Kathmandu, Mar 18: Nepal’s Left alliance government will maintain a “mutually beneficial” relationship with India and China to seek economic benefits from both the Asian giants, the country’s newly-appointed Foreign Affairs Minister said today. Pradeep Gyawali, who was inducted on Friday, also said that the Nepal government had started preparations as it expects both […]
Man kills mother, walks into police station with ‘severed’ head
Pudukottai (TN), Mar 18: A 30-year-old man sent the personnel of a police station in the district into a tizzy when he walked in with the “severed head” of his mother after allegedly killing her today, police said. They said Anand was having frequent quarrels with his mother Rani, a widow, over a property dispute. […]
Lanka Prez Sirisena lifts nationwide state of emergency
Colombo, Mar 18 : Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena today lifted a nationwide state of emergency imposed on March 6 for the first time since the civil war following days of communal violence between majority Sinhala Buddhists and minority Muslims in the country. President Sirisena, who returned to Sri Lanka last night from an official […]
4 more airports to get CISF security cover soon
New Delhi, Mar 18 : At least four more airports in the country, including those in Shirdi in Maharashtra and Jamnagar in Gujarat, are expected to be brought under the armed security cover of paramilitary force CISF soon. The other two aerodromes are in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. According to […]
India and Bangladesh meeting next month on transit protocol
Kolkata, Mar 18 :The proposed high-level meeting on the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWTT) between India and Bangladesh next month is expected to finalise its Standard Operating Procedures (SoP), an official said. Once the PIWTT SoP is in place, inland waterways will boost trade to the north eastern states and Bangladesh from […]
If needed, our forces can cross border: Rajnath
‘Kashmir is and will remain ours’
New Delhi, Mar 17: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said no power in the world can take Kashmir away from India and if required, forces are capable of crossing the border to protect the country’s territorial integrity. Making it clear that Jammu and Kashmir will remain an integral part of India, Singh said […]
Pakistan unlikely to send HC back to India
Islamabad, Mar 17: In a development reminiscent of the 2002 standoff, Pakistan has decided not to send its high commissioner back to New Delhi until the overall situation improves and “Indian secret agencies stop harassing” its diplomatic staff and their families. “Our high commissioner will not return to India anytime soon,” said a senior Foreign […]
Sonia targets Modi, accuses him of making hollow promises
New Delhi, Mar 17: Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi today launched an all-out attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that his pre-poll promises of combating corruption and ensuring inclusive development were “only dramebazi’ and a trick to grab power. Gandhi, in her address at the 84th Congress Plenary Session, gave a clarion call to […]
2 held for killing minor boy in Samba
Jammu, Mar 17 : Two persons have been arrested for allegedly being involved in the killing of a nine-year-old boy in Samba district, the police said today. The body of the boy was found in a pond near his house at Meen Sarkar village on March 6, a police spokesperson said. During investigation, the police […]
Congress urges EC to revert to paper ballots
New Delhi, Mar 17 : The Congress today urged that the Election Commission (EC) revert to the old practice of paper ballots in future elections instead of electronic voting machines (EVMs). This is necessary as there are misgivings on “misuse” of EVMs to “manipulate the outcome contrary to popular verdict”, the party said here during […]
