London: Home secretary Theresa May take charge as Britain’s second ever woman Prime Minister and begin the work of taking the country out of the EU. She succeeds David Cameron, who resigned in the wake of Brexit referendum that ended his six-year-long stint as the prime minister of Britain. May, 59, will become the UK’s […]
Srinagar/New Delhi: Kashmir today saw sporadic violence which left one person dead, raising the toll to 25, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the situation and appealed for calm with the hope that no innocent person would face an inconvenience or suffer any loss. One person was killed in firing by security forces on […]
Jammu: In the wake of foiling of twin infiltration bids of armed militants, the chief of army’s Western Command today visited troops along the border in Jammu region and reviewed the security situation along border belts. Lt Gen K J Singh visited the troops engaged in the security of border area in Jammu, Samba and […]
Beijing/The Hague: A UN-backed international tribunal today struck down China’s claims of “historical rights” in the strategic South China Sea, prompting Chinese President Xi Jinping to reject its ruling and asserting that Beijing will not accept the verdict “under any circumstances”. Xi’s strong remarks came immediately after The Hague- based tribunal dismissed the core of […]
New Delhi: Government has made arrangements for the evacuation of Indians from South Sudan and set up a task force to closely monitor developments in the war-torn country, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today. Swaraj held a high-level meeting, which was attended by both Ministers of State -V K Singh and M J Akbar, […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level meeting tomorrow to review the situation in Jammu and Kashmir which is witnessing violent clashes between security forces and protesters in the aftermath of killing of Hizbul Mujahideen’s poster boy Burhan Wani. Ahead of the meeting, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today chaired a discussion […]
Srinagar: Violence and arson continued unabated in Kashmir Valley for the third day today even as National Security Adviser Ajit Doval rushed home from Kenya to join in efforts to defuse the turmoil that has claimed the lives of 23 people. As Kashmir remained on the boil and normal life paralysed due to curfew-like restrictions […]
Mumbai: Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who was expected to return from Saudi Arabia today, said he would be abroad for another 2-3 weeks and was ready to cooperate with any Indian agency investigating allegations against him. Naik, facing allegations of inspiring terrorism through his provocative speeches, also cancelled his scheduled press conference via Skype […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today indicated that it may refer to a five-judge constitution bench the issue of the centuries-old practice of barring entry of women between 10 and 50 years of age to the historic Sabarimala temple, saying it pertains to violation of fundamental rights. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra […]
Srinagar: Kashmir continued to be on the boil with six more people, including a cop, getting killed in violence today, raising the death toll to 21, even as curfew- like restrictions were in force and Mobile internet services remained suspended. Amarnath Yatra also remained suspended for the second day from Jammu due to the Kashmir […]