Srinagar An Army jawan and three civilians, including a 15-year-old, were killed in an ongoing gun battle between security forces and terrorists and the ensuing clashes in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said. The condition of another jawan is said to be critical. At least 35 people were injured when locals attacked security personnel […]
Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon, and four others gave accounts of their sightings under strict lab conditions. According to Aldrin, Al Worden, Edgar Mitchell and Gordon Cooper all took part in the study conducted by the Institute of BioAcoustic Biology in Albany, Ohio. Aldrin, 88, claimed he saw a spaceship on his […]
Benchmark BSE Sensex advanced over 130 points on Tuesday, continuing its rising streak for the fourth straight day, on firm global leads after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech eased worries over a trade war. The 30-share Sensex was trading higher by 130.31 points, or 0.38 per cent, at 33,918.85, with all the sectoral indices rising […]
UPSC job 2018: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced vacancies for Legal Officer, Public Prosecutor and others on its official website upsc.gov.in. The applications have been invited for 16 posts for all interested and eligible candidates who can fill the online form latest by March 29, 2018. Applicants are advised to apply for the […]
Faced with cases of alleged scam in government employment, the Supreme Court has said selection process conducted by state public service commissions and state selection boards should be videographed. “We are of the view that for the purity of selection to the public posts, it is desirable that as far as possible the selection process […]
The event has been organized, as part of the centenary celebrations of the Satyagraha led by Mahatma Gandhi, in Champaran. On this occasion, the Prime Minister launched several important development projects as well. In the Water Supply and Sanitation sector, he unveiled a plaque to mark the foundation stone of Motijheel Project, the Bettiah Nagar […]
New Delhi The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued an advisory to all states to take necessary precautionary measures in the view of Bandh called for Tuesday. A week after Dalit groups across the country held a nationwide protest against the alleged dilution of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by the Supreme Court, which […]
Gold Coast Heena Sidhu, who earlier bagged silver medal in the women’s 10m Air Pistol event at CWG 2018 earlier, got her act straight and won the gold in 25m pistol event. This was the third gold medal from the Indian shooting contingent as Manu Bhaker, Jitu Rai and Sidhu have stood atop of the podium. […]
Washington Facebook is displaying advertisements for well-known American corporations on group pages operated by overseas wildlife traffickers illegally selling the body parts of threatened animals, including elephant ivory, rhino horn and tiger teeth. In a secret complaint filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, wildlife preservation advocates allege that Facebook’s failure to stop illicit traders using […]