Four BSF troopers, including an Assistant Commandant, were killed and three others injured on Wednesday in ceasefire violation by Pakistan Rangers on the international border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Assistant Commandant Jatinder Singh, Sub-Inspector Rajnish Kumar, ASI Ram Niwas and Constable Hans Raj were killed in unprovoked shelling and firing […]
Voting began in Bengaluru south’s Jayanagar Assembly constituency on Monday amid tight security, an election official said. “Voting began at 7 a.m. across the 216 polling booths,” he added. Polling in the seat was countermanded following the death of Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) contestant B.N. Vijaya Kumar on May 4. The BJP nominated Kumar’s younger […]
The key Indian equity indices on Monday opened on a higher note. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 61.94 points or 0.17 per cent higher soon after opening. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading 21.45 points or 0.20 per cent higher at 10,789.10 points. The Sensex of […]
Industry body Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) “CEOs opinion poll” on Monday showed that 82 per cent of the chief executives expect GDP growth to be higher than seven per cent for 2018-19. As per the poll data, out of the 82 per cent, 10 per cent of CEOs expect the growth rate to even […]
The death toll from the eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala on June 3 has increased to 109 after another 10 bodies were found, according to authorities. On Thursday, the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (INACIF) said that seven of the bodies found were transferred to the morgue of Hunahpu village, in the south […]
President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said that India, under the “Act East” policy, has undertaken direct road links with southeast Asian nations to boost connectivity. “The Indian government under the ‘Act East” policy, is carrying out various projects and schemes. Under the policy, direct road links are being developed with Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and […]
The Afghan government on Thursday announced an eight-day ceasefire with the Taliban in response to a historic ruling issued by hundreds of religious scholars. The ceasefire starting from the 27th day of Ramadan (June 13) will continue until the fifth day of Eid-ul-Fitr, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said in a statement. “With the ceasefire announcement, […]
After Delhi Congress chief spokesperson Sharmistha Mukherjee warned her father, former President Pranab Mukherjee, against attending an RSS event in Nagpur, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel said “he did not expect this from Mukherjee”. “I did not expect this from Pranab da!” tweeted Patel, tagging Sharmistha’s tweet. On Wednesday, Sharmistha tweeted: “Hope CitiznMukherjee now realises […]
Two soldiers were injured on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district in a gunfight with militants trying to sneak into the state from Pakistan. Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia told IANS said that the incident took place near the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran Sector. “Two soldiers suffered non-fatal injuries. Our troops […]
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived here on Thursday for a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir to review the security situation amid an ongoing Ramadan ceasefire which the militants have flouted. In his meetings with Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, Governor N.N. Vohra and security and intelligence officials, Rajnath Singh and his senior officials are […]