Patna: Bihar Police has picked up two persons as suspects of Bodh Gaya blasts from Brahmapura village in Darbhanga district. The suspects have been handed over to a NIA team for questioning. Superintendent of Police Upendra Kumar Sharma said the suspects, Mohammad Farooq and Shashi Ranjan Sahu were picked up on the NIA’s directive. Serial […]
In Assam, one youth died in police firing and another sustained injury after a mob attacked a police patrolling party in Jorhat district last night. State Law and Order IGP, S N Singh said that the incident occurred at Mariani area where a huge mob attacked some people in their superstitious belief that they were […]
Cairo: In Egypt, at least 38 detained members of the Muslim Brotherhood were killed when they tried to escape during their transfer to a prison outside Cairo. Initially, the interior ministry said they died in an exchange of fire after some of them took a military officer hostage and the convoy of prison vehicles, transporting […]
In Nepal, the private sector power promoters, Independent Power Producers Association (IPPAN) is to host the Power Summit 2013 on the 26th and 27th of this month. Addressing a press conference in Kathmandu, President of IPPAN, Subarna Das Shrestha said, the two day Summit will critically review the performance of the domestic sector since 2006 […]
South Korea: South Korea and the United States have begun a new round of joint military exercises today, the second round to take place this year. Official say, thousands of soldiers are taking part in computer-aided drills designed to test defence capabilities. South Korea says that North Korea which was angered by the previous drill, […]
Newdelhi: Both the Houses of Parliament were adjourned, the Lok Sabha for the day due to the death a sitting BJP member, Dilip Singh Judev and the Rajya Sabha till noon over the demand by Samajwadi Party members for special status to Uttar Pradesh. In her obituary reference, Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar said, Judev […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir government is sending an all party delegation to Kishtwar town today in a bid to restore peace and normalcy in Jammu region of the state. The delegation, headed by Planning and Development Minister Ajay Sadhotra and Tourism Minister GA Mir, will comprise about 15 other leaders of major political parties. It […]
Jammu: Pakistan is trying to engineer more attacks by its Border Action Team, along Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. This was disclosed by Brigade Commander 120 Infantry Brigade of Indian Army A. Sengupta in Rajouri yesterday. He said, Indian army is ready for any such attack. Talking to media persons, Major General V.P.Singh, […]
Patna: In Bihar, at least 15 people were crushed to death under the wheels of Saharsa-Patna Rajrani Express at Dhamahra Ghat Railway Station near Saharsa this morning. The victims, mostly kanwarias or devotees of Lord Shiva, were standing on the railway tracks when the train hit them. Eyewitness said that the death toll may rise […]
The propellant filling operations are in the finishing stages and the geo-synchronous launch vehicle, GSLV D5 is scheduled to lift off at 4.50 this evening. The launch vehicle carrying GSAT-14 will begin its journey from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, and will put the satellite in space just 17 minutes and 8 seconds after […]