SC gives opposition week to respond on VVPAT row

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned a plea by 21 opposition parties seeking 50 per cent VVPAT count, and gave them until April 8 to file response to the Election Commission's affidavit.

With less than a fortnight…

India puts Emisat, 28 foreign satellites in orbit

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday put the Emisat, an electronic intelligence satellite for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), and 28 other foreign satellites into…

IAF scrambles jets close to Punjab border

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) scrambled fighter jets on Monday morning after four Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets and a UAV were spotted flying close to the Punjab border.

Around 3 a.m., the IAF Su-30 MKIs and Mirage-2000s went…

Tough fight for BJP in Phase 1 of Karnataka poll

Bengaluru (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) faces a tough battle in Karnataka's first phase of polling for 14 Lok Sabha seats on April 18, as the ruling allies Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) have fielded joint candidates…

Defence Cyber Agency to empower Indian armed forces

New Delhi (IANS) As cyber threats from nation-state bad actors grow exponentially, India urgently requires to enhance the cyber capabilities of its armed forces, including the operationalisation of a Defence Cyber Agency, a new report has emphasised.

Jolt to Telangana Congress as senior leader quits

Hyderabad (IANS) In yet another blow to the Congress in Telangana, its senior leader Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy on Sunday resigned from the party.

A former member of Telangana Legislative Council, Sudhakar Reddy is likely to join Bharatiya Janata…

Rahul to contest LS polls also from Wayanad

New Delhi (IANS) In a major decision, the Congress on Sunday announced that party President Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Wayanad in Kerala, apart from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.

The announcement was made at a press conference…

MiG-27 fighter jet crashes in Rajasthan

New Delhi (IANS) A MiG-27 fighter jet, which was on a routine mission from Jodhpur, crashed in a village in Sirohi, Rajasthan, on Sunday, a Defence official said.

"Today (Sunday) morning, a MiG 27 UPG aircraft on a routine mission from…

Nirav Modi's bail plea rejected

London/New Delhi (IANS) The Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday rejected the bail plea of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi suspecting he could "flee" Britain and "interfere with witnesses", said sources.

BJP may win 8, Trinamool to shine in WB: ABP-Nielsen

Kolkata (IANS) The BJP could come up with its best-ever showing by winning eight Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal but that will not be enough to stop the Trinamool Congress from finishing with 31 seats, three less than last time, according…