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  • Army denies any casualty among soldiers in ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along LoC in J&K

    Army has denied any casualty among its soldiers in ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. A senior officer of 16 Corps yesterday said that the claim of the Pak Army that it killed 5 Indian soldiers and destroyed bunkers in firing on LoC, is totally wrong. Meanwhile, […]

    India & France decide to cooperate in fight against terrorism, climate change

    India and France have decided to work together to fight against terrorism and climate change. Addressing a joint press conference with France President Emmanuel Macron in Paris last evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, terrorism and climate change are big challenges before the world. Mr Modi said, Paris accord on climate change is an article […]

    Countdown for GSLV Mark-III-D1 starts tomorrow

    The 25-and-a-half hour countdown for the launch of the national space agency ISRO’s most powerful ever rocket GSLV Mark-III-D1 starts tomorrow. The Launch Authorization Board and the Mission Readiness Committee of the ISRO have given permission for the countdown to start at 3:58 pm on Sunday. The launch vehicle is set to place the nation’s […]

    Election Commission to hold EVM challenge today

    Election Commission will organize EVM challenge in New Delhi today where political parties will try to prove that the machines can be rigged. Only Nationalist Congress Party and CPI(M) have shown willingness to participate in the challenge. The Commission has pulled out 14 Electronic Voting Machines for the challenge from its strong rooms in Uttar […]

    PM Modi reaches Paris on final leg of his 4 nation European tour; To hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Paris last night on a two-day visit to France. French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb welcomed Prime Minister at the airport. In a tweet, Mr Modi said his visit to Paris will enhance bilateral relations between India and France. He said his visit to France, which is India’s one of […]

    Nirupama Rao appointed public policy fellow to US think-tank

    Former Indian envoy to the US Nirupama Rao has been appointed public policy fellow to a Washington-based think-tank. She will work on a project on the Sino-India ties for the top American think-tank. Ms Rao will be affiliated with the Wilson Centre’s Asia programme. Beginning in June 2017, she will spend three months in residence […]

    Ramachandra Guha resigns as BCCI Administrator

    Historian Ramachandra Guha who was appointed by the Supreme Court as one of the four administrators of BCCI, today informed the court that he had resigned from the post due to personal reasons.  A vacation bench of Justices M M Shantanagoudar and Deepak Gupta was informed by Guha’s counsel that he had tendered his resignation […]

    PM Modi pays floral tributes to WW-II victims at Piskarevskoe

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid floral tributes to the victims of the World War II at the historic Piskarevskoe Memorial Cemetery in St Petersburg, the cultural capital of Russia. Ahead of summit level talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin today, PM drove to the monument on the north-eastern outskirts of the city that holds […]

    Petrol price hiked by Rs 1.23/litre, diesel by 89 paise

    Petrol price has been raised by one rupee 23 paise per litre and diesel by 89 paise a litre in sync with rising international fuel rates. The new rates came into effect last midnight. Announcing this, Indian Oil Corporation said, the rates have been hiked excluding local state levies or VAT and actual increase will […]

    J&K: Two militants killed in encounter with security forces in Sopore

    In Jammu and Kashmir, two terrorists, who were holed up in a house at Sopore in Baramulla district, have been killed, an Army official said. A police official informed that security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Natipora area of Sopore at around 3:30 am after receiving information about the presence of militants there. During […]