SC gives opposition week to respond on VVPAT row

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned a plea by 21 opposition parties seeking 50 per cent VVPAT count, and gave them until April 8 to file response to the Election Commission's affidavit.

With less than a fortnight…

Four LeT militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) Four Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed on Monday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said.

Upon receiving information about the militants, a search operation was…

Indian rocket lifts off with DRDO Emisat, 28 other satellites

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) (IANS) A new variant of the India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket on Monday carrying the electronic intelligence satellite, Emisat for the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) and 28 other…

Heavy firing on LoC in Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu (IANS) Heavy firing exchanges took place between Indian and Pakistani troopers on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Monday, a defence official said.

"At 7.45 a.m., the Pakistani troops resorted…

No talks on alliance with Congress, says Kejriwal

Visakhapatnam (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that there were no talks on an alliance with the Congress as its President Rahul Gandhi has already refused it.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief made the remark at the…

We'll fill 22 lakh government vacancies: Rahul

New Delhi (IANS) Making a big poll promise, Congress President Rahul Gandhi has said there were 22 lakh vacancies in the government and if voted to power, his party will fill them in less than a year.

He said devolution of funds…

MiG-27 fighter jet crashes in Rajasthan

New Delhi (IANS) A MiG-27 fighter jet, which was on a routine mission from Jodhpur, crashed in a village in Sirohi, Rajasthan, on Sunday, a Defence official said.

"Today (Sunday) morning, a MiG 27 UPG aircraft on a routine mission from…

Rahul to contest LS polls also from Wayanad

New Delhi (IANS) In a major decision, the Congress on Sunday announced that party President Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Wayanad in Kerala, apart from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.

The announcement was made at a press conference…

Jolt to Telangana Congress as senior leader quits

Hyderabad (IANS) In yet another blow to the Congress in Telangana, its senior leader Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy on Sunday resigned from the party.

A former member of Telangana Legislative Council, Sudhakar Reddy is likely to join Bharatiya Janata…

Defence Cyber Agency to empower Indian armed forces

New Delhi (IANS) As cyber threats from nation-state bad actors grow exponentially, India urgently requires to enhance the cyber capabilities of its armed forces, including the operationalisation of a Defence Cyber Agency, a new report has emphasised.