5 TMC MLAs join BJP; party flag flutters in unconquered state
August 07, 2017 Trinamool Congress MLAs from Tripura Sudip Roy Barman, Ashish Kumar Saha, Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl, Biswa Bandhu Sen, Pranjit Singh Roy and Dilip Sarkar have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan informed that the TMC and Congress MLAs are joining the saffron party, adding that Tripura will be headed […]
IT, teck stocks drag Indian equities lower
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Despite positive global cues, the Indian equity markets provisionally closed on a flat-to-negative note on Monday as investors booked profits. Heavy selling pressure was observed in IT, teck (technology, media and entertainment) and consumer durables stocks. At 3.30 p.m., the wider Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) provisionally closed at […]
Withdraw from Doklam to avoid confrontation: PLA to India
August 07, 2017 Senior Col Li Li of the People’s Liberation Army may be thousands of kilometres away from Doklam but has a stern message for the Indian Army — withdraw from the Chinese territory to avoid confrontation. A visit by Indian journalists, sponsored by the Chinese government, on Monday turned into a propaganda exercise by […]
Iran ridicules US push for inspecting its military sites
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has mocked the U.S. push for inspections of the country’s military sites, calling it a “ridiculous dream that will never come true.” This comes after U.S. officials said last month that the Trump administration is pushing for inspections of suspicious Iranian military sites in a bid to test the strength […]
India set to participate in the FIBA Asia Cup basketball
Beirut, Aug 7 (IANS) India’s mens basketball team is all set to participate in the International Basketball Federation, FIBA Asia Cup, starting here on Tuesday. The team will be captained by power forward Amjyot Singh Gill and will see the timely return of the seasoned Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, who has made a speedy recovery from an […]
Kerala HC orders BCCI to lift lifetime ban on Sreesanth
August 07, 2017 The Kerala High Court on Monday ordered the Board of Control for Cricket in India to lift the lifetime ban on cricketer S Sreesanth that was imposed on the basis of spot-fixing charges against him. The court issued the order after considering a petition filed by the cricketer in March challenging the […]
FIFA U-17 World Cup Trophy tour begins from Aug 17
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Local Organising Committee (LoC) for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which starts in the country on October 6, on Monday announced the tour dates of the trophy. The trophy tour will cover almost 9,000 km over a period of 40 days between August 17 and September 26. Fans will […]
Two civilians killed in Pulwama mishap
Police said on monday that two civilians were killed and three others were injured when thier vehicle met with an accident last night. Police said that vehicle was going to Pakherpora from Pulwama and it skided off the road and fell in gorge resulting in death of two persons.police said that locals helped the injured […]
Anantnag shutdown continues educational institutions closed
District authorities of Anantnag have closed all educational institutions on monday to avoid student protests in the area. Reports said that Anantnag town was still observing shutdown against the killing of a teenager by forces at Kanelwan.he had joined the militant ranks only few days back and people of Anantnag claim that it was a […]
Pulwama clashes swell protests on
Latest news from Pulwama town said that protests between youth and police have swelled forcing the authorities to rush more CRPF to the area. Reports said that army resorted to areal firing after they came under stone pelting in Pulwama town. Pulwama and adjacent areas observed shutdown as one militant was killed at Samboora in […]
