Rafale case: Govt says documents related to the case have gone missing
New Delhi: The government Wednesday told the Supreme Court that documents related to the Rafale fighter jet deal have been stolen from the Defence Ministry and threatened The Hindu newspaper with the Official Secrets Act for publishing articles based on them. Those who put documents on the Rafale deal in the public domain are guilty […]
Follow up: After crackdown govt confiscates seminaries, assets of JuD, FIF
Islamabad: Pakistan Wednesday intensified its ongoing crackdown against the banned organisations and took control of several seminaries and assets belonging to Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa and its wing Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation. The confiscation of properties of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) comes after Pakistan formally placed the proscribed organisations in the list of banned organisations on […]
Talks with Taliban focus on four key issues to end the Afghan war: US
Washington: The US has said the ongoing negotiations with the Taliban are focused on four interconnected issues, including counterterrorism and troop withdrawal, that will be key for any future agreement to end the 17-year war in Afghanistan. A high-powered American delegation led by Special US Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has been holding marathon […]
Lanka President takes U-turn over war crimes probe
Colombo: Taking a U-turn on Sri Lanka’s pledges to the UNHRC over war-time atrocities against Tamils, President Maithripala Sirisena said on Wednesday the country needs “space” to settle its own problems “without interference” over the issue. Sirisena also announced that he would be sending his own team to counter the allegations against Sri Lanka at […]
Indian commits suicide in the UAE
Dubai: A 32-year old Indian national, who worked at an educational institution in the UAE, was found dead after he allegedly committed suicide here, a media report said on Wednesday. Shibin Thomas, who hailed from Kerala was associated with the administration of the city’s Jumeirah college and was found dead on Monday in the institution’s […]
Modi says he is not bothered about threats to him
Kanchipuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said he was not bothered about threats and abuses against him and asserted that he would do whatever was needed to make India strong. Citing a Congress leader’s remarks on ‘killing’ him, he said, “I am not bothered about threats and abuses. Will do whatever it takes to make […]
Farmer suicides: Kerala CM asks banks to stop loan recovery
Thiruvananthapuram: Following a series of suicides by debt-ridden farmers in Kerala, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan Wednesday asked banks to halt recovery proceedings on loans taken by them in line with the moratorium announced by the government. In a meeting held with the representatives of the State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) here, he said the state […]
Rahul Gandhi to talk to Yechury to resolve seat-sharing issue in Bengal: Cong
Kolkata: AICC president Rahul Gandhi will speak with CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury to resolve the impasse over seat-sharing between the two parties in West Bengal, Congress leaders said here Wednesday. This comes hours after state Congress president Somen Mitra and chairman of the state coordination committee Pradip Bhattacharya met Gandhi in New Delhi and […]
300 mobile phones were active at the site on bombing in Balakote: Rajnath
Says number of people killed in strike will be known 'today or tomorrow'
Dhubri (Assam): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday said the number of terrorists killed in the air strike by Indian Air Force on the training camp of Jaish-e-Mohammed in Pakistan’s Balakot would be known “today or tomorrow”. He claimed that National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) system had informed about presence of around 300 active mobile […]
