The Indian Army, Border Road Organisation (BRO) and police were carrying out rescue and search operations near 15th Mile on Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg in Sikkim for the second day on Wednesday to find out if more tourists are trapped in the massive avalanche that killed seven people, an official said. Seven tourists were killed […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the Centre’s telecast ban on Malayalam news channel MediaOne and pulled up the Ministry of Home Affairs for raising national security claims in “thin air” without facts.Observing that the State can’t impose unreasonable restrictions on press as it would have a chilling effect on press freedom, a bench headed […]
In what could be termed as one of the biggest achievements of the Delhi Police, Deepak Boxer, a wanted gangster who had fled abroad in January, was arrested in Mexico by the Special Cell with the help of FBI.This is the first time when the Delhi Police went abroad to catch a gangster taking help […]
India said on Tuesday it rejected attempts by China to rename places in its eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. “Arunachal Pradesh is, has been and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India,” said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi in response to media reports on the Chinese Civil Aviation Ministry releasing the third […]
ISRO successfully conducted the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LEX) on Sunday.The test was conducted at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Chitradurga, Karnataka, the Bengaluru-headquartered national space agency said. ISRO conducted the experiment in collaboration with the Air Force and Defence Space Research Organisation early today.
Salim Durani, the debonair India cricketer of the 1960s with a movie star looks, a puckish sense of humour, and a penchant for hitting monstrous sixes on demand, died on Sunday.He was 88.His death was confirmed by sources close to the family. He had been living with his younger brother, Jahangir Durani, in Jamnagar, Gujarat.Durani […]
After clashes between two groups during the Ram Navami celebrations in parts of Bihar, the state police on Sunday said the situation in Nalanda’s Biharsharif was completely normal.The state police also advised people not to believe in rumours. Clashes were reported on March 31 in Nalanda’s Biharsharif and Sasaram in Rohtas district where Union Home […]
India’s market regulator is investigating possible violation of ‘related party’ transaction rules in the Adani Group’s dealings with at least three offshore entities that have links to the brother of the conglomerate’s founder, two people said. The three entities allegedly entered into several investment transactions with unlisted units of the ports-to-power conglomerate founded by billionaire […]
The Mumbai Police arrested a 62-year-old drunk Swedish national for allegedly molesting a 24-year-old cabin crew on board an Indigo Airlines flight from Bangkok to Mumbai. The passenger, identified as Klas Erik Harald Jonas Westberg, also reportedly assaulted a co-passenger and created a ruckus mid-air on the 6E-1052 Indigo Flight. The passenger reportedly started behaving […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today will address the Combined Commanders Conference at Bhopal even as the military posture of India’s principal adversaries—China and Pakistan—has recorded no positive change on the borders. The meeting will be attended by all tri-service commanders of the rank of commander-in-chiefs with Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan leading the […]