Mumbai police on Saturday summoned television actor Rahul Raj Singh for questioning in connection with the alleged suicide of actress Pratyusha Banerjee, an officer said. “We have called him and he is now with us… We are recording his statement,” Mumbai police spokesperson DCP Dhananjay Kulkarni told IANS. Singh, a former state-level cricketer who also […]
US President Barack Obama said that global efforts to improve nuclear security have removed from circulation material equivalent to 150 nuclear weapons, safeguarding it from extremists. “That’s material that will never fall into the hands of terrorists,” Obama said at a news conference on Friday during the closing of the two-day Nuclear Security Summit, here. […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to develop and deploy technology to defend against nuclear terrorism as President Barack Obama called on global leaders to jointly confront the growing threat of the Islamic State. He made the pledge Friday at the conclusion of a two-day Nuclear Security Summit that brought 50 world leaders to Washington […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Brussels on Wednesday morning to a red carpet welcome and enthusiastic greetings from Indian nationals at the airport. “A red carpet at dawn. PM @narendramodi receives a warm welcome as he arrives in Brussels,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted. Members of the Indian diaspora also greeted […]
The Supreme Court was told on Wednesday that beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya has on Wednesday morning offered to pay Rs.4,000 crore for settling outstanding dues against the grounded Kingfisher Airlines on account of loans extended to it by a consortium of 13 banks headed by the State Bank of India. The apex court bench […]
TUESDAY 29 MARCH 2016 Australian ultra-marathon legend Pat Farmer is due to finish his epic 4600km run through India on Tuesday 29 March 2016 at approx. 4:30pm AEDT – one day earlier than expected. Pat will reach the official finish point at Srinagar in the foothills of the Himalayas on Tuesday, taking 64 days to […]
An Air India flight from Hyderabad made an emergency landing after smoke was detected emanating from its undercarriage here on Monday morning, official sources said. The flight AI-620 had 120 passengers on board who were immediately evacuated by deploying chutes from the aircraft. The prompt measures by the concerned authorities prevented a potential disaster and […]
Congress’ rebel legislators in Uttarakhand on Saturday released a sting video of Chief Minister Harish Rawat which, they alleged, showed him indulging in horse-trading to save his government, prompting BJP to meet President Pranab Mukherjee to seek his intervention for his dismissal. The sting showed the chief minister, allegedly offering money to legislators to vote […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) of stoking communal passions over the murder of doctor Pankaj Narang. Calling it “shameful and disgusting”, the Delhi chief minister said that people want peace, not hatred. “Utterly shameful n disgusting dat BJP/RSS tryng […]
Pakistani-American terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley on Saturday alleged that the India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) did not record his statements on various aspects of the 26/11 investigations in his “exact” words. He said that on the fourth day of his ongoing cross-examination before a Mumbai special court that he had given details on various aspects […]