Security tightened in Mathura ahead of Janmastami, I-Day
August 14, 2017 (PTI) Security has been beefed up in the temple town to ensure peaceful celebration of Janmastami and Independence Day tomorrow, authorities said today. Nearly, 2,500 ‘Police Mitras’, including tea vendors, hawkers and vegetable sellers, have been selected to work with the police, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Swapnil Mamgai said. Civilians engaged […]
Quick evacuation is priority in flood-hit Bihar
August 14, 2017 (Agencies) With the flood situation in 15 districts of Bihar remaining grim on Monday, the Bihar government has deployed Army personnel, Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters, and teams of the National and State Disaster Response Forces (NDRF and SDRF) — along with its own officials — to speed up evacuation. The […]
‘No bridge being built by China in Ladakh’
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Government sources on Sunday denied reports of China building a bridge in Ladakh. Earlier a report said on Sunday China was building a bridge in the no man’s land in Ladakh. “The report that China is building a bridge in Ladakh is wrong,” a government source said. The source also […]
Strengthen bonds of commonality: Yechury says in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) There is a need to strengthen the bonds of commonality among the Indians and shun the post-truth politics in order to make the country stronger, CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury said on Thursday. “Our country can strengthen only when we strengthen the bonds of commonality that run through our diversity,” Yechury […]
Naidu terms Ansari’s comments as ‘political propaganda’
August 10, 2017 Vice President-elect M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday rejected as ‘political propaganda’ the view that there is a sense of insecurity among minorities in the country, apparently a rejoinder to outgoing Vice President Hamid Ansari. Though Naidu did not name anyone, his comments are seen as a response to Ansari’s remarks in a TV interview that there was unease […]
RSS wants India to become world leader by strengthening unity
August 10, 2017 Coimbatore, Aug 10 (PTI) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh wants India to become the world leader by making it stronger through unity, its chief Mohan Bhagwat has said. Referring to the fall of the erstwhile USSR, he said the RSS did not want India to be a “superpower like that”, but a strong […]
Low intensity bomb found on Amritsar-bound train
August 10, 2017 A crude bomb and a letter purportedly by Indian Mujahideen warning of revenge for the killing of Lashkar-e-Tayiba commander Abu Dujana was on Thursday recovered from the Amritsar-bound Akal Takht Express in Amethi, police said. The recovery of the bomb came to light at a time when security forces were maintaining tight […]
2 al-Qaeda-linked terror suspects arrested in Delhi
August 10, 2017 Ahead of Independence Day, two men with suspected links to al-Qaeda were arrested in New Delhi in two separate cases, the police said on Thursday. In the first case, the Delhi Police’s Special Cell arrested one Syed Mohammed Zishan Ali, suspected to be linked to the terror outfit. He was arrested here […]
Haryana BJP chief’s son Vikas Barala arrested for stalking woman
August 09, 2017 The police decided on Wednesday to press attempt to kidnap charge against Vikas Barala and another person, who had allegedly stalked and tried to abduct Varnika Kundu, daughter of an IAS officer. Vikas Barala, son of Haryana Bharatiya Janata Party chief Subhash Barala, and the other accused were arrested by the police […]
Amid Doklam stand-off, Jailtey says forces strong enough to meet any challenge
August 09, 2017 Amid the border standoff with China, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the Indian armed forces are strong enough to meet any challenge to the country’s security as he underlined that lessons have been learnt from the 1962 war. He also said in the Rajya Sabha that the people of the country […]
