Kashmir opposition demands troopers be allowed to carry arms
Jammu: Opposition parties in Jammu and Kashmir assembly Friday protested the government’s decision to disallow paramilitary forces from carrying arms which, they said, results in…
1,800 children die daily from unsafe water: Unicef
United Nations: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that almost 90 percent of death of children from diarrhoeal diseases are directly linked to…
HC allows media coverage of Dec 16 gang-rape trial
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday allowed the media to cover the day-to-day trial of the Dec 16 gang rape case in the Saket…
Italian marines to return to face trial
New Delhi: The two Italian marines facing trial for killing two Indian fishermen last year are headed back to India, the government announced Friday. “Following…
Hot air power of debating MPs can light up many bulbs
London (IANS) Cynical observers often remark that members of parliament (MPs) produce a lot of useless hot air, but some enterprising physics students have gone…
ONGC makes 3 major oil and gas discoveries
New Delhi (IANS): State-run explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) said Thursday it has made three significant oil and gas discoveries. Two of the…
Pakistan not preventing terror attacks from its territory: SC
New Delhi (IANS): Noting there was a Pakistani hand in the 1993 Mumbai blasts, the Supreme Court Thursday said the neighbouring country was violating its…
Punjab Police busts terror plot, arrests three
Hoshiarpur (IANS): A terrorism plot was busted with the arrest of three people, including the mother and sister of a Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) leader…
BSP attacks Akhilesh government for ‘non-delivery’
Lucknow (IANS): The BSP hit out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, terming him “Mr Laptop” and “Mr Clean”, and asking him to take…
Mumbai cop’s beating: Two legislators sent to police custody
Mumbai (IANS): Two Maharashtra legislators surrendered Thursday to the Mumbai police after they were booked for assaulting a policeman at the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan…