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  • CNG price hiked by Rs 1.70 per kg in Delhi

    Price of Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, has been increased by one rupee 70 paise per kilo in Delhi and one rupee 95 paise per kilo in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad. Indraprastha Gas Limited, in a release, said the price of CNG in Rewari has been increased by 1 rupee 80 per kilo. The new […]

    Typhoon pummels Japan; flights cancelled, trains shut down

    A powerful typhoon ripped through Japan today, forcing cancellations of flights and trains, including in the Tokyo area. Authorities warned of strong winds and torrential rain. Farms and homes in Miyazaki on the southern main island of Kyushu were flooded as Typhoon Trami swept across southwestern Japan. Japan’s national broadcaster NHK reported that evacuation orders […]

    Maldives High Court frees former president, son on bail

    Maldives High Court today ordered the release of former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and his son Faris Maumoon on bail, along with the leader of opposition Jumhooree party. The former President was arrested in February for allegedly trying to overthrow the government of President Abdulla Yameen. President Yameen, who lost the Presidential elections last Sunday, […]

    India clinch three medals at Archery World Cup Final

    India have clinched three medals at the Archery World Cup Final in Samsun, Turkey. On the concluding day today, ace Indian Recurve archer Deepika Kumari won a bronze medal. Deepika, who is former world number one,  defeated  Germany’s  Lisa Unruh in a shoot-off to bag her fifth medal in seven appearances in the tournament. Both […]

    J&K: Terrorists attack police station in Shopian; one policeman killed

    In Jammu and Kashmir, a policeman was today killed in a terror attack on a police station in Shopian district. A Police spokesman said, terrorists fired indiscriminately on the station and the attack was repulsed by jawans. In the incident, a policeman was wounded and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, where he […]

    15 Maoists surrender in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh

    In Chhattisgarh, 15 Naxals including a couple surrendered in Sukma district yesterday. Police said, the rebels, four of them carrying cash rewards on their heads, turned themselves in before police and CRPF officials in Sukma town. Superintendent of Police Abhishek Meena said among the surrendered Naxals,  Kunjam Kosa was the most dreaded one. Kosa’s wife […]

    Yuvraj Wadhwani lifts Asian Junior Squash title

    Yuvraj Wadhwani has won the 25th Asian junior individual squash championship title. In Chennai yesterday, he defeated Anas Ali Shah of Pakistan by 13-11, 11-5, 6-11, 12-10 in the final. Yuvraj has become the second Indian to win the Under-13 title after Veer Chotrani, who had won the title in 2014 in Iran. In the […]

    Medical Camp Organised by Army

    By Preetam B C   Kokrajhar: A free Medical Camp  was organised by the Red Horns Division, Army at Akshiguri, Kokrajhar district on Saturday. The medical camp aimed at providing medical aid to civilians living in remote villages. More than 600 people  including elderly men, women and children from remote villages in the area availed […]

    Pakistani chopper violates Indian airspace in J&K’s Poonch

    A Pakistani chopper violated the Indian airspace along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir today. Defence PRO Lt Col Devender Anand told AIR Jammu that the Pakistani helicopter violated the airspace around 12:10 pm. The white-coloured chopper crossed into this side in Gulpur sector and hovered over the Karmarah village […]

    India slams Pakistan for its remarks at UN General Assembly on Peshawar school attack

    India has strongly hit back at Pakistan at the United Nations for its preposterous allegation that the 2014 Peshawar school attack was supported by India. Exercising India’s Right of Reply, Indian diplomat from the country’s Permanent Mission to the UN, Eenam Gambhir termed Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s allegation made during his General Assembly […]