The situation on the frontier with Pakistan is still "live" after the surgical strikes on terrorist ...
Growing radicalization and cross-border terrorism posed a serious challenge to India's security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. The Prime Minister made the comments after signing an MoU with his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong to facilitate greater business exchanges and collaborations. "Rising tide of terrorism, especially c...
The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed Tamil Nadu's Additional Advocate General to get instructions from the government on Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa's health. Jayalalithaa was admitted to Apollo Hospitals on September 22 for fever and dehydration. The hospital on Monday said she continues to improve and must remain warded for some mor...
India and Singapore on Tuesday signed three agreements, including two in the area of skill development, following delegation-level talks headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Singapore Premier Lee Hsien Loong, now on visit to Delhi. "Strengthening a Strategic Partnership. The two leaders witness the signing of 3 agreements in skill development and indu...
The US has refrained from commenting on the surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army on terror launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir last week while calling for calm and restraint. "We're not going to speak to specific reports of incidents along the border," Elizabeth Trudeau, Director of the US State D...
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday attacked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram for seeking proof of the surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army across the Line of Control in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, addressing the medi...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who arrived here on Monday on a five-day bilateral visit to India. "The warmth of an Asian friendship. PM @narendramodi welcomes PM @leehsienloong of Singapore at Hyderabad House," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted along with pictures. Modi and Lee will hold...
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday seized an abandoned Pakistani boat from the Ravi river in the border belt of Punjab's frontier district of Gurdaspur, officials said here. The boat was seized in the Dera Baba Nanak sector, the officials said. The seizure of the boat comes amid the heightened tension between India and Pakis...
At least three persons were injured when 10 coaches of the Jhelum Express passenger train derailed in Ludhiana district of Punjab, the state police said on Tuesday. Eleven trains were cancelled as the derailed coaches sprawled across both up and down tracks. The injured persons have been sent to the Civil Hospital here, the Minis...
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived here on Tuesday on a three-day official visit to India. "Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe arrives in New Delhi; he will hold talks with top leaders including PM Narendra Modi," state broadcaster Doordarshan tweeted. Wickremensinghe will hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Modi here on Wednesday...
