Rains wreak havoc in Mumbai, toll increases to 22

Mumbai (IANS) At least 22 persons were killed in 11 different incidents as rains wreaked havoc on Mumbai and Mumbai Metropolitan Region since midnight, the BMC Disaster Control said here on Sunday.

As Mumbai slept the skies opened up with thunder,…

FPIs pull out Rs 4,515 cr from Indian equities so far in July

Mumbai (IANS) Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) who have turned cautious again, have so far withdrawn net investments worth Rs 4,515 crore in July.

Analysts said, the concerns over the 'Delta' variant of Covid-19 and rising oil prices…

Taliban fired mortars on Salma Dam, symbol of Afghan-India friendship

New Delhi (IANS) Taliban militants have fired dozens of mortars on the Salma Dam, a major source of electricity and irrigation in the Chesht district of Herat province in Afghanistan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had jointly inaugurated the…

Petrol price moves up further, diesel rate unchanged

New Delhi (IANS) Global cues pushed petrol prices to increase again across the country on Saturday adding further pressure to the stretched budgets of consumers grappling with rising food prices amidst shrinking income.

However, unlike uniform…

JMB's Hindu associate spills the beans on human trafficking

Kolkata (IANS) A Hindu associate of the Neo-Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) has spilled the beans on the terror group's human trafficking operations on the India-Bangladesh border.

Lalu Sen, alias Rahul Sen or Rahul Kumar, was arrested…

Harish Rawat reaches out to Amarinder after Punjab feud escalates

New Delhi (IANS) Amid escalating tension due to ongoing tussle in Punjab Congress unit, state in-charge Harish Rawat has flown to Chandigarh to meet sulking chief minister Amarinder Singh. Sources say the chief minister wrote back to Congress president…

10,000 jihadi fighters have entered from Pak: Afghan Prez

Kabul/New Delhi (IANS) In a hard-hitting speech, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said more than 10,000 ‘jihadi fighters entered the country from Pakistan in the last month, while Islamabad had failed to convince the Taliban to participate "seriously"…

Sharad Pawar meets PM Modi ahead of monsoon session

New Delhi (IANS) Two days ahead of monsoon session, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday and talked for about 50 minutes, the Prime Minister's Office said.

"Rajya Sabha MP…

Yediyurappa to resign after govt's 2nd anniversary, say sources

Bengaluru (IANS) Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa has been asked to step down after July 26, the day, the ruling BJP government will complete its second year in office in the state, sources said here on Saturday.

Yediyurappa's…

Mahabharat, early attempt at mediation; British eroded resolution mechanism: CJI

New Delhi (IANS) Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Saturday said mediation, as a concept, is deeply embedded into the Indian ethos and being the cheapest and simplest option available to the public at large, it can be described as a tool of social…