Iraqi forces enter IS-held neighbourhood in west Mosul
Iraqi forces have entered a neighbourhood in West Mosul for the first time since launching an operation to retake it from Islamic State (IS) five days ago. It comes a…
Syria: 60 killed in suicide attack
WEB DESK At least 60 people were killed when a suicide attacker blew his small pick-up truck outside a security office in Sousian village near Al-Bab town in Syria, Friday.…
ED issues Fema notice to NRI businessman
The Enforcement Directorate, ED has issued a show cause notice to NRI businessman C C Thampi and his firms for alleged violation of Foreign Exchange laws. The notice was issued…
Army Chief pays tribute to soldiers killed in Kashmir
The Army Chief General Bipin Rawat today paid tributes to three soldiers killed in a terrorist ambush in south Kashmir’s Mulu Chitragam area in Shopian district yesterday. Five other soldiers…
Navy war room leak case: SC upholds sacking of naval officers
The Supreme Court has upheld the government’s decision to sack two naval officers facing criminal trial in the 2005 Navy war room leak case. A bench headed by Justice Dipak…
PM Modi unveils 112 ft bust of Lord Shiva
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today unveiled the 112-foot bust of ‘Adiyogi’ or Lord Shiva built by an NGO Isha Foundation in Coimbatore. He visited Isha yoga centre where he attended…
EC orders FIRs against 3 candidates in UP, 1 in Manipur
AMN Election Commission today ordered registering FIRs against three candidates in UP and one in Manipur after a TV sting purportedly showed them indulging in electoral malpractices. Taking cognisance of…
BJD retains number one position in Odisha Panchayat polls
Five-phase three-tier Panchayat polls in Odisha,ended on Tuesday where the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) continued to be Number 1 and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continued its unexpected surge till…
634 drugs suspected to be non-compliant with ceiling price: NPPA
Six hundred and 34 drugs of various strengths produced by firms are suspected to be non-compliant with ceiling prices as notified by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA). In its notification,…
Jaitley leaves for UK to represent India at reception by Queen Elizabeth II
AMN Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today left for London to represent the Indian government at a historic reception hosted by Queen Elizabeth II to launch the UK-India Year of…