A gunfight broke out between separatist guerrillas and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district Friday during a joint search operation for militants, a police official said. The gunfight broke out in Kangan area of Pulwama after a joint operation was launched by police, counter insurgency 55 Rashtriya Rifles and the Central Reserve Police […]
State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) Friday hiked diesel price by 50 paise per litre, effective from midnight, in line with its policy of reducing under-recoveries or losses. Diesel price was last hiked by 50 paise, excluding VAT, on Jan 4. Allowing for local taxes, diesel will cost Rs.54.91 in Delhi, Rs.59.50 in Kolkata, Rs.63.23 in […]
A plea was filed Friday in Delhi High Court against the “anarchy” created by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Law Minister Somnath Bharti recently under the garb of protest for suspension of certain police officials. Filing the plea, teacher Ajay Gautam, contending that a few metro stations and several roads were closed to public due […]
A 19-year-old son of an Arunachal Pradesh Congress legislator died here after being beaten up by two shopkeepers following a row over his appearance and clothing, police said Friday. The brutal attack on Nido Taniam took place at the crowded Lajpat Nagar I market in south Delhi Wednesday afternoon, leading to internal and other injuries […]
Coast Guard chief A.G. Thapliyal Friday asserted that coastal security has improved significantly since the 2008 Mumbai terror attack but did not rule out the possibility of another attack from the sea route. “Fair amount of work has been done (after Mumbai terror attack)… the efforts are ongoing but one cannot rule out the possibility […]
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna resigned Friday. Central minister Harish Rawat is widely tipped to take charge of the hill state. While the writing was on the wall for Bahuguna for over a week, the chief minister was told to put in his papers Thursday night, a highly placed source told . The source said […]
The Supreme Court Friday stayed the execution of the death sentence of 1993 Delhi bomb blast convict Devender Pal Singh Bhullar and issued notice to the Centre on his petition seeking commuting of his death sentence to life imprisonment. The plea for commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment is on the grounds of inordinate […]
Author Mahasweta Devi expressed support for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said here Thursday that she “is the only ideal candidate for prime minister”. Addressing a large Trinamool Congress rally at the Brigade Parade Grounds, Devi hailed the party supremo Banerjee’s efforts for the welfare of the common people. “I would like to […]
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday said the change in the pattern of the UPSC civil services exam is wrong and he will take up the issue. The statement from his office came after a group of students met the Congress leader requesting him to intervene in the issue. Changes made by the Union Public […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 66th death anniversary Thursday. The prime minister paid floral tributes at Rajghat, Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial on the banks of the Yamuna river where his body was cremated. Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse in 1948 at Birla House on what is now 5, Tees […]