New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday hit out at the Narendra Modi government over the “continuous fall” of the Indian Rupee and accused it of always being in electioneering mode and having no focus on economic issues. Alleging that the “inept” Modi dispensation is clueless about macroeconomic management, Congress leader Anshul Avijit feared that the […]
BEIJING: China on Thursday dropped a subtle hint that President Xi Jinping, who is widely expected to get endorsed by the ongoing Congress of the ruling Communist Party for a record 3rd term, will attend the next month’s G20 summit in Indonesia. Also, the Chinese Foreign Ministry flaunted the “diplomatic success” achieved under the 10-year […]
New Delhi: European aviation major Airbus on Thursday said it received the regulatory approval from the Indian regulator for its C295 aircraft programme, becoming the first foreign original equipment maker to get such a nod. In September last year, India sealed a nearly Rs 21,000 crore deal with Airbus Defence and Space to procure 56 […]
Srinagar: A Lashkar-e-Taiba “hybrid militant”, who was arrested following the killing of two workers from Uttar Pradesh in Shopian a day ago, was killed in an overnight anti-militancy operation in Shopian, police said on Wednesday. “Based on disclosure of arrested hybrid terrorist and in continuous raids by police and security forces, another contact has been […]
Says attempts will be made to disturb peace ahead of elections in Gujarat and Himachal for benefit of BJP Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday demanded an investigation into the killing of alleged arrested “hybrid” Lashkar-e-Toiba militant during an anti-militancy operation in Shopian district. The former chief minister said the killing of Kashmiri Pandits […]
New Delhi: The CBI has arrested BSF Commandant (Medical) Karnail Singh for allegedly using touts to get his son the question paper of the police sub-inspectors recruitment examination conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB), officials said on Wednesday. The Border Security Force (BSF) official was taken into custody on Tuesday and […]
Mumbai: India’s voice on the global stage can only gain in authority and credibility from a strong commitment to inclusivity and respect for human rights at home, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday. Addressing students of the IIT Bombay here, Guterres said, “As an elected member of the Human Rights Council, India […]
Hit out at admin, BJP for ‘lip service and condemnations’ Jammu: Dogra employees of J&K administration on Wednesday held a demonstration here over targeted killings of minorities and demanded immediate relocation away from the Valley. The protest follows the murder of Puran Krishan Bhat, a Kashmiri Pandit who was shot dead, allegedly by militants, in […]
Srinagar: Security forces on Wednesday detected an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Kupwara district, officials said. A joint team of Army and police detected the IED planted by terrorists along the road at Udipora in Handwara area of the district, the officials said. They said the IED was destroyed by the bomb disposal squad without […]
Jammu: A policeman lost his life on Wednesday while saving his two children from drowning in a river in Kathua district, officials said. The two children had slipped into the Ujh river while taking a bath in Jasrota area on Wednesday, they said. As father Seshipal Singh saw them drowning, he jumped into the river […]