Srinagar, Aug 28 (IANS) National Conference (NC) Lok Sabha member Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Friday announced that he will resign from both the party and the Lok Sabha in November, citing differences with the party’s stance on Jammu and...
Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) The Territorial Army, which came into being in 1949, got its official song on Friday, during the concluding day of the two-day ‘Know Your Territorial Army’ (KYTA) Seminar and TA 2.0 Symposium in Kolkata. Just as...
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) India's purchase of the Javelin anti-tank system from the US was "necessary to thwart any possible coordinated attack from Pakistan or China" in the future, given these two countries' tank capabilities, former military personnel said...
Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) A major human trafficking attempt was thwarted along the India-Nepal border by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on Thursday. Six girls, including four minors, were rescued, and two men were taken into custody. “During routine checking...
Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) On the auspicious occasion of the Raksha Bandhan festival, Tirthswarup Swami of the BAPS (Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha) Swaminarayan Mandir, in Mumbai, tied a sacred 'rakhi' from His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj to Maharashtra Governor...
Agartala, Aug 28 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said that the state government adopted a zero-tolerance policy and is undertaking a sustained crackdown on narcotics, while the illegal trade in synthetic drugs has increased in recent years,...
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Centre’s PARIVARTAN Scheme to replace older BS-IV trucks and buses with less polluting new BS-VI commercial vehicles has gained momentum with over 1,300 applicants registered for benefits after the launch of the scheme for...
Bengaluru, Aug 28 (IANS) The KSLTA World Tennis Junior J30 Bengaluru gets underway on Saturday with the qualifying rounds, as a host of India's promising young tennis players begin their quest for a place in the main draw at the...
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The United States is upbeat about India’s decision to purchase the Javelin anti-tank guided missile system. Sergio Gor, the US Ambassador to India, has said that the system could be co-produced in India in the...
Amaravati, Aug 28 (IANS) YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) on Friday accused Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu of trying to hijack credit for the Poola Subbaiah Veligonda Project by projecting the historic work done under YS Rajasekhara Reddy and YS Jagan...
Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Friday announced a new relocation allowance formula for state government employees transferred from one corner of the state to another. Announcing this in a social media statement, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari...
Guwahati, Aug 28 (IANS): The Assam government has destroyed narcotic substances valued at around Rs 300 crore during the first 100 days of the BJP-led administration, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday, underlining the state’s intensified campaign against...