White House makes it official : US ‘at war’ with Islamic State
WASHINGTON: The White House declared on Friday the United States was at war with Islamic State radicals, seeking to rub out another semantic flap over its Syria policy. In a series of television interviews secretary of state John Kerry had appeared to be reluctant to term the expansion of US... read more »
Ranjit Sinha clarifies on meetings with tainted
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Ranjit Sinha, who is facing heat for allegedly meeting the accused in the 2G and coal scams at his official residence, filed his affidavit responding to the charges against him in a sealed envelope before the Supreme Court. Sources said, while Sinha... read more »
Obama walks US back into limited war in Middle East to destroy ISIS
WASHINGTON: President Obama is walking the United States back into the Middle East minefield to “degrade and destroy” Sunni terrorists operating under the banner of the Islamic State, whose extremists he said posed a threat outside the region, including to the United States. In a prime... read more »
India successfully test fires nuclear-capable Agni-I missile
Bhubaneswar: India on Thursday successfully test-fired its indigenous developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile from a military base in Odisha, a defence official said. The missile, which can strike a target 700 km away and can carry a one-tonne nuclear warhead, was tested by the... read more »
Mullaperiyar dam issue to open Assembly session
The Assembly session, beginning June 9, will take up the Mullaperiyar issue on the opening day itself. Leader of the Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan will move a motion to discuss the... read more »
The late BJP leader Gopinath Munde Struggled in BJP, Wanted to Quit: BJP’s Pandurang...
Mumbai – The late BJP leader Gopinath Munde had struggled within the party and even wanted to leave it, BJP MLC Pandurang Phundkar on Friday claimed in the Legislative Council in... read more »
Another rape, another set of policemen suspensions in UP
A woman was allegedly gangraped by five persons at Dulhera village in Muzaffarnagar district, sparking protests in the area. Angry villagers laid siege to the local police station to... read more »
US yet to finalise dates for Modi visit
The U.S. has said that no dates have been finalised yet for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Washington visit. “On Prime Minister Modi’s possible travel to the United States — nothing... read more »
Double Car Bomb Attack Kills Seven in Iraq: Officials
Baghdad: Authorities in Iraq say a back-to-back car bomb attack has killed seven people belonging to an ethnic minority in the country’s north. Police officials said the explosion on Friday... read more »
