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 […]
PM sacrificed national interest, not Congress: Former defence minister A K Antony
New Delhi: Former defence minister A K Antony on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of sacrificing national interests and urged him “not to politicise” the armed forces. The Congress leader also accused the prime minister of “ignoring” the report of a committee that had said there were irregularities in the selection of L-1 in […]
