Amarinder Singh meets Amit Shah, sets off buzz

New Delhi (IANS) Amid speculations, former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday evening called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The meeting is underway at Shah's official residence here.

Since Tuesday, there has been speculation…

US concerned about Pak nuclear weapons after Taliban takeover

New Delhi (IANS) Top US generals had warned US President Joe Biden that a rushed withdrawal from Afghanistan could increase risks to Pakistan's nuclear weapons and the country's security, Dawn reported.

"We estimated an accelerated…

Power blackouts now rolled out in Beijing and Shanghai

New Delhi (IANS) China has now started rolling blackouts in Beijing and Shanghai, metropolises home to 48 million people, as the country struggles with crippling power shortages that have hit key factories in a further threat to the economy, Nikkei…

Intel agencies ask forces to avoid social media at sensitive locations

New Delhi (IANS) Amid heightened security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and western borders after Taliban took over Kabul, Intelligence agencies in their fresh report to the government, have suggested that security personnel must avoid using various…

Rain play havoc ahead of Bengal bypoll

Kolkata (IANS) Six persons, including a child and his mother, were trapped inside when a building collapsed in North Kolkata's Ahiritola on Wednesday.

The collapse was the result of continuous rain in the city since midnight. The administration…

Modi chairs meeting of council of ministers

New Delhi (IANS) A meeting of the Council of Ministers was held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In this crucial meeting, Modi reviewed the progress report of many projects.

According to sources, in Tuesday's…

DGCA extends ban on intl commercial flights till Oct 31

New Delhi (IANS) The Directorate General of Central Aviation (DGCA) has decided to extend the ban on scheduled international commercial flights till October 31, considering the Covid-19 scenario.

In a notification issued on Tuesday, the DGCA,…

Top US general calls Afghan war 'strategic failure'

Washington (IANS) General Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said during a Senate hearing that it is a "strategic failure" with the Taliban back in power and US withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Milley, alongside Secretary…

Cabinet decisions: Contract of bell based teachers extended in universities

Ranchi: The state government on Tuesday decided to extend the contract of the bell-based teachers teaching in the universities of the state till March 31, 2022.

A decision in this regard was taken in the meeting of the state cabinet which was…

Encounter in Latehar: Deputy Commandent of Jharkhand Jaguar martyred, an ultra killed

Lateha: In an encounter that took place in Salaiya forest of Nawagarh panchayat under Sadar Police Station area of this district a deputy commandant of the Jharkhand Jaguar was martyred while an ultra belonging to the Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad (JJMP)…