Canada Liberal Party elects Carney to succeed Trudeau, face Trump’s challenge

Ottawa (IANS) Canada’s Liberal Party has elected a financial expert, Mark Carney, to guide the nation through the showdown with US President Donald Trump. 

He received a landslide victory on Sunday in the bid to succeed embattled Prime Minister…

Telangana tunnel tragedy: Intense efforts on to trace remaining 7 missing men

Hyderabad (IANS) Day after recovering one body from the debris, rescue teams continued intense efforts to search for the remaining seven people in the SLBC tunnel in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district on Monday. 

Rescue teams from various agencies…

BJP MLAs disrupt Jharkhand Assembly over law and order, Question Hour adjourned

Ranchi (IANS) The Jharkhand Assembly witnessed a massive uproar on Monday as BJP MLAs staged a strong protest over the issue of the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. Their continuous sloganeering forced the Speaker to adjourn the…

Five including two children die in firecracker shop blaze in Jharkhand’s Garhwa

Ranchi (IANS) At least five people, including two children, lost their lives in a massive fire that broke out at a firecracker shop in the Godarmana market of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, on Monday around 11.30 a.m., officials said.  

The deceased…

Jharkhand DGP blames jail inmates for surge in crime, BJP slams his 'shameless' remark

Ranchi (IANS) A political firestorm has erupted in Jharkhand over the recent spike in crime in the state. Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Gupta on Monday claimed that many of these incidents are being orchestrated from inside the prisons. 

Manipur looted weapons issue: Army, security forces recover INSAS rifles, guns, pistols, mortars, IEDs

Imphal (IANS) The Army and other Central and state forces, in a series of joint operations in six districts, comprising mountainous areas and valleys, recovered 25 weapons, Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), several grenades, a large cache of ammunition…

Manipur: Joint ops by Army, other forces lead to recovery of 114 arms, explosives

Imphal (IANS) The security forces after the expiry of the 15-day deadline to surrender looted and illegally-held arms and ammunition, further stepped up their search operations in 10 of the 16 Manipur districts and recovered 114 weapons, IEDs, grenades,…

Tourist from Israel, homestay owner gang raped in K'taka; man from Odisha killed after being pushed into canal by rapists

Koppal (Karnataka) (IANS) A horrific incident of three persons committing gang rape on two women, a tourist from Israel, and a female local homestay owner and killing a male Indian tourist who was with them, came to light on Saturday in Karnataka. 

NTPC Deputy General Manager shot dead in Hazaribagh

Hazaribagh (IANS) Kumar Gaurav, Deputy General Manager of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), was shot dead on Saturday morning in the Katkamdag police station area of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand. 

The attack, suspected to be…

Trump say US may not 'defend' NATO allies not contributing enough on defence spending

Washington (IANS) President Donald Trump has suggested that the US may not defend NATO allies that have not contributed enough to defence spending, casting doubt on a core aspect of the alliance.

"Well, I've said that to them," Trump told…