Six months of service can be considered to become DGP

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that IPS officers with a minimum of six months of service before the date of their superannuation can be considered for appointment as Director Generals of Police.

A bench of Chief…

Indian, Pakistani armies trade fire on LoC in Poonch

Jammu (IANS) Indian and Pakistani armies traded heavy fire on the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, police said.

The firing exchanges started in Chakan Da Bagh area.

"Mortar shelling…

India grounded all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft

New Delhi/Mumbai (IANS) India grounded all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft on Wednesday evening, affecting hundreds in airports, but the US aviation regulator questioned the global grounding of the fleet after an Ethiopian Airlines crash.

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Gokhale, Pompeo discuss 'urgency' of Pakistan acting against terrorist groups

New York (IANS) In the first high-level face-to-face India-US meeting after the Pulwama terrorist attack, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale discussed on Monday "the importance of bringing those responsible for…

EVMs can't be hacked or manipulated: Ex-CEC

Kolkata (IANS) Former Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla has given a thumbs up to the EVMs to be used in the upcoming general elections, arguing that the equipment cannot be hacked or manipulated as they are not accessible through…

Gandhi wanted Congress disbanded in 1947: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) On the very day when the Congress is to kick-off its 2019 Lok Sabha campaign from the Prime Minister's home turf with its Working Committee meeting in Ahmedabad, Narendra Modi took to his blog to tell the nation that it was Mahatma…

Red faces as Congress leader's son joins BJP

Mumbai (IANS) In an embarrassment to the Congress, Sujay Vikhe-Patil, son of the Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly, Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, on Tuesday joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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CWC resolves to defeat saffron ideology

Ahmedabad (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday held a meeting of its working committee here and resolved to defeat the "RSS and BJPs ideology of fascism, hatred, anger and divisiveness".

Briefing reporters after the CWC meeting, Congress…

Over 1.5 crore Lok Sabha voters in 18-19 age group

New Delhi (IANS) Over 1.5 crore electors in 18-19 year age group will be eligible to vote for the first time in the seven-phased Lok Sabha election beginning April 11 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling upon them to vote in record numbers.

EC appoints three special observers for Jammu and Kashmir

New Delhi (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) has formed a committee comprising three "eminent" members to assess the situation on the ground in Jammu and Kashmir before it takes a decision about holding the Assembly elections in the troubled…