India
A key operative of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) was today arrested from Indira Gandhi International airport here by National Investigating Agency (NIA). Abdul Wahid Siddibapa, a resident of Bhatkal in Karnataka, was held after his arrival from Dubai, NIA officials said. He was based in Dubai and was allegedly recruiting people for IM to […]
The government today cleared an ordinance, or an executive order, to defer the implementation of NEET or the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – a common test for medical and dental courses – for state governments and their institutions. The deferment will be meant for this academic year. Centre’s decision to postpone the exam came […]
A medium intensity earthquake hit the Koyna region of Maharashtra today. According to the National Center for Seismology an earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale occurred at 11:37 pm at the depth of 15 kms. However, there were no immediate reports of loss to life or property. The Koyna region in Maharashtra is known […]
Congress won four seats while ruling AINRC bagged one seat in the elections to the 30-member Puducherry Assembly. Congress won Kamaraj Nagar (V Vaithithilingam), Nellithope (John Kumar), Yanam (Malladi Krishna Rao), Kamaraj Nagar and Lawspet (V P Sivakolundhu). AINRC candidate N S J Jayabal alias Ayyanar won in Kadirgamam, defeating Independent S Ramesh by a […]
Mamata Banerjee, the stormy petrel of West Bengal politics, once again proved a master strategist decimating the new Left-Congress combination and the BJP all of whom sought to checkmate her return to power. The 61-year-old feisty leader, who had single-handedly wrecked the red bastion in West Bengal in 2011 ousting Left Front’s uninterrupted 34-year-old rule, […]
India on Wednesday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile as part of a user trial by the army from a test range at Chandipur in Odisha. The trial of the surface-to-surface missile was carried out from a mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at around 09.40 hrs, defence […]
A major forest fire broke out in Trikuta hills, the abode of Mata Vaishno Devi, in Katra town of Reasi district following which the Air Force today pressed into service two MI-17 helicopters to douse the blaze. “A massive forest fire broke out at several places in the forests of Katra town, adjoining Banganga area, […]
Counting of votes in the high-stakes Assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry will be taken up on Thursday morning and the first trends are expected to be available after an hour. By 12 noon, a clear picture could emerge on the winners. Election Commission officials said counting of votes, which […]
Refusing to intervene in the Narsingh Yadav vs Sushil Kumar tussle for a berth in the Rio Olympics, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the latter and the Wrestling Federation of India to meet and sort out the quota issue. Hearing the petition filed by Sushil, a double Olympic-medallist, the court said that it […]
BJP lawmaker Subramanian Swamy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi recommending that he “consider terminating the appointment” of Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan “effective immediately or when his term ends” in September. In his letter to the PM, dated yesterday, Mr Swamy has accused Dr Rajan of an “apparently deliberate attempt to wreck the […]
