Assam Public Service Commission chairman arrested
Assam Public Service Commission chairman Rakesh Kumar Paul was arrested on Friday on charges of alleged corruption in the organisation. Assam Director General of Police Mukesh Sahay said Paul was…
US acts to block North Korea access to financial system
US has formally prohibited US financial institutions from opening or maintaining accounts created on behalf of North Korean banks. The US Treasury Department said in a statement that North Korea…
State of emergency for flooded cities in northern Mexico
Mexico’s Federal Government has declared a state of emergency for three cities in the northern border state of Tamaulipas that have been hit by heavy flooding. The Interior Department said,…
Hillary Clinton leads Trump by two points: Opinion poll
A latest opinion poll has said, the race to the White House is tightening with Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton leading her Republican rival Donald Trump by just two percentage…
India, China ready to maintain pace of high level exchanges
India and China have agreed to maintain the pace of high level exchanges including in the political, economic, defence and counter-terrorism fields. External Affairs Ministry in a release issued in…
India, Bangladesh committed to root out terrorism: Rajnath Singh
India and Bangladesh are committed to root out terrorism, no matter from where it originates. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said this during a meeting with a Bangladesh delegation, led…
India, Pak wasting resources on meaningless conflict: Mehbooba
Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Friday expressed grave concern over the plight of the people living along the borders and LoC. She said that the intermittent shelling along…
BJP accuses Opposition parties of conspiring to defame it on OROP issue
The BJP has accused Opposition parties of conspiring to defame it ahead of crucial state assembly elections by resorting to lies over the OROP issue. Party National Secretary, Shrikant Sharma…
Kashmir board exams on time, syllabus reduced to 50%
Jammu & Kashmir State Board of School Education (BOSE) has declared that there will be no postponement of examinations and announced 50% reduction in syllabus for the students appearing in…
Unnecessary controversy is courted on OROP issue: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, the government has full sympathy with the ex-serviceman who had allegedly committed suicide over OROP. Responding to a media query on politics over OROP issue,…