Thiruvananthapuram: In a massive show of strength, thousands of LDF volunteers converged around the secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram this morning as part of their indefinite campaign to demand resignation of chief minister Oommen Chandy in connection with the solar panel scam. While the protesters blocked three gates of the secretariat, police managed to keep one gate open, through which […]
New Delh: Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader from Bihar, Devendra Prasad Yadav, died at a hospital here on Sunday night due to a heart ailment. 76-year-old Yadav was admitted to a city hospital on June 22 after he suffered some cardiac problems. He is survived by four daughters and two sons. Yadav was […]
West Benga: In West Bengal, normal life has completely been paralysed in the hills of Darjeeling on the tenth consecutive day of the indefinite bandh called by Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM) in the hills of Darjeeling district to press the demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland. The Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata […]
Manipur: In Manipur, normal life has been badly affected by the 48-hour bandh in Naga inhabited areas of Manipur. The bandh is called by the United Naga Council from last midnight demanding alternative arrangement of administration for the Naga inhabited areas of the state. Business establishments including shops and markets remained closed during the bandh […]
Today is International Youth Day. It is an awareness day designated by the United Nations to be observed on 12th August every year. The theme this year is “Youth Migration: Moving Development Forward .” In his message, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon emphasised on the positive economical, social and cultural contribution young migrants make to societies […]
Colombo: Colombo says it will try to speed up the release of 114 Indian fishermen languishing in jails after being caught by Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing in Sri Lankan waters. Sri Lanka’s External Affairs Ministry was reacting to the demarche issued to Sri Lankan High Commissioner in New Delhi over the issue. […]
Newdelhi: India today successfully test-fired indigenously-developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile from a military base in Odisha. The ballistic missile with a range of 350 km was fired from launch complex number three of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur-on-sea in Balasore district off Odisha coast at 9.15 this morning. The launch was carried out by […]
Newdelhi: The Election Commission has convened an all party meeting in New Delhi today to frame guidelines on freebies offered by political parties in their manifestos. The commission will seek the opinion of various parties before making rules to regulate allurements in election manifestos. The guidelines are being framed after Supreme Court asked the Election […]
Newdelhi: Pakistani troops violated ceasefire thrice in Jammu and Kashmir yesterday. They indulged in heavy firing on Indian forward posts in border district of Poonch. Pakistani troops targeted over a dozen Indian forward posts in Digwar area and Jhullas sector using heavy weaponry.
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today ordered judicial inquiry into Kishtwar clashes. The probe will be conducted by a retired High Court Judge and it will be completed in a time bound manner. The decision was taken at a high-level ministerial meeting chaired by the Chief Minister in Jammu today. Earlier, the […]