SC protection to Chidambaram from ED arrest till Wednesday

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended, by one more day, its protection to former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram from arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in INX Media case.

Extending the protection to the Congress leader,…

2 UP students to witness Chandrayan 2 landing with PM

Lucknow (IANS) They may not have touched the moon but they will witness the historic landing of Chandrayaan-2 on the moon along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at ISRO control room in Bengaluru next month.

Two students from government…

Terrorist nabbed from Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) Security agencies arrested a militant in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir during a checking operation even as heavy shelling took place at two locations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch, officials said on Tuesday.

Aircraft crashes in Aligarh, crew make narrow escape

Aligarh (IANS) A private aircraft crashed on Tuesday at the Ghanipur airstrip here in Uttar Pradesh. The pilot and six others evacuated in the nick of time, escaping with minor injuries.

A relief and rescue team has reached the spot. Sources…

Kashmir schools open but students play shy

Srinagar, Aug 27 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir administration's big push for restoring normalcy in Kashmir by opening schools has received a major jolt as students have stayed away.


Last week the government announced the…

Govt prevails over RBI to release Rs 176,000-cr surplus

New Delhi (IANS) On Monday, the government won and the RBI lost in what turned out to be an attritional war that saw a Governor being scalped. One can argue that the central bank works at the pleasure of the government and the RBI Act says this with…

First bid by militants to disrupt apple economy: J&K Admin

Srinagar (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir administration claimed on Monday that the militants made first attempt to disrupt apple economy by threatening owner of a large orchard in village Wattoo, Shopian, to stop shipments of the crop.

The J&K…

ED case in INX Media built on well crafted laundering scheme

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorates case against former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram is predicated on exposing a well-crafted scheme of money laundering by abusing his official position. The affidavit submitted to the court outlines the…

JD(U) cannot use its symbol in Jharkhand, Maharashtra

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Election Commission has barred Bihar's ruling Janata Dal (United) from using its election symbol 'Arrow' in Jharkhand and Maharashtra in view of its similarity with the symbols of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha…

Jharkhand's Komalika Bari is recurve cadet world champion

Madrid (IANS) Komalika Bari has become recurve cadet world champion ensuring India clinch second gold on the final day of the World Archery Youth Championships here. The 17-year-old Jharkhand girl defeated higher-ranked Sonoda Waka of Japan on Sunday.