Light house tourism; a unique aspect India strengthening: PM

New Delhi (IANS) Aimed at strengthening tourism sector in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India has been working towards promotion of a unique aspect of this zone called light house tourism.

For this purpose, the…

Under-construction flyover collapses on Dwarka expressway, 3 injured

Gurugram (IANS) Two slabs of an under-construction flyover on the Dwarka Expressway near the Daultabad village Chowk collapsed on Sunday around 7.30 a.m.

The broken span is part of the 29-km long expressway, which is intended to connect Kherki…

Shooting WC: India win gold in men's, women's team trap

New Delhi (IANS) India won gold in both the men's and women's trap events at the shooting World Cup here on Sunday.

Rajeshwari Kumari, Manisha Keer and Shreyasi Singh won the women's title while Kynan Chenai, Prithviraj Tondaiman…

BJP to win 26 seats in Bengal, 37 in Assam in first phase: Shah

New Delhi (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the BJP would win 26 of the 30 seats in West Bengal and 37 of the 47 in Assam where polling was held on Saturday in the first phase of the Assembly polls.

Addressing a press…

Pak SC finds entire evidence in Daniel Pearl case doubtful

Islamabad (IANS) In a 2-1-majority judgment in the 2002 murder case of American journalist Daniel Pearl, the Pakistan Supreme Court held that the entire evidence is shrouded with doubts, with prosecution failing to prove the four accused guilty.

Biden invites Modi to climate summit

New York (IANS) US President Joe Biden has invited 40 heads of state, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to join him for the World Leaders Summit on Climate to be hosted by his administration on April 22-23.

The other leaders including…

36.09% polling in Bengal in 5 hours amid skirmishes

Kolkata (IANS) Voters in West Bengal were found queuing up in large numbers outside polling stations across the 30 assembly constituencies with 36.09 polling recorded in the first five hours on Saturday.

Over one-third of the 73 lakh electorates…

26% turnout in Assam Assembly polls

Guwahati (IANS) Around 26 per cent voters have cast their ballots so far on Saturday in the first phase of the Assam Assembly polls which is underway amid heavy security in 47 constituencies, according to election officials.

Saturday's…

PDP pumped money into Hurriyat to keep secessionist activities alive in Valley

New Delhi/Srinagar (IANS) The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which was in power in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir in alliance with the BJP, was pumping money into the Hurriyat Conference for keeping secessionist activities alive in the…

Intel chief Shukla had abused phone-tapping power: Maha Chief Secy

Mumbai (IANS) In a dramatic turn of events, a top Maharashtra government official's report on Thursday said that then State Intelligence Department Commissioner Rashmi Shukla had "misused" official permission granted to her for phone-tapping under…