All sacredness destroyed, VP gets emotional on Tuesday's ruckus

New Delhi(IANS) Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday broke down as he spoke about Tuesday's ruckus by Opposition members in the House when some MPs climbed the tables and some sat and disrupted the House proceedings.

Naidu…

Countdown begins for India to open its sky eye GISAT-1

Chennai (IANS) The Indian space agency early morning on Wednesday began the countdown for the launch of its GSLV-F10 rocket carrying the country's first

Geo Imaging Satellite-1 (GISAT-1) renamed as EOS-03.

The 51.70 metre tall weighing…

Assam has no claim over any land: Himanta Biswa Sarma

New Delhi (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that the state has no claim over any land, adding that he does not want anyone to leave their land.

Talking to the media in the national capital, Sarma said, "We cannot…

Amarinder meets Sonia, says discussed state issues

New Delhi (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh met interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi here on Tuesday, their first meeting after the latter appointed Navjot Singh Sidhu as Punjab Congress chief despite the Chief Minister's opposition.

Exports to US getting costlier owing to clogged ports, higher freight: TPCI

New Delhi (IANS) Exports to US getting costlier owing to clogging at ports along with increased container freight rates, the Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) said.

According to the Council, new records have been hit in container freight…

India evacuates citizens from Mazar-e-Sharif

New Delhi (IANS) India is evacuating its nationals from Afghanistan on Tuesday on a "special flight" from Mazar-i-Sharif - the country's fourth largest city as the Taliban launch another offensive.

"A special flight is leaving from Mazar-e-Sharif…

5 civilians injured in grenade attack in Srinagar

Srinagar (IANS) Five civilians were injured on Tuesday in the capital city Srinagar of Jammu and Kashmir in a militant grenade attack.

Police said 5 civilians were injured when militants hurled a grenade at the security forces in Hari Singh…

After India-led UNSC martime session, Pak threatens continued militarisation

United Nations (IANS) Pakistan has threatened to continue militarising citing what it claimed was a "geo-strategic competition and the pursuit of military dominance by some states", while mentioning India.

After Monday's high-level meeting…

China strikes discordant note at UNSC maritime session, drops courtesy

United Nations (IANS) China struck a discordant note at the Security Council high-level meeting on maritime security attacking the Indo-Pacific initiative in which India is active, as well as the US and Japan, while dispensing with normal diplomatic…

Massive search operation continues for missing pilots in Ranjit Sagar Dam

Jammu (IANS) Searches continued on Tuesday to locate the two pilots missing after the helicopter crash in Ranjit Sagar Dam in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district.

A defence statement said, "Military authorities are leaving no stone unturned…