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 […]
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to visit Srinagar and Siachen

September 28, 2017 Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to visit Srinagar on September 29 and Siachen on September 30 to take stock of the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, reported news agency ANI. During her visit, she is expected to meet senior commanders as well. This will be Sitharaman’s first visit to the […]
India is asking, ‘bure din kab jaayenge’: Chidambaram

September 27, 2017 Former finance minister and Congress Party senior leader P Chidambaram addresses the media on a day when BJP’s Yashwant Sinha slammed his government for wrecking the economy in column for the Indian Express. Highlights. Congress has exposed many weaknesses in the economy and the terrible mismanagement. But we are happy that Mr […]
Army targets Naga insurgents in terror ops along Myanmar border

September 27, 2017 The army inflicted “heavy casualties” on the insurgent Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khapland group during “retaliatory” fire along the India-Myanmar border in the early hours of the morning, the Eastern Command said on Wednesday. indian troops suffered no casualties, officials maintained. According to a statement by the Eastern Command, a column of […]