Lanka, Pulwama attacks made India more determined to resolutely fight terrorism: Swaraj tells SCO
Bishkek, May 22 (PTI) India on Wednesday said the ghastly bombings in Sri Lanka at a time when the wounds of the Pulwama terror attack were still raw in people’s mind has made it more determined to resolutely fight against the menace.Addressing the meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Foreign Ministers here in the Kyrgyz […]
Tribal man commits suicide after killing two wives
Baripada, (PTI) A tribal man allegedly committed suicide after killing his two wives in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, police said Wednesday. The incident took place in Tadikisole village under the jurisdiction of Baripada Sadar police station on Tuesday night, said Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Baripada, Krishna Prasad Pattnaik. Shyama Marandi (55), who was angry over frequent […]
Indian-origin scientist to help US troops control robots with thoughts
Washington, May 22 (PTI) An Indian-origin scientist and his team in the US have won a whopping USD 20 million contract from an agency of the defence department to develop a system that could allow a soldier to control multiple unmanned aerial vehicles or even a bomb disposal robot with his thoughts. The team headed by […]
J-K Guv says his admin wants President’s rule to end in state as soon as possible
Srinagar, May 22 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Wednesday said his administration wants the President’s Rule to end in the state at the earliest but the final call on the timing of assembly elections will be taken by the Election Commission. Asked if some officials within his administration were not keen on transfer […]
Combing operation launched to trace militants involved in killing of MLA and 10 others
Itanagar, May 22 (PTI) A massive combing operation has been launched by security forces to trace the suspected NSCN militants who gunned down MLA Tirong Aboh and 10 others near Khonsa in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday, an official said on Wednesday. The Army, the Assam Rifles and the state police have launched the operation to nab […]
Governor inaugurates Second phase of Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover
Srinagar: The second phase of the Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover was inaugurated and thrown open for vehicular traffic today by Governor Satya Pal Malik. This will be after over five years since work on the prestigious flyover project started in October 2013 and one year after the first phase thereof was inaugurated and thrown open […]
52-yr-old man held for raping Brazilian student in Mumbai
Mumbai, May 22 (PTI) A 52-year-old man running a charitable institution in Mumbai allegedly raped a Brazilian woman who came here to study as part of a youth exchange programme, police said on Wednesday. The accused, Padmakar Nandekar, has been arrested for the alleged incident that took place last month but came to light on Monday […]
EC wants to set new precedent of ‘dark secrets’, ‘secluded chambers’: Cong
New Delhi, (PTI) A day before the counting of the votes polled in the Lok Sabha election, the Congress on Wednesday termed as “constitutional travesty” the EC’s rejection of Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa’s demand that dissent notes should be recorded and alleged that the poll watchdog wanted to set a new precedent of “dark secrets” and […]
Rs 8.45 lakh hawala money from Kuwait seized in Assam, 2 held
Guwahati (PTI) An Islamic cleric and a businessman were arrested by the Assam police for their alleged involvement in a hawala transaction amounting to Rs 8.45 lakh, which was sent from Kuwait.Nurul Islam, the principal of the Jamia Islamia Salafia Arabic college in Barpeta, was arrested after an amount of Rs 8.45 lakh in cash was […]
Army soldier killed, seven others injured in IED blast along LoC in Poonch
Poonch: An army soldier was killed and seven others sustained injuries in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion near forward post along Line of Control in Mendhar area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports reaching GNS said an army patrol of 12 Madras Regiment was going through the area at Dhera […]