Pakistan planning to lay 135 km-long optic fibre cable to evade Indian surveillance?
October 1, 2017 Pakistan and China are expected to lay a 135 kilometre-long cross-border optical fibre network as part of the Long Term Plan (KTP) for the China Pakistan Economic Corridor project, Dawn reported on Sunday. The project, costing $44 million, is also driven by Pakistan’s fears of surveillance by Indian authorities in its communications network as […]
India opens two border crossing points with Myanmar, B’desh
New Delhi, Oct 1 (Agencies) India has opened two immigration check posts along the borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh, a reflection of its growing closeness with the two eastern neighbours In a gazette notification, the home ministry said the central government has designated Zorinpui land check post in Lawngtlai district of Mizoram as an authorised immigration […]
Chidambaram likens bullet train to note ban, says it will kill everything
September 30, 2017 (Agencies) Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday criticised the bullet train project, saying it will be a demonetisation-like move “which will kill everything else”, and suggested that the money should instead be spent on improving rail safety. The former finance minister’s comments come a day after a stampede on a footbridge connecting Mumbai’s […]
Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates Pratham-Shyok bridge in Leh
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today inaugurated the Pratham-Shyok bridge that will link Leh to Karakoram, providing connectivity on the strategically important Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Olde axis for military transport. Addressing the officers and personnel of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in Leh, the defence minister, who is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, said […]
Constitutional amendments needed to fully integrate Kashmir with India: RSS chief
(Agencies) Nagpur, Sep 30: RSS chief Mohan Baghwat on Saturday called for constitutional amendments to fully integrate Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of India, amid a raging debate over the demand for abrogation of Article 370 that gives the state special status. Addressing RSS volunteers on its 92nd foundation day, Bhagwat said Hindus who migrated […]
Dera chief’s former driver moves HC
Chandigarh, Sep 29(Agencies) Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s former driver Khatta Singh today moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking to record afresh his statement into the case of killing of cult’s former manager Ranjit Singh. Earlier, a special CBI court in Panchkula had dismissed the plea of Khatta Singh on September […]
China beefs up security on border with India
Beijing, Sep 29 (IANS) China has stepped up security on its border with India, North Korea and Myanmar ahead of the key Communist Party Congress next month. The once-in-a-five-year meet is China’s most important political event. The authorities would not like to risk any event which disrupts the meeting where Chinese President Xi Jinping will […]
22 killed in stampede at Mumbai’s Elphinstone station
September 29, 2017(Agencies) At least 22 people died and more than 30 were seriously injured on Friday in a stampede at Mumbai’s Elphinstone railway station. The injured have been admitted to KEM Hospital and other nearby hospitals. A National Disaster Response Force team has also reached the accident site. S Jaykumar, additional commissioner of police […]
IAF trainer aircraft crashes near Hyderabad, pilot safe
September 28, 2017(Agencies) The pilot of the aircraft is safe, said Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh M Bhagwat. A Court of Inquiry will ascertain the cause of the crash, an Air Force official in New Delhi said. “Around 11.45 am today, a Kiran aircraft, which got airborne from Air Force Station Hakimpet in Hyderabad for a […]
Can’t blame previous government: Yashwant Sinha
September 28, 2017 Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha stood by his criticism of the Narendra Modi government over the current state of the Indian economy. Sinha, a former finance minister, hogged the limelight and started trending high on social media on Wednesday after he criticised his own government for sinking economy in an article. “Before 2014, I was […]
