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  • Avalanche damages army post, 7 jawans go missing

    In Kashmir valley, seven security forces jawans have come under an avalanche in frontier district of Kupwara near Line of Control. Army sources reports that the avalanche at Furkian top has damaged the army post and five army jawans and two BSF personnel have come under it. The rescue team has been sent to the […]

    Aadhaar is reliable and fool-proof: UIDAI

    The Unique Identification Authority of India, UIDAI, has asserted that its system is reliable and can achieve the task of providing unique ID cards to the entire population of the country. It dispelled fears that the biometric technology being employed for the Aadhaar project is flawed. Amid concerns raised by the Home Ministry about the […]

    1500 militants to surrender in Assam

    In Assam, around 1500 ultras belonging to nine ethnic militant groups will formally lay down arms at a surrender ceremony organized at Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati this morning (10.00 a.m.). A State Police spokesman said that the militants will lay down arms in presence of the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram and the State Chief […]

    India receives its first nuclear powered submarine INS Chakra

    India ‘s first nuclear powered submarine ‘INS Chakra’ has been formally received by Indian Ambassador to Russia , Ajay Malhotra. The Russian built submarine was handed over at a ceremony in the far Eastern Russian Port of Primorye . This makes India the 6th operator of such submarines in the world after the US , […]

    National Girl Child Day being observed today

    Today is the National Girl Child Day. In a bit to raise public awareness on the deep bias against female children in India, government declared in 2009, to observe January 24 as the ‘National Girl Child Day’. The date marks the day in 1966 when Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the first woman Prime […]

    EU bans oil import from Iran

    European Union has banned imports of oil from Iran. The Foreign Ministers of 27 member bloc met in Brussels on Monday and imposed fresh sanctions on Teheran over its nuclear program. Iran has repeated its threat to close Strait of Hormuz. The Deputy Chief of Iranian National Security, Mohammad Esmail Kowsari said Strait of Hormuz […]

    SC asks centre to consider bringing minimum wages under NREGS on par with states

    The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to consider bringing the wage under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) on par with minimum wages prevailing in different states. A Bench of Justices Cyriac Joseph and Gyan Sudha Misra asked Solicitor General Rohinton Nariman to ask the Centre to fix wages under NREGS after […]

    Top leaders criss cross poll bound states; Rahul reminds BJP of its record against corruption

    Top leaders of different political parties are criss crossing poll bound states, making allegations and counter allegations. Campaigning in Uttarakhand for the first time, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi hit out against BJP questioning its commitment to fight corruption. Addressing a rally in Srinagar, he said BJP changed the Chief Minister of the state to […]

    EU agrees unprecedented oil embargo on Iran

    The European Union agreed on Monday to slap an embargo on Iran’s oil exports as the West ramped up pressure on Tehran’s suspect nuclear drive and urged it to return to the negotiating table. “This is an important decision. It will be a major strengthening of the sanctions applied on Iran,” said British Foreign Secretary […]

    ATS arrests two from Bihar in 13/7 Mumbai blasts

    Maharashtra ATS on Monday claimed to have made a major breakthrough in the July 13 triple blasts in the city last year that claimed 27 lives, with the arrest of two of the accused hailing from Bihar. Naqi Ahmed Wasi Ahmed Sheikh (22) and Nadeem Akhtar Ashfaq Sheikh (23) were arrested on January 12 but […]