Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his "bold action" in meeting the country's critical military requirements were contrary to the Congress-led UPA government's "laziness, incompetence or perhaps some hidden motives" that damaged India's defence. Inaugurating the DefExpo 2018 on East Coast Road near Chennai, he blasted th...
A youth was arrested on Thursday in connection with an attack on Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha during the Bharat Bandh in Bihar's Vaishali district on April 10, police said. "A youth has been arrested following an FIR lodged in connection with an attack on Minister Kushwaha by protestors against reservation policies during the Bharat Bandh i...
A retired soldier and village head in Haryana has been shot dead by a former National Security Guard (NSG) commando apparently over a financial dispute, police said on Thursday. Two persons have been detained. Sunder Fauji pumped half-a-dozen bullets into Bahadur Chauhan, the Sarpanch of Kasan village near here. The incident occurred close to the...
Two policemen were injured on Thursday in a grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. Militants hurled grenade at the Pulwama police station, an officer said. "Two policemen sustained minor injuries in the explosion. The area has been cordoned off for searches," he added. ...
The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday assured a fair probe into the alleged gang rape of a girl by a BJP legislator and the custodial death of her father, saying it was not trying to protect anyone. However, due to a pending Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe, the accused Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the Bharatiya Janata Party legislator fro...
India early on Thursday put into orbit navigation satellite IRNSS-1I, a part of Indian satellite navigation system NavIC in copy-book style. The 1,425 kg satellite was carried into space by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket's 'XL' variant. Simply put, NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation, earlier the Indian Reg...
All seven Delhi BJP MPs staged a hunger strike here on Thursday against the washout of the second part of Parliament's budget session due to continuous disruptions, which the party blamed it on the Congress. Union Minister Harsh Vardhan, who represents the Chandani Chowk constituency, East Delhi MP Maheish Girri, New Delhi MP Meenakshi Lekhi, West Delhi MP Pravesh Ver...
US Governor of California, Jerry Brown, said on Wednesday that the western state will send about 400 US National Guard troops to the border with Mexico to combat transnational crime, but not for enforcing immigration laws....
Stating that 'Ravan raaj prevails in the state, the Congress on Wednesday demanded that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath must resign immediately for protecting Unnao BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his accomplices for their alleged role in gangraping a 17-year-old girl and the custodial death of her father....
The CBI is probing another loan of Rs 5,280 crore taken by diamond trader Mehul Choksi and his companies from a consortium of 31 banks led by ICICI Bank, informed sources said. ...
