17 students injured in blast in Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS):Seventeen students were injured on Wednesday in a mysterious explosion inside a tuition centre in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, triggering clashes between civilians and security personnel.

Six of the students with…

CAG: Delivery schedule in 2016 Rafale contract better by one month

New Delhi (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has found that there was an improvement of one month in the delivery schedule of the 2016 contract for 36 Rafale fighter jets in flyaway condition than the one negotiated by the UPA government.

CAG finds NDA deal for 36 Rafale jets 2.86% cheaper than UPA's

New Delhi (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has found that the Rafale fighter jet deal signed by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government was 2.86 percent lower than the price negotiated by the United Progressive Alliance government.

2 militants killed in J&K

Srinagar (IANS) Two militants were killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with the security forces in a Jammu and Kashmir village in Badgam district during a cordon and search operation, police said.

Incriminating material, including arms and ammunition,…

IAF MiG-27 crashes near Pokhran

Jaipur (IANS) An Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-27 aircraft on Tuesday evening crashed near Pokhran in Rajasthan, officials said. The pilot ejected safely.

The plane was airborne on a training mission from Jaisalmer and crashed around 6.10 p.m.…

Deadline for selecting TV channels extended till March 31

New Delhi (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday extended the deadline for selection of TV channels by both cable and Direct-to-Home (DTH) subscribers till March 31.

The decision comes after the regulator…

CBI, ED oppose Christian Michel's bail plea

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday opposed bail plea of British national Christian Michel, the middleman accused in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal…

Indefinite curfew imposed in Imphal

Imphal (IANS) Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in Manipur's Imphal West and East districts on Tuesday amid an ongoing strike against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.

The orders for the curfew were issued on…

Vajpayee's portrait unveiled in Central Hall of Parliament

New Delhi (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday unveiled a life-size portrait of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the Central Hall of Parliament.

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…

CBI's Nageswara Rao held guilty of contempt

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday held former acting- chief of CBI M. Nageswara Rao guilty of contempt of court, sentencing him till the rising of the apex court for the day and fined him Rs 1 lakh for transferring…