New Delhi/Beijing July 21 (IANS) As China pushes ahead with its ambitious plan to build a $16.7 billion mega-dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo - known as the Brahmaputra in India - concerns have inevitably surged about the possible downstream impact on India and Bangladesh.
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) The prosecution failed to even establish the type of bombs used in the crime, the Bombay High Court said on Monday castigating the shoddy probe that resulted in the acquittal of 12 accused in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts.
Jammu, July 20 (IANS) A gunfight started on Sunday between the security forces and the terrorists in J&K’s Kishtwar district.
Washington, July 19 (IANS) In a blow to Pakistan's policy of employing terror as a tool of its regional policy for decades, the US State Department officially designated The Resistance Front (TRF) as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT).
Kolkata, July 19 (IANS) With the detailed preparations already completed, the work for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters' list in West Bengal by the Election Commission of India (ECI) is expected to start anytime from now, officials said on Saturday.
Srinagar, July 19 (IANS) The police on Saturday foiled a march taken out by Congress party leaders and workers in Srinagar, seeking restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.
Lucknow, July 19 (IANS) In a big disclosure that highlights the nexus between global terror ideologies and domestic criminals, the Uttar Pradesh Police have exposed a network of illegal religious conversions. These activities have been backed by foreign funding, radical indoctrination, and tactics inspired by ISIS.
Srinagar, July 18 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Altaf Thakur, on Thursday, welcomed the US decision to designate The Resistance Front (TRF) as a global terrorist organisation, calling it not just a "victory for truth", but a "major diplomatic triumph for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign policy".
Jammu, July 18 (IANS) As the US designated The Resistance Front (TRF) as a global terrorist organisation, former Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) S.P. Vaid, on Friday, hailed the move as a "victory of truth" and a blow to Pakistan's long-standing disinformation campaign.
Raipur, July 18 (IANS) In a major offensive against the Maoist insurgents, security forces have launched a high-intensity operation in the dense forests of Abujhmad, located in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district, resulting in the recovery of bodies of six Maoists, and a substantial cache of weapons, an official said on Friday.
