Kumaraswamy told to face floor test by 6 p.m. on Tuesday

Bengaluru (IANS) Amid late Monday night drama in the Karnataka Assembly, Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar directed Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to face floor test on Tuesday by 6 p.m. to prove majority in the House.

"I am adjourning the House…

India rejects Trump offer on Kashmir, says Modi never made such request

New Delhi (IANS) India on Monday rebuffed US President Donald Trump's offer to mediate on the Kashmir issue, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had never made such a request to him, and stressed that all outstanding issues with Pakistan…

Yogi Adittyanath to build world's tallest Lord Rama's statue in Ayodhya

Ayodhya (IANS) The proposed statue of Lord Ram in Ayodhya will now get taller, in fact it will be the tallest in the country. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adittyanath said the statue would be 251 metres tall and would be installed on…

Kashmir 'bilateral issue', Washington 'stands ready to assist': US after Trump's offer

Washington (IANS) Hours after US President Donald Trump offered to mediate in the Kashmir issue, saying he had been requested to do so by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a claim India has rejected, the US Acting Assistant Secretary Alice Wells…

NIA raids in Pulwama, Srinagar in terror funding case

Srinagar (IANS) Sleuths of National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out raids at the premises of two traders involved in cross Line of Control (LoC) trade. The raids were carried in Pulwama and Srinagar districts.

India heals 1,000 victims of Yemen civil war

New Delhi (IANS) Jameel was badly injured when a bullet pierced through his hand and he was moved from the war zone in Yemen to India to undergo treatment.

Several surgeries later, his thumb had to be amputated and Jameel will now get a prosthetic…

Advantage BJP in K'taka as Congress-JD(S) loses trust vote

Bengaluru (IANS) Beleaguered Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Tuesday lost the trust vote on the floor of the state Assembly by 6 votes after a four-day debate on the confidence motion he had moved on July 18.

"Chief Minister…

BJP leader with wife and son killed in Khunti

Khunti: A local BJP leader along with his wife and son were killed by an identified assailants in Hethegowa village under Murhu police station area of this district.

The deceased BJP leader has been identified…

Not a single case of appointment on compassionate grounds should remain pending: Barnwal

Ranchi: Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Sunil Kumar Barnwal has directed that there should not be a single case pending related to the appointment on compassionate grounds. Chairing the weekly review of the…

Countdown for India's 2nd moon mission remain smooth

Chennai (IANS) The countdown for Monday's Rs 978 crore Chandrayaan-2 mission launch that started at 6.43 p.m. on Sunday is progressing smoothly, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.

The rocket and spacecraft's…