New Delhi: Prime Minister Modi has asked his government to find a diplomatic solution for row over Doka La in the Sikkim sector and has said that ‘it is enough of the confrontation’. The Modi government has deployed National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to find a solution formula with Beijing. Acc

RAMESWARAM: An engraved ‘Bhagavad Gita’ near the statue of late president APJ Abdul Kalam has kicked up a row, with his family seeking to put in to rest by placing a copy of the Quran and Bible near it. “An unnecessary controversy was raised by some people. DRDO officials worked tirelessly for th

Jammu: Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday visited posts at the Line of Control in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir and directed the troops to remain prepared to counter the nefarious designs of the “adversary”. Mr Rawat, who arrived on a two-day visit to the Jammu region on Frida

Thane: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has said all the roads in the country would be converted into cement-concrete ones to ensure their stability and durability. “In Mumbai, the cement concrete roads built 20 years ago are still in a good shape. But some political leaders, bureaucrats an

New Delhi: Speaking at an event ‘Understanding Kashmir’ in Delhi, organized by the Bureau of Research on Industry and Economic Fundamentals, and also about the various issues and the recent arrests of separatist leaders in Kashmir, J&K CM Mehbooba said this is only containing the situation but n

NEW DELHI: A 17-year-old boy was forced to drink acid by a group of people, a day after a scuffle over the shortage of paneer at a dairy store, family members said on Thursday. Deputy Commissioner of Police Romil Baaniya said: “Two suspects have been detained this (Thursday) evening in connecti

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s top cop today played down reports of former Hizbul Mujahideen commander Zakir Musa being named as the head of al-Qaeda cell in the state, saying “a terrorist was a terrorist” regardless of the terror outfit. Musa had recently broken ranks with Hizbul Mujahideen after

New Delhi: In an attempt to improvise the catering services in trains, the IRCTC will be handed over the catering services in all trains with pantry cars by December-end this year, railway board member (traffic) Mohd Jamshed said on Wednesday. Passengers in seven Rajdhani and six Shatabdi train

PATNA: After Nitish Kumar resigned as Bihar Chief Minister, his grand alliance partner and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav said the former stepped down fearing his exposure in murder case slapped against him, while also questioning his intent behind the decision. “Nitish Kumar

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that it has no objection in sending actor Sanjay Dutt back to jail, if rules were flouted in giving parole or furlough to him in 1993 serial blasts case. The court has also asked the government to submit a fresh affidavit

New Delhi: The Opposition in Rajya Sabha today asked Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to clarify whether the government has decided to scrap the newly launched Rs. 2,000 note and introduce Rs. 1,000 coin. However, Mr Jaitley who was present in the House, did not respond even as the Opposition mem

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Nitish Kumar for “joining in the fight against corruption” by quitting as Bihar Chief Minister, within minutes of the latter putting in his papers. In tweets, Modi said: “Many, many congratulations to Nitish Kumar for joining in

New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi along with other party members and the rest of the Opposition, protested outside the Parliament at the Gandhi statue in New Delhi on Tuesday against the suspension of six Congress MPs by Lok Sabha Speaker on Monday. The Congress Party said that Lo

Tamil Nadu: The Madras High Court ruled on Tuesday to play and sing “Vande Mataram” in all government offices and institutions, private companies, factories and industries at least once a week, preferably on Monday or Friday, news agency ANI has reported. “A person who has difficulty in singing

The President-elect Ram Nath Kovind is sworn in as the 14th President of India. Polling over 65 per cent votes in the electoral college, Mr. Kovind defeated his rival Meira Kumar by over 33,000 votes. Mr. Kovind is the second Dalit President of India after late President K.R. Narayanan but, mo

Mumbai: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said India had failed to get international support on its issues with Pakistan and China despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi making friends with world leaders. Thackeray, whose party is a constituent of the BJP-led NDA government at the Cent

New Delhi : The Congress on Monday attacked National Democratic Alliance (NDA) vice-presidential candidate M.Venkaiah Naidu over his and his family’s properties. While addressing a press conference, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh raised a question about Naidu’s accumulation of properties and ass

Berhampur: A mob on Sunday set ablaze a truck after it overturned on the National Highway here, alleging that it was carrying beef, police said. The driver and the cleaner of the truck fled from the spot when the mob attack took place near Golanthara, the a police official said. The truck was