Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday reviewed the security situation in the country, particularly along the border with Pakistan in states like Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, and directed central security organisations to be on high alert. National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi and top officials of security and intelligence […]
Sri Lanka on Friday expressed its unwillingness to attend the upcoming Saarc Summit in Islamabad, saying the prevailing environment in the region is not conducive for holding the summit. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo, in a statement, said that the Saarc Charter requires that decisions at all levels are taken on the basis […]
Key Indian equity market indices opened in the red on Friday after the Indian Army disclosed that it had carried out surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, inflicting “significant casualties”. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading 19.71 points or 0.07 per cent lower during […]
An Indian soldier who was injured during the recent terror attacks on an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri town, died here on Friday morning taking the total toll of martyrs to 19, officials said. The soldier was identified as 35-year-old Raj Kishore Singh. He was admitted in the Army Research and Referral hospital […]
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is leading Republican rival Donald Trump by 4 per cent after their first televised debate, according to a poll. The poll published by the Public Policy Polling (PPP) institute on Thursday showed Clinton received the support of 44 per cent of the 933 voters consulted in telephone or online interviews, […]
Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi is set to meet UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday to inform him about the “surgical strikes” that India carried out on terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC). On Thursday, Lodhi met with New Zealand’s UN Ambassador Gerard van Bohemen, who is the current president of the […]
Following the Indian Army’s surgical strikes against terror launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, the US has called for steps to avoid steps that escalate tensions between India and Pakistan. “Our message to both sides has been the same, in terms of encouraging them to increase communication to deal […]
Pakistan Rangers on Friday restored to indiscriminate firing at Indian positions in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor sector of the International Border (IB). The police said Pakistan Rangers violated the ceasefire agreement by firing without any provocation at Border Security Forces (BSF) positions in Pallanwalla area. “Pakistan Rangers used automatics and small arms to target BSF […]
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance has today marked the latest milestone at ICC Sydney, with the completion of the Event Deck that will be a major drawcard to the new look Darling Harbour. The Event Deck is 5,000 square metres and will cater for large-scale events that will be visible from Tumbalong Park […]
The correct Government of India websites for e-Tourist Visa for India is: indianvisaonline.gov.in. A number of fake visa websites are operating on the internet, claiming to provide e-Tourist Visa services to visa applicants desiring to travel to India. In order to mislead applicants, some of these websites have created images and home page templates like the Government of India websites. […]