DG NCC Flags off NCC Boys Mountaineering Expedition
The NCC Boys Mountaineering Expedition to Mount Bhagirathi II was flagged off by Director General National Cadet Corps (NCC) Lt Gen A Chakravarty here today. The team led by Col…
Mehbooba Mufti Meets PM Modi as Kashmir unrest enters 50th day
There is ‘more freedom in India than any other democracy’ Mehbooba Our Correspondent / New Delhi Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in…
Sushma seeks details on death of some workers from Punjab in Saudi Arabia
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has sought details from the Indian consulate in Saudi Arabia about reports of death of some workers from Punjab. MEA Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said in…
Pakistan to host 19th SAARC Summit on Nov. 9 & 10
Pakistan will host the 19th SAARC Summit on November 9 and 10 this year. A Pak Foreign Office spokesperson said in Islamabad that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has invited the…
Japan scientists detect rare, deep-Earth tremor
Scientists in Japan studying earthquakes have detected a rare deep-Earth tremor, known as an S wave microseism, for the first time. Published in US journal Science, the study from researchers…
1st Zika virus infection case detected in Hong Kong
Authorities in Hong Kong, have reported the city’s first Zika virus infection. The patient was said to be a 38-year old female who had travelled to a Caribbean island, before…
US, Russia achieve ‘clarity’ on path to new Syria ceasefire: Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry says he and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov have achieved clarity on the path forward in Syria, but have narrow issues to resolve. The…
Govt ready to incorporate suggestions on Surrogacy Bill
AMN / Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Friday said that the government is open to incorporating suggestions in the draft Surrogacy ( Regulation) Bill,2016. He told reporters in…
Why a law against “burkini” would be complicated?
The decree “anti-Burkini” has “brought a serious and manifestly illegal infringement of fundamental freedoms”. This was considered the State Council in its Order of August 26, which suspends the order…
11 Policemen killed, 78 injured in Turkey bomb attack
WEB DESK At least 11 policemen have been killed and 78 injured in a truck bomb attack at a police headquarters in southeastern Cizre Town in Turkey. According to the…