Center asks Bihar to lift PDS foodgrain on time
Center has urged the Bihar Government to ensure timely lifting of foodgrains from Food Corporation of India godowns so that it can reach at Fair Price Shops in the beginning…
Pakistan halts Indo-Pak peace process..
Our Correspondent / NEW DELHI Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India, Abdul Basit, today declared that “peace process with India has been suspended”. He also ruled out Indian investigative team visit…
Campaign for 2nd phase of Assam polls intensifies
Campaigning for the second phase of polls has been intensified. Polling will be held on April 11in 61 seats in Lower and Central Assam. Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Chief…
G20: China asks participating countries to provide terror suspects list
China has asked countries participating in this year’s G20 summit in the Chinese city of Hangzhou to provide lists of possible terror groups and terrorists who might target the meeting.…
American country music legend Merle Haggard dies
American country music legend Merle Haggard has died of pneumonia on his 79th birthday. He was born in California in 1937. He is credited with helping to define the Bakersfield…
Panama Papers: Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson named as new Iceland PM
Iceland ruling coalition has named Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson as the new Prime Minister, with early elections to be held in the autumn. Mr Johannsson, 53, is Agriculture and Fisheries Minister…
Pak security forces kill 12 militants attacking near Afghan
At least 12 militants were killed in a gun battle with security forces in restive north-western tribal region in Pakistan. The Mangaro outpost in Kurram district came under pre-dawn raid…
Student activist hacked to death by militants in Bangladesh
A secular student activist was hacked to death by militants in Old Dhaka last night. 28-year old Nazimuddin Samad was attacked by 3 unidentified youth on motorcycle while he was…
J&K CM has assured union HRD minister of security at NIT
AMN Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani has said that Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has assured her over maintaining law and order at NIT campus in…
Two militants killed in encounter in Kashmir
Two militants were killed in an encounter in south Kashmir’s Shopian area. The operation ended after sanitization operation was undertaken by the security forces. An Army spokesman said that two…