The Indian Mujahideen was planning to attack the Akshardham temple in the national capital and the army cantonment area in Pune, the NIA has said in a charge sheet filed against the outfit’s co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and three others. According to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) charge sheet filed Feb 20, data retrieved from laptops […]
Indian Mujahideen operative Riyaz Bhatkal was badly treated by his ISI handlers, and voicing anger, he once referred to them as “kutte” (dogs) in a chat message traced by the NIA. According to the charge sheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a court Monday against Yasin Bhatkal, co-founder of the IM who […]
India and China held their sixth annual defence and security dialogue here Monday during which they agreed to continue to work towards maintaining peace and tranquility on their disputed border. The dialogue was co-chaired by India’s Defence Secretary R.K. Mathur and Deputy Chief of General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army, Lt Gen Wang Guanzhong. […]
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Monday seemed headed for a split after 13 legislators said they were no longer with the party, but party leaders denied any rift and six of the “rebels” said they were still with the Lalu Prasad-led party. “The RJD has not split as claimed,” party leader in the assembly Abdul […]
Leaders from both the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday refused to confirm reports of an alliance, after an LJP leader claimed a tie-up was on the cards. A senior LJP leader close to party president Ram Vilas Paswan told IANS that the BJP was in touch with the LJP […]
Seven separatist guerrillas were Monday killed by security forces in an operation in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said. An army patrol party was fired upon by guerrillas in a forest area near Dardpora (Lolab) village of Kupwara, 120 km from here. The security forces launched an operation against the militants, […]
World’s biggest mobile messaging service WhatsApp intends to add voice calling feature to its free messaging service in the second quarter of 2014, it was announced Monday. The move is aimed at enabling WhatsApp users to be able to make calls, just as they can now text messages. The latest announcement answers some of the […]
Noted painter Prokash Karmakar, best known for his landscapes and nudes, died Monday evening following age-related illness, family sources said. He was 81. Many of his works are part of the permanent collections of leading museums like the National Gallery of Modern Art, and Lalit Kala Akademi in Delhi, besides the Academy of Fine Arts […]
Italy’s new Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in his first speech in the Senate to ask to vote confidence in his government Monday said his group will work on “radical” choices to give fresh life to troubled Italy. Renzi said he aimed at his coalition government to be a “turning point” for Italy based on concrete […]
For the first time since he came to office more than five years ago, more Americans now believe US President Barack Obama is not respected by world leaders than those who do, a Gallup poll released Monday found. Fifty-three percent of Americans think world leaders do not respect him, whereas 41 percent think world leaders […]