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  • BSSC Chairman Sudhir Kumar arrested in connection with clerical exam paper leak

    Patna: A Senior IAS officer and the chairman of Bihar Staff Selection Commission Sudhir Kumar has been arrested today in connection with question paper leak of clerical examination in the state. Special Investagtion team has arrested him from Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand. Four relatives of Chairman were also taken in police custody.   SIT Chief […]

    US Kansas Shooting: One Indian killed

    Washington: One Indian national Srinivas Kuchibhotla was killed in suspected hate crime related shooting incident in a bar at Olathe, Kansas in United States.   External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has expressed shock over the shooting incident in Kansas,US in which an Indian national Srinivas Kuchibhotla was killed. In a series of tweets, Mrs Swaraj […]

    Campaigning in full swing for 5th phase of Assembly polls in UP, voting on Monday

    Up: In Uttar Pradesh, canvassing for fifth phase of assembly elections is in full swing. Star campaigners from all major political parties have very hectic schedule today in most of the poll bound districts. A total of 52 constituencies spread over 11 districts of Tarai and eastern regions of the state will go to poll […]

    Jaitley leaves for UK to represent India at reception by Queen Elizabeth II

    New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today left for London to represent the Indian government at a historic reception hosted by Queen Elizabeth II to launch the UK-India Year of Culture 2017. Bilateral talks with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond are among the ministerial meetings on Jaitley’s agenda, during […]

    BJD retains number one position in Odisha Panchayat polls

    Bhuvaneswar: In Odisha, the five-phase three-tier Panchayat polls ended on Tuesday where the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) continued to be Number 1 and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continued its unexpected surge till the end of the last rounds.   The BJD which had swept the 2012 panchayat polls, winning 651 of the 851 ZP […]

    Allegation of poor quality food posted on social media was false: BSF to Delhi HC

    New Delhi: The Border Security Force (BSF) told the Delhi High Court that the allegation of one of its jawans on social media regarding poor quality food being served to its troopers posted along the LoC was false as no complaint was ever made.   On thursday, in an affidavit filed by the BSF said, […]

    US wants to expand nuclear arsenal, says Trump

    Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he wants the United States to expand its nuclear arsenal. In an interview with Reuters, he said it would be wonderful if no nation had nuclear arms, but otherwise the US must be top of the pack.   His latest comments on nuclear weapons echo a tweet he […]

    Mexico’s Foreign Minister expresses irritation to US policies to Trump envoys

    Mexico: Mexico’s Foreign Minister has expressed irritation to President Donald Trump’s envoys about recent US policies towards them.   Luis Videgaray said, he had told visiting US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that Mexico was worried about respect for immigrants’ rights. Mr Tillerson said, in Mexico City that two strong sovereign countries would have differences […]

    Chemical used in killing of Kim Jong-Nam identified as nerve agent

    Malaysia: The chemical substance used in the killing of the North Korean leader’s half-brother has been identified as a nerve agent. Malaysian police said Kim Jong-nam was poisoned at Kuala Lumpur airport after two women wiped a toxin on his face.   The VX nerve agent was found on his face and is classified as […]

    Foreign Secy S. Jaishankar holds bilateral talks with Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina

      New Delhi: India’s Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar called on the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka last evening and discussed recent developments in Indo-Bangla relations and the region. During the talks, Mr. Jaishankar raised the issue of SAARC and drew her attention to its current deadlock on which the premier said we should […]