Modi-Putin-Jaya unveil Kudankulam N-plant

New Delhi/ Nagpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin participated via video-conferencing today in an event focused on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project built with Russian collaboration in Tamil Nadu. The PM said he dedicated the plant to...

LeT told me to throw grenades during Kashmir protests: Pak terrorist confesses

New Delhi/Nagpur: The NIA today said it has proof against alleged Pakistani terror suspect Bahadur Ali and can show a video of him talking about his training by terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir. Ali, a resident...

Sports aficionados in Rio to watch Olympics victimized by thieves and muggers

Snatch and Grab: Astonishing footage shows how brazen Rio thieves target unsuspecting tourists in broad daylight New Delhi/ Nagpur: South America it seems is not safe when it comes to petty thefts including Purse-snatching, mobiles, laptops, cameras etc. Incidents of...

Speak about Kashmir in Parliament not in MP, Cong urges PM

File Pic New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad initiates the debate on Kashmir which is on its 33rd day of curfew. Azad says the PM should speak on Kashmir in Parliament  and not...

Implement 15 steps by October 15: Lodha Panel instructs BCCI

BCCI secretary Ajay Shirke met the panel members and also carried a letter on behalf of president Anurag Thakur. File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: The Supreme Court appointed Justice RM Lodha Panel today categorically instructed BCCI to implement a 15-step reform...

Currency notes worth Rs 4 crore missing from Chennai-bound train

Representational Pic Chennai/Nagpur: Old currency notes worth Rs four crore belonging to the RBI have gone missing from a Chennai-bound train coming from Salem. According to the GRP officials, notes worth Rs 342 were being carried in 226 boxes. Of these,...

Irom Sharmila weeps as she ends historic 16-year-long fast

Iron Lady Irom Sharmila ends her 16-year fast. Taking a dab of honey on her fingers, Sharmila tears up, while tasting her first 'meal' in a manner of speaking through her mouth. Extremely emotional moment for Sharmila as she spends...

Deal with Kashmir situation with iron hand, BJP tells state govt

And while on Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP has asked the state government to deal with the current situation in the Kashmir Valley decisively and with an "iron hand." State BJP spokesperson Virender Gupta said yesterday that there is no option...

MH370 plunged into ocean at high speed: report

New Delhi/Nagpur: MH370 plunged into the ocean at high speed -- up to 20,000 feet a minute -- reinforcing analysis that the missing Malaysia Airlines jet crashed in the current search zone, a report said today. The Boeing 777 disappeared on...

Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill introduced in Lok Sabha

The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill has been introduced in Lok Sabha. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi had lasy week given its approval for Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016. Some of the highlights of the Bill include:

• Increasing...

Irom Sharmila wants to contest as Manipur CM, will end fast on Aug 23

Manipur/Nagpur: Irom Sharmila to end her 16-year-old fast, not today, but on August 23. She was supposed to end her fast today, but the court has postponed the hearing to the 23rd. Sharmila told the Hindu that she had been...

RBI’s Raghuram Rajan keeps key lending rates unchanged in last review

Governor Raghuram Rajan maintained status quo on key rates at his last policy review meeting, as was widely expected, but underlined that the central bank continues to be accommodative. Citing upside risks to the Reserve Bank's inflation target for March 2017,...

Ex-Arunachal CM Kalikho Pul, who led rebellion against Cong, found dead

Former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Kalikho Pul was found hanging at the official chief minister’s residence in Itanagar on Tuesday. “The body was found hanging around 9 am by a servant. He may have committed suicide on Monday night itself,” DGP...

Consumer is king, GST bill will enable ‘One Tax One Service’: PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister addressed the Lok Sabha on the contentious GST Bill. In his speech, he said the passage of the bill was a victory for India. Here are the highlights of the speech: >> Today, an important move to free...

Swamy Prasad Maurya joins BJP

BJP's aim to capture power in Uttar Pradesh received a boost ahead of the Assembly polls with Swami Prasad Maurya, an OBC leader in Uttar Pradesh who had recently quit BSP, joining it today. The four-time MLA joined the saffron party...

PM discusses Kashmir strategy with NIA, Rajnath

New Delhi: PM Modi discusses Kashmir strategy with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Home Minister Rajnath Singh as opposition in Parliament demands an all-party meeting. The Opposition has criticized the Centre and the state government for its silence on the...

30 killed, 35 injured in hospital blast in Pakistan

Quetta : Pakistani police raise death toll from the hospital bombing in south western city of Quetta to 30; dozens are wounded, reports AP. Earlier reports said at least 15 people were killed when a blast hit a hospital in...

Suspected Terrorist Shot In Telangana, Encounter On 60Km From Hyderabad

SHADNAGAR, TELANGANA:  A suspected terrorist has been reported killed in Telangana in an operation carried out by the local police and the National Investigation Agency or NIA. The shoot-out took place at an apartment building called Millenium Towers. The shooting took...

At Hyderabad, Modi directs all state governments to maintain a dossier on ‘Goonda Gorakshaks’

File PicPrime Minister was in Telegana today at the invitation of CM KC Reddy. Narendra Modi delivered a speech after inaugurating Mission Bhagiratha drinking water project for every household at Komatibanda in CM KCR's Gajwel constituency. While praising the rapid...

Jagdish Gagneja RSS Punjab VP shot at; ‘stable’ after 2 of 3 bullets removed

Jalandhar: Two motorcycle-borne assailants shot at the Punjab vice-president of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Brigadier Jagdish Gagneja (retd), leaving him seriously injured in the heart of Jalandhar just after 8pm on Saturday. By 11pm, two of the three bullets in...