WASHINGTON: The top US military officer supported a proposed nuclear deal with Iran on Wednesday, saying it reduced the risk of Tehran developing atomic arms while buying time to work with allies to confront the Islamic Republic over other “malign activities.” Army General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint ChiefsRead More

PARIS: American investigators have concluded that a large object that washed up Wednesday on the shore of Reunion, a French island in the Indian Ocean, came from a Boeing 777, making it likely that it was debris from Flight 370, the Malaysia Airlines jetliner that disappeared in March 2014. ARead More

NEW DELHI: Ending more than four decades of wait, India and Bangladesh will start the exchange of 162 adversely-held enclaves from tomorrow, marking the start of implementation of their landmark Land Boundary Agreement (LBA). While India will hand over 51 enclaves, comprising 7,110 acres to Bangladesh, the neighbouring country willRead More

NEW DELHI: Government has taken into consideration the “deficiencies” in some of the critical ammunitions on a priority basis and taken steps to address them, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, the Minister said that government has also taken effective steps to mitigateRead More

NEW DELHI: The government today said it’s taking effective steps to deal with black money and will focus on high-impact cases with a view to prosecuting offenders expeditiously for credible deterrence against tax evasion. “While focusing on non-intrusive measures, due emphasis has been given on enforcement measures in high-impact casesRead More

RAMESWARAM: Thousands gathered to bid farewell to the People’s President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who was buried with full state honours at a public ground in Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram town where he was born. At the Pei Karumbu ground, Prime Minister Narendra Modi saluted Dr Kalam’s body which was wrappedRead More

KOLKATA: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her government was fully geared up to face any eventuality arising out of cyclone ‘Komen’. Ms Banerjee, who cut short her London visit and returned here following the cyclone threat, expressed concern over the situation, saying that many parts of the state wereRead More

NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today informed the Upper House that the Centre has withdrawn the multi-billion dollar tender for the 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircrafts (MMRCA), for which Rafale was shortlisted in 2012. “The Request for Proposal (RFP) issued earlier for the procurement of 126 MMRCA hasRead More

NAGPUR: Yakub Memon was hanged a little before 7 am this morning in a Nagpur prison, less than two hours after the Supreme Court dismissed his final appeal against his hanging in an unprecedented hearing that was held within the court premises in the middle of the night. Memon wasRead More

* Around 30 Polish investors led by Lubelskie chief minister to attend Invest Punjab summit * Polish Deputy PM says Punjab would be the first State to be visited by Polish investors after launch of Make in India campaign Stezyca, (Poland), July 30 – Punjab Deputy chief minister Sukhbir SinghRead More