Islamabad: Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf has been indicted by an anti-terrorism court in the 2007 assassination of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto. State prosecutor Chaudhry Muhammad Azhar said, Musharraf was charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and facilitation of murder. The 70-year-old former president, who has been under house arrest for last four months, […]
Jammu: In Jammu and Kashmir Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire yet again this morning in Hamirpur and Mendhar areas of Poonch district when they started unprovoked firing, targeting Indian forward posts. According to Defence Spokesperson Col. R.K. Palta, the firing by Pak troops started at 8.30 am tthis morning with Pak troops using automatic weapons […]
Both Houses of Parliament witnessed brief adjournments on several issues including the reported missing files relating to coal block allocations. Members from Andhra Pradesh raised slogans in favour of United Andhra Pradesh. The Lok Sabha was adjourned first for 15 minutes and later till noon with AIADMK and Left Front members raising slogans on the […]
The nation fondly remembers former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 69th birth anniversary today. President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Mohammed Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi paid floral tributes at his memorial at Veer Bhoomi in the national capital this morning. Lok Sabha Speaker […]
A boat carrying 105 asylum seekers capsized north of the Australian territory of Christmas Island today. The boat sank about 220 kilometres north of Christmas Island, where Australia operates a detention camp for asylum seekers. According to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority spokeswoman, a Navy vessel is now conducting a rescue operation with support from […]
A Malayalam translation of Robert Kanigel’s famous biography of legendary mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan would be released at a function on August 21. ‘The man who knew infinity: A life of the Genius Ramanujan’ by Kanigel has been translated into Malayalam by P Ramachandra Menon, T M Sankaran and J W Kristal Flori for the Kerala […]
Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt equalled the world record for Gold medals after he anchored his country’s 4x100m relay team to victory at the World Athletics Championships. It is Usain Bolt’s eighth world gold medal. He has joined American women’s 200 metre specialist Allyson Felix, and retired US track stars Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson […]
The rupee dropped to a record low of 62 rupees 45 paise per dollar in late morning trade today on persistent demand for the US currency from banks and importers. A firm US currency in the overseas market also affected the rupee against the dollar. Earlier, the rupee resumed lower at 62 rupees 30 paise […]
Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange tumbled by 215 points to 18382 in late morning trade today on persistent selling pressure in banking, capital goods, auto, PSU and realty sectors. Earlier, the BSE benchmark plunged by nearly 222 points, to around 18,376 in opening trade
West Bengal: In West Bengal, normal life has been paralyzed due to “Ghar Bhitra Janata” (People Inside Homes) movement called by Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM) in the hills of Darjeeling district today. GJMM has organized this agitation to press their demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland on the line of Telangana. Roads and […]