Srinagar, The United Jehad Council (UJC), an umbrella grouping of Kashmiri militant groups based in Pakistan, on Monday claimed responsibility for the terror attack on the IAF base in Punjab. The UJC, which is led by Syed Salahuddin, said the Saturday attack on the base at Pathankot “was carried out by the national highway squad […]
Imphal/Guwahati, An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale jolted north-eastern states and West Bengal early on Monday, killing five people in Manipur and injuring more than 60 across the region. Those killed included four women, Manipur’s Inspector General of Police Clay Khongsai told IANS. Rescuers worked furiously to rescue those trapped under mounds of […]
New Delhi, India: January 3rd, 2016: During the 10th annual Global Healthcare Summit (GHS 2016) organized by American Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) at the Maurya ITC Hotel in New Delhi, the winners of the highly competitive Research and Poster Contest were recognized with cash awards and citations on January 2nd during a gala presided over by Mahesh […]
Mumbai, A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip BSE Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Monday plunged 416.14 points, or 1.59 percent down during the afternoon session following weak Asian markets. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also plunged 132.30 points, or 1.66 percent and was trading at 7,830.90 […]
Pathankot (Punjab), Operations are continuing at the Indian Air Force base at Pathankot town in Punjab to kill two terrorists still holed up there, an IAF officer said on Monday. “So far we have eliminated four terrorists. Operations to eliminate two more are in the final stages,” the officer told the media at the IAF […]
Pathankot (Punjab), Occasional sound of firing could be heard from inside as search and combing operations by security forces continued at the Indian Air Force (IAF) base here on Monday, nearly 55 hours after terrorists launched an attack on the frontline facility in Punjab. Police sources stationed at the air base said that the firing […]
New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka on Saturday and Sunday where he will inaugurate the Indian Science Congress, an official statement said on Friday. The statement said Modi will visit Karnataka on January 2 and 3, 2016. He will arrive in Mysuru on Saturday afternoon where he will visit the Avadhoota Datta […]
New Delhi, For many Delhi residents, commuting on wide roads in the national capital on Friday was a breeze, thanks to the odd-even scheme enforced between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. For many, travel time on different routes was reduced by almost half since they did not face traffic snarls. IANS took a round of […]
New Delhi, Hundreds of thousands of even-numbered vehicles went off the roads in the Indian capital on Friday as Delhiites embraced a novel odd-even vehicle restriction policy aimed at curbing alarming levels of pollution. Eight hours after the 8 a.m.-8 p.m. scheme got underway, authorities had issued challans to 117 motorists – a small number […]
Mumbai, 29th December 2015: The year has almost come to end and the awards season has begun too. A unique award show to honour the achievements of people from different walks of life was held on Mumbai on a chilly night. Veteran actor Jeetendra lit the lamp and kickstarted Mumbai Global Achiever’s Award 2015. Actors Rajpal […]