors in the states of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Telangana.

Prominent Muslim face and former Congress…

Manmohan hits out at govt, calls slowdown 'man-made crisis'

New Delhi (IANS) Days after the Finance Ministry reported contraction in the GDP growth, former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday slammed the Narendra Modi government blaming its policies for the economic slowdown in the country.

"India…