A heavy gunfight broke out late on Sunday night in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district as guerrillas attacked an army camp, police said. Police said militants attacked a camp of the counter-insurgency 46 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) in Janbazpora area of Baramulla town. “Militants fired at the RR camp in Janbazpora area of Baramulla town late […]
In joining the Paris climate agreement, India has taken a bold and decisive step in combating climate change, the US has said.A “We commend Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his leadership and thank all those who have worked on the Agreement over many years,” US Ambassador Richard Verma said in a statement on Sunday. India’s […]
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed India formally joining the Paris climate change agreement. “India now joins the 61 other parties that have deposited their instruments of ratification, which, including India, together account for close to 52 per cent of total global greenhouse emissions,” Xinhua news agency cited a statement released by Ban’s spokesperson as […]
A search operation was launched in the border belt of Gurdaspur district of north Punjab on Monday morning following an unsuccessful infiltration bid along the international border with Pakistan. Punjab Police sources said the search operation was being conducted in villages around Chakri border out post (BoP), 30 km from here, following the movement of […]
With harsh rhetoric as the brand image of the 2016 US presidential election, an overwhelming majority of voters have said that this year’s race has brought out the worst in people, according to a new poll. The new Monmouth University poll showed 70 per cent of registered voters believed that the matchup between Democrat Hillary […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri at Rajghat and Vijay Ghat respectively on their birth anniversaries. The Prime Minister remembered the two leaders for the values they championed. “Gandhi ji made this world a better place. His ideals, dedication to the poor and struggle against injustice […]
A major blaze gutted one of the oldest single-screen movie theatres here, the Jyoti Cinema, on Sunday, a fire department official said. The cinema located in central Kolkata’s Esplanade area was founded in the mid-1930s and was shut down in 2008. “A fire broke out 2.10 a.m. and destroyed the entire hall. As many as […]
World leaders gathered on Friday morning in Jerusalem to bid farewell to one of Israel’s founding fathers and former President Shimon Peres. More than 70 delegations from around the world attended the funeral, including dignitaries such as US President Barack Obama, former US President Bill Clinton, Britain’s Prince Charles, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and […]
The Indian equity markets closed flat on Friday as investors were seen reluctant to chase prices after tension between India and Pakistan escalated. After Thursday’s sharp falls, key indices toed a flat line before a bout of value buying propelled them higher, only to close on a flat-to-positive note due to profit booking. The wider […]
Following the Indian Army’s surgical strikes against terror launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, the US has called for steps to avoid escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan and described the September 18 cross-border terror attack on an army camp in Jamuu and Kashmir as “horrific”. “Our message […]