After much drama and controversy, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)confirmed on Tuesday that Ravi Shastri has been selected as the new coach of the Indian cricket team. The other members of the coaching staff were also announced with former India fast bowler Zaheer Khan appointed bowling coach and former star batsman […]
A gunfight was on Tuesday night between three militants trapped in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district and security forces surrounding the village, officials said. The gunfight broke out in Radpug village of Mahagam area at around 7.30 p.m. when the militants opened fire at a joint security team undertaking cordon and search […]
In a heart-wrenching incident, a middle-aged woman believed to be in her late-forties, was rescued on Tuesday after nearly 15 years from a locked room of her maternal house in North Goa’s Candolim village. Superintendent of Police (Crime) Karthik Kashyap told reporters here that the woman, identified as Sunita Verlekar, was rescued with the help […]
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Tuesday said it has initiated an internal investigation into allegations that some of its officials were bribed by a US-based construction firm between 2011 and 2015. “NHAI has initiated an internal investigation into alleged payment of bribe money to its officials as reported in the media,” said […]
Pointing the finger at Qatar, Egypt said on Tuesday that the US-led anti-Islamic State coalition should not include member states that support terrorism. “It is unacceptable for the coalition to have amongst its members states that support terrorism or advocate for it in their media,” said Egyptian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid in a […]
The US Secretary of State and his Qatari counterpart signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding against the financing of terrorism, Qatari media reported. In live footage, Rex Tillerson and Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani signed the pact, which they had been working on for a year, Tillerson explained, Efe news reported. The head of […]
A fresh batch of pilgrims on Wednesday left for the Himalayan cave shrine amid tight security as the Amarnath Yatra continued post a Lashkar terror strike in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district. “Another batch of 3,791 yatris left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in 101 vehicles, including 55 buses and 46 light motor vehicles for […]
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note during the morning session of the trade. The Sensex of the BSE after opening at 31,813.24 points, touched a high of 31,825.44 points and a low of 31,789.88 points. On Tuesday the Sensex closed at 31,747.09 points. The Sensex is trading at 31,807.43 […]
The White House has confirmed that President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed sanctions related to Moscows alleged meddling in the 2016 US election, the media reported. “There were sanctions specific to election meddling that I believe were discussed, but not beyond that,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Monday […]
A high alert has been sounded in Uttar Pradesh following the terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims in Kashmir, an official said on Tuesday. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath chaired a high-level meeting around midnight where he took stock of the security situation and directed officials to spruce up intelligence network. Principal Secretary (Home) Arvind Kumar and […]