Rome: Italy’s foreign minister has appealed to India’s Supreme Court to permit one of the two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in 2012 to return home for health reasons. The marine, 47-year-old Massimiliano Latorre, “was treated excellently in India, but it is clear that he needs rest, peace,Read More

New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is moving fast on its ambitious ‘Rurban’ mission – to provide urban amenities in rural areas – with an expert committee appointed to frame guidelines expected to give its report by the middle of October. The ambitous Rurban mission is expected to help reduce migrationRead More

Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah opposed any delay in holding the Assembly polls in the state on the plea of floods and said there would be no difficulty in holding the elections on time. “It (delay in polls on the plea of flood situation) should not happened.Read More

New Delhi : Suspected Indian Mujahideen operatives were planning to target the national capital in the festive season, said Delhi Police Special Cell sources on Sunday. Sources said that alleged IM agent Azaz Sheikh, who was arrested on Saturday from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, was sent to recce the capital duringRead More

Kolkata : Suspicious about the role of BJP behind the CBI probe into the Saradha Ponzi scam, the Trinamool Congress today said they are keeping a close watch on every move of the agency to ascertain if the ruling party at the Centre had any influence in it. “We areRead More

Jammu : Indian Air Force on Sunday airlifted 180 jawans who were posted at various border area posts along flood-affected Indo-Pak border in Jammu sector. A total of over 180 BSF and Army jawans were evacuated from various border area posts along Indo-Pak border in Jammu sector today, Air OfficerRead More

New Delhi: Deploring inequality in society, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Sunday came out in support of reservation, saying it has to remain to bring equality to those suffering from discrimination but cautioned against politics on the quota issue. “We support reservation. Till the time there is inequality in theRead More

New Delhi: Seventy boats and five teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been sent to Jammu and Kashmir for the rescue and relief of flood-affected people. The decision was taken by Home Minister Rajnath Singh today after reviewing the flood situation in the state. Singh ordered that theRead More

New Delhi: Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Sunday demanded that BJP leader Prem Kumar Dhumal and his son and Lok Sabha MP Anurag Thakur abstain from holding any public office till they are cleared of charges in the case of land allotment to Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association. A trialRead More

Kolkata: Hitting out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the Saradha Ponzi scam, BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday alleged associates of Banerjee are involved in the scam and steps will be taken to put them behind bars. “You (Mamata) are not protesting against duping of 17 lakh investorsRead More