US quicker to down flying 'object' than Chinese balloon

Washington (IANS) A US fighter jet shot down an "object" flying over Alaska on Friday, in a new -- but much swifter -- repeat of the downing of a Chinese spy balloon last week that threw ties between the two countries into a new crisis.

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Turkey-Syria quake toll surpasses 23,800, search efforts continue

Ankara/Damascus (IANS) As search and rescue efforts continued for a sixth straight day on Saturday to find more survivors, the number of people killed following the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6 has reached at…

Excise Policy Scam: ED arrests YSR Congress MP's son

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday arrested YSR Congress MP Magunta Srinivas Reddy's son Raghav Magunta in connection with the Delhi Excise Scam.

This happens to be the third arrest made by the central probe agency…

HC strict on noise pollution, asks Ranchi district administration to wnauret ban on loudspeaker after 10 pm

Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court has expressed strong  displeasure over the attitude of the government officials on the matter of stopping the increasing noise pollution in Ranchi. Taking a strict stand, the court has directed the DC, SP and Municipal Commissioner…

State government should bring a legally justified recruitment policy - Babulal Marandi

Dumka: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Legislature Party leader and former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi has demanded that the state government should implement the recruitment policy as soon as possible, otherwise the
BJP will protest on the road.

Alarm bells in Pakistan as reserves drop below $3 bn

Karachi (IANS) Pakistans foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank decreased by 5.5 per cent or $170 million to $2.91 billion in the week ending February 3, the State Bank of Pakistan said on Thursday, deepening the economic woes of the crisis-stricken…

Maoist Commander carrying reward of Rs 15L surrenders in Ranchi

Ranchi (IANS) Maoist Commander Mithilesh Singh aka Duryodhan Mahato, an accused in 104 Maoist attacks, surrendered before the Jharkhand Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) here on Friday. He was carrying a reward of Rs 15 lakh.

Singh…

'How do we protect interest of Indian investors', SC seeks Sebi's response on Hindenburg report

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday observed that there is a need for a robust regulatory framework to protect the interest of the investors and if Centre agrees, a committee may be set up to suggest regulatory improvements.

The Supreme…

PM Modi flags off two Vande Bharat trains, launches Mumbai infra projects

Mumbai (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off two new Vande Bharat Express trains linking Mumbai with Solapur and Sainagar Shirdi, amid cheers and clapping from the passengers and the audiences, here on Friday afternoon.

Landing here…

'Cannot impose censorship', SC junks Hindu Sena plea for ban on BBC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a PIL filed by Hindu Sena seeking a ban on the BBC for airing the documentary, 'India: The Modi Question' on the 2002 Gujarat riots.

A bench headed by Justice Sanjiv…