Indian Army Chief on 4-day visit to China
Chinese General welcomes Chief of Army Staff WEB DESK / General Li Zuocheng, Commander People’s Liberation Army welcomed Indian Army Chief General Dalbir Singh with a Guard of Honour at…
Japan: Earthquake sparks tsunami warning
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake off north-eastern Japan near Fukushima prefecture has prompted a tsunami warning of possible 10 feet waves. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The quake struck this…
PM Modi condemns terror attack on Kabul mosque
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has strongly condemned the terror attack on a mosque in Kabul and asserted that all sanctuaries, safe havens and support to such terrorists must end for…
Govt asks banks to provide funds to farmers through co-operative banks
AMN / Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has asked banks to make available funds to farmers for rabi season through cooperative banks and said that the the required funds will be…
Centre forms panel to assess the status of demonetisation drive
Centre has constituted a committee comprising Additional Secretaries, Joint Secretaries and Directors to know the status of implementation of its recent decision to scrap 500 and 1000 rupees currency notes.…
Suicide blast at Kabul mosque kills 27, wounds 35: police
In Afghanistan, at least 27 people were killed and 35 wounded in a suicide blast in Kabul at a Shia mosque targeting worshippers gathered for a religious ceremony there, a…
Illegality in issuance of Rs 2,000 note, alleges Cong
New Delhi: The Congress has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not following the law in issuance of Rs 2,000 currency notes and vowed to raise the matter inside and…
CBI secures NBW against Vijay Mallya from Mumbai court
The CBI is reportedly moving to seek the extradition of liquor baron Vijay Mallya from the United Kingdom after securing non-bailable warrant against him from a Mumbai court. CBI sources…
Special team to probe neo-convert’s death in Kerala
MALAPPURAM: Kerala govt has constituted a special police team under Malappuram DSP Pradeep Kumar to investigate the death of a neo-convert, Faizal, at Kodinhi near Tirurangadi. Faizal, who converted to…
Jamaat defends Naik and terms case against him as a “witch-hunt
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind on Sunday defended Zakir Naik and termed the case against him as a “witch-hunt to silence the voice of all who exercise their Constitutional rights to profess and…