One Army Jawan injured in encounter with terrorists in Handwara
One Army Jawan has been critically injured in an encounter with suspected terrorists here on Monday in the state’s Kupwara district, even as the encounter between the Army and terrorists is still on. The incident comes in the shadow of hostilities flaring up between Indian security forces and... read more »
Cyclone Hudhud: Focus shifts to relief; PM to visit Visakhapatnam tomorrow
Visakhapatnam: Port city Visakhaptanam is slowly limping back to normalcy, a day after Cyclone Hudhud hammered in at with wind speed of up to 195kmph. Hudhud has moved inland is now a deep depression centred over south Chhattisgarh. Wind speed has also decreased considerably but heavy rains are... read more »
SC dismisses plea against removal Sai Baba’s idols
The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a petition by an NGO seeking direction to the central government to step in to prevent the removal of the Sri Sai Baba idols from temples as urged by Dwarka Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati. The apex court bench headed by Justice T.S. Thakur said... read more »
Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP to share daily photos of garbage in city with 3...
Taking forward its initiative for cleanliness, Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today said it would daily send photographs of garbage and litter in the various areas of Delhi to the mayors of the three municipal corporations in the national capital. The party said that it would further... read more »
Barack Obama and US Lawmakers Turn Up Heat on Islamic State
WASHINGTON: Barack Obama and US lawmakers ratcheted up the pressure on the Islamic State on Wednesday, with the president declaring there was no hiding place for jihadists and warning:... read more »
Scottish independence: Voting under way in referendum
People in Scotland have begun voting on whether the country should stay in the UK or become an independent nation. Voters will answer “Yes” or “No” to the referendum... read more »
Public beheading fears: Tony Abbott confirms police believed terrorists planned ‘dem...
Fairfax Media understands police will allege that the suspects were planning to snatch and behead a random member of the public, then drape them in the flag of the Islamic State, also known... read more »
Iran Minister: Islamic State Won’t Be Eradicated by Aerial Bombardments
NEW YORK—Sunni extremist group Islamic State cannot be destroyed by Western bombing attacks, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Wednesday. Speaking at the Council on Foreign... read more »
Alibaba could join hands with Snapdeal to scale up presence in In...
MUMBAI – Even as Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.com goes public this week in New York with plans to raise up to $25 billion, it is working on strengthening its position in the burgeoning... read more »
