India evacuates citizens from Mazar-e-Sharif

New Delhi (IANS) India is evacuating its nationals from Afghanistan on Tuesday on a "special flight" from Mazar-i-Sharif - the country's fourth largest city as the Taliban launch another offensive.

"A special flight is leaving from Mazar-e-Sharif…

Amarinder meets Sonia, says discussed state issues

New Delhi (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh met interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi here on Tuesday, their first meeting after the latter appointed Navjot Singh Sidhu as Punjab Congress chief despite the Chief Minister's opposition.

Assam has no claim over any land: Himanta Biswa Sarma

New Delhi (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that the state has no claim over any land, adding that he does not want anyone to leave their land.

Talking to the media in the national capital, Sarma said, "We cannot…

Volunteer for inquiry: SC refuses to stop CCI probe against Amazon, Flipkart

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea by e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart, saying they must face inquiry by Competition Commission of India (CCI) for anti-competitive practices.

A bench headed by Chief…

BJP leader, wife shot dead by terrorists in J&K's Anantnag

Srinagar (IANS) The Kulgam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kisan Morcha President and his wife were shot dead by suspected terrorists in South Kashmir's Anantnag district on Monday, sources said.

According to sources, terrorists barged inside…

Cong names Chidambaram observer for Goa polls, Ramesh for Manipur

New Delhi (IANS) With a shift of focus to the upcoming Assembly elections, Congress has turned to its veterans for election management, appointing former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram to supervise its campaign in Goa as a senior election observer,…

Punjab Police foil major terror attack ahead of I-Day

Chandigarh (IANS) Ahead of Independence Day, Punjab Police on Monday said they foiled a major terror bid as they recovered a double-decker tiffin box carrying an improvised explosive device (IED) weighing two to three kilos along the Indo-Pak border…

8-yr-old Hindu boy becomes youngest person charged with blasphemy in Pak

New Delhi (IANS) An eight-year-old Hindu boy is being held in protective police custody in Pakistan after becoming the youngest person ever to be charged with blasphemy in the country, a media report said on Monday.

According to the Guardian…

In touch with IS leaders in Afghanistan & Syria, Damudi was instigating contacts in India to kill 'kufars'

New Delhi (IANS) Jufri Jawhar Damudi aka Abu Hajir Al Badri, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the ISIS 'Voice of Hind' module case was high up in the hierarchy of the Islamic State Khorasan Province…

Govt announces nominations open for Padma Awards

New Delhi (IANS) The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday announced that the online nominations and recommendations for the Padma Awards for 2022 have been opened till September 15. The recommendations for these civilian awards Padma Vibhushan, Padma…