Modi government asks arms suppliers to be prepared amid tensions with Pakistan
New Delhi/Nagpur: With tensions between India and Pakistan escalating, the government has asked arms suppliers and the industry to be prepared to scale up production and supply contracts at short notice. Government officials and top company executives said that feelers had...
BJP trying to take credit for Army’s work: Lalu Yadav
Bihar/Nagpur: Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Yadav on Monday hailed the Army for its 'successful' surgical strikes in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir but mocked the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government for 'trying to take credit' for it. "The BJP is falsely trying to...
Sasikala fears someone may forge Jaya’s sign to run govt
Tamil Nadu: Expelled All Indian Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam member of Parliament Sasikala Pushpa has written a letter to Governor Ch Vidyasagr Rao, saying she fears that some people might forge Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's signature to run the party and...
Cops file culpable homicide case in death of girl fasting for 68 days
A case of culpable homicide notamounting to murder has been registered in connection with thedeath of a 13-year-old girl two days after she broke her68-day fast as part of a community ritual, police said. "Based on a complaint lodged...
Army foils infiltration bid in Naugam, four terrorists killed
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: Four terrorists were eliminated by Army on the Line of Control while trying to infiltrate in Naugam sector on October 6, Army's Northern Command said on Saturday. Four AK 47 rifles with 16 magazines, 349 rounds of...
Online Poll: 82% people think BJP and not Congress or AAP politicised surgical strikes
A whopping 82% respondents, who took part in our online poll, have felt that the BJP was responsible for politicising the surgical strikes carried out across the LoC on 29 September. The purpose behind launching this online poll by jantakareporter.com was...
Complaint filed against Rahul Gandhi in UP for ‘khoon ki dalali’ remark
File Pic Uttar Pradesh/Nagpur: A complaint has been filed against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi in Chandauli Court in Uttar Pradesh over his 'Khoon ki dalali' comment for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, the youth wing of Bharatiya...
Surgical strike fallout: Pakistan’s ISI chief likely to be replaced
New Delhi: According to reports, Chief of Pakistan's powerful spy agency Inter- Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt Gen Rizwan Akhtar is expected to be replaced within the next few weeks. Akhtar replaced the retiring Lt Gen Zaheer-ul-Islam as the director general in...
Sanjay Nirupam’s wife says family receiving threats
Mumbai/Nagpur: Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam's wife Geeta Nirupam has claimed that her family is receiving threats after her husband's remarks on surgical strikes conducted by the Indian Army last month. In an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, she wrote,...
EC orders political parties not to use public funds for ‘publicity’
New Delhi/Nagpur: The Election Commission has said that no political party will be allowed to use public funds and government machinery to carry out activities that amount to advertisement for it. The Commission directed that no political party shall henceforth either...
IAF celebrates 84th Air Force Day
Ghaziabad/Nagpur: Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha assured the country on Saturday that the IAF is fully capable of countering any security threat. He was speaking on the occasion of 84th Air Force Day celebrations at Hindon Air...
Shah has criminal history, shouldn’t issue certificate of patriotism: AAP
New Delhi/Nagpur: The war of words over the surgical strikes intensified today with the Aam Aadmi Party hitting back at the Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah, saying a man whose 'criminal history is known to the entire country' is...
Supreme Court’s interim order to BCCI: No money to state associations without compliance
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on Friday adjourned the hearing on Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) non-compliance with the Justice RM Lodha panel's recommendations until October 17. The SC on Thursday had given the BCCI one-day...
Nobel Peace prize goes to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos
The winner of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. The prestigious prize was announced in Norway's capital, Oslo and has been selected from a list of 376 candidates - 228 are individuals and 148...
Naked, bound body of famed perfumer Monika Ghurde found at Goa home; robbery, rape suspected
Monika Ghurde, hailed as one of India's best perfumer, researcher was found dead at her Goa residence on Friday. Police found 39-year-old Ghurde's body naked, with her hands and legs tied. Investigations are underway, but authorities currently suspect she was alone...
Indo-Pak border to be sealed by Dec 2018: Rajnath
New Delhi/Nagpur: Union Home Ministry Rajnath Singh has announced the complete sealing of the India-Pakistan border by December 2018. Rajnath Singh arrived in Jaisalmer today to meet with the chief ministers and home ministers of four states bordering Pakistan. The meeting...
Prohibition back in Bihar, SC stays Patna HC order
Bihar/Nagpur: Prohibition back in Bihar. The Supreme Court has stayed the Patna High Court's order on prohibition. Last week, the Patna High Court declared Bihar's amended prohibition law illegal. The new stringent prohibition law of Bihar government had earlier been dubbed...
Is ‘dalali’ word to use to refer to the Indian Army: Amit Shah slams Rahul
New Delhi/Nagpur: BJP president Amit Shah carried out a press conference during which he slammed Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for his 'khoon ki dalali' remark. Earlier today, the Congress VP said that he unequivocally supported the military action but was...
Rahul Gandhi meets ailing Jayalalithaa at Apollo Hospital
Chennai/Nagpur: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi reached Apollo Hospital in Chennai to visit the ailing Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalitha. The 68-year-old AIADMK chief has been admitted at Apollo Hospital since 22 September for fever and dehydration. Subsequently, Apollo Hospital...
Loud explosion heard near Porbandar Naval base
File PicNews of explosion at Porbandar naval base erroneous. The Navy has now clarified that it was a firecracker that exploded. But heavy security has been put in place outside the Porbandar Naval base after reports that of an...
Setback for India as US says won’t declare Pakistan a ‘terrorist state’
New Delhi: In what could be seen as a setback for India, John Kirby, spokesperson of the United States' Department of State, today said that the United States would not be declaring Pakistan as a 'terrorist state'. While addressing the media...
