MSc, M Tech holders join as SI Jharkhand police

Ranchi (IANS) More than 300 science post-graduates and engineers have joined Jharkhand Police. Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Wednesday participated in the passing out parade of 1,170 Sub Inspectors.

Of the 1,170, 265 are engineers,…

Temple construction from Dec 6, says Sakshi Maharaj

Lucknow (IANS) As the hearing in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case concludes in the Supreme Court, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sakshi Maharaj has announced that Ram temple construction will begin in Ayodhya from December…

ED arrests P. Chidambaram in INX media case at Tihar Jail

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday arrested former Finance minister P. Chidambaram after questioning him for two hours in Tihar jail.

Chidambaram has been in judicial custody since August 21 for his alleged involvement…

Indian Army plans to procure drones to counter enemy threats

New Delhi (IANS) Amid heightened threats at the borders with Pakistan and China, the Indian Army has planned to procure load ferrying drones, slow moving unmanned aerial vehicles doubled up as missiles, and artificial intelligence based solutions…

Will retaliate to US bill on Hong Kong, says China

Beijing (IANS) China has warned the US that it will retaliate strongly to the US Lower House passing the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which seeks to subject the former British colony's special status to Washington's scrutiny.

Hindu, Muslim sides spar as Ayodhya case hearing set to end

New Delhi (IANS) The lawyers for the Hindu and Muslim sides got into a duel on the 39th day of the hearing in the 70-year-old politically vexing Ayodhya title dispute.

The heated argument initially erupted when former Attorney…

India's 'Missile Man' remembered on birth anniversary

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to late President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, also known as the country's 'Missile Man' on his birth anniversary on Tuesday.

Modi shared a 1.21 minute video on…

Indian economy in 'tailspin' warns Nobel laureate Banerjee

New York (IANS) The newly-minted economics Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee has warned that the Indian economy is going into "a tailspin" and his prescription is for the government to focus to increasing demand rather than on deficits or…

Trump threatens Turkey with sanctions as surround sound pumps up

Boston (IANS) With several ex four star generals and Trump haters criticising the President for the US Forces pull out from Syria, the dragnet tightened on the continuing Columbus Day holiday weekend as a new front opened against him. However,…

Apache choppers need integration with ground forces: Experts

New Delhi (IANS) With 22 Apache helicopters set to join the Indian Air Force (IAF) by March 2020, defence experts have raised the need for integrating the multi-role combat choppers with ground forces for better operational capabilities, logistics…