One Maoist killed in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) One Maoist was killed in a gun-battle with security forces at Sattaia jungle in the Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand on Saturday.

According to the police, during a search operation by CRPF and state police based on…

Piyush Goyal leads Chief Ministerial delegation to Russia

New Delhi (IANS) A high-level delegation led by Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is scheduled to embark on a four-day trip to Vladivostok city in Russia on Saturday.

The delegation comprises Chief Ministers…

Su-30 fighter crashes in Assam, pilots safe

Guwahati (IANS) Two months after the tragic loss of an An-32 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force, a Su-30 fighter jet crashed near Assam's Tezpur on Thursday, a defence official said.

Defence spokesman, Wing Commander Ratnakar Singh…

Thanks to Modi move, Pak has only China's shoulder to cry on

New Delhi (IANS) Barring good friend China, Pakistan has so far failed in its efforts to get global leaders to pass any adverse remark against India over revoking Jammu and Kashmir's special status. And this is despite Islamabad going on a diplomatic…

FPI: Nomura, Morgan Stanley, Citi, Fidelity may meet FM

New Delhi (IANS) Leading foreign investors, including Morgan Stanley, Nomura, Templeton, Fidelity, GIC (Singapore), CPDQ are likely to meet Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman, Finance Secretary Rajeev Kumar and DEA Secretary Atanu Chakraborty on Friday…

UNSC resolution on Kashmir cited by Pakistan has killer clause

United Nations (IANS) The UN Security Council resolution on the Kashmir plebiscite that is invoked by Pakistan has a killer clause that scared away Islamabad right from Day One: It has to withdraw from all of Jammu and Kashmir not only its troops…

CEC rules out return to ballot paper system

Kolkata (IANS) Rejecting the demand of bringing back the ballot paper system of voting, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora on Friday said that there is no question of going back to the bygone era.

"We are not…

Jaitley in AIIMS, condition normal

New Delhi (IANS) Former Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was on Friday admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after he complained of uneasiness and weakness. Senior doctors at AIIMS later said that Jaitley's condition…

SC approves status of homebuyers as financial creditors

New Delhi (IANS) In a big boost for homebuyers, the Supreme Court on Friday upheld the amendment in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), which gives homebuyers status of financial creditors on par with creditors' banks.

More than 200…

Prohibitory orders withdrawn in Jammu

Jammu (IANS) Restrictions announced across Jammu and Kashmir late on last Sunday, ahead of the announcement of the abrogation of Article 370, were withdrawn in Jammu on Friday, an official statement said.

Schools and colleges can open from…