Sri Lanka blasts: Sushma in touch with Indian High Commissioner
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday that she was in touch with the Indian High Commissioner in Colombo as six explosions hit churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, killing at least 20 people. I More...
Wing Cdr Varthaman won’t return to his Srinagar unit
New Delhi: Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who had shot down a Pakistan Air Force F-16 during an air battle over the Line of Control (LoC) on February 27, will not go back to his unit in Srinagar as the officer More...
Indigenous guided missile destroyer ‘Imphal’ launched
Mumbai: Indigenously-designed and constructed guided missile destroyer ‘Imphal’ was launched at the Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. yard here on Saturday morning. They are propelled by four gas turbines More...
Sadhvi Pragya aplologises for her remarks against Karkare
Bhopal: BJPs Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal Pragya Singh Thakur on Friday apologised for her remarks that Mumbai ATS chief Hemant Karkare had died because of her “curse” and described him a martyr. The More...
Central forces to man 90% booths in West Bengal
Kolkata: A total of 324 companies of central forces are being deployed to man 90 per cent of the polling stations in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal scheduled to be held on April 23, a top More...
Sushma Swaraj urges Indians in Tripoli to leave immediately
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday called upon relatives of Indians residing in Tripoli to ask them to leave the Libyan capital immediately, saying the situation there is fast deteriorating. Please More...
66% turn out in second phase of Lok Sabha polls: EC
New Delhi: The second phase of Lok Sabha elections across 95 constituencies saw a voter turn out of 66 per cent with the Hindi heartland states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar witnessing a higher voting percentages as More...
India suspends LoC trade in J&K, says being used to fuel terror
New Delhi: India on Thursday suspended, with immediate effect, trade across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was being used by unscrupulous and anti-national elements for sneaking in hawala More...
62.3% polling in 8 UP LS seats
Lucknow: Eight Lok Sabha constituencies that went to polls in the second phase of polling on Thursday in Uttar Pradesh recorded an average voter turnout of 62.30 per cent till 6 pm, according to the Chief Electoral More...
Poonam Sinha files nomination, Shatrughan by her side irks Congress
Lucknow: Poonam Sinha, wife of actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha, filed her nomination papers from the Lucknow Lok Sabha seat on Thursday as a Samajwadi Party candidate. Shatrughan Sinha’s presence More...