India, US agree to accelerate defence and security ties as Sitharaman meets Mattis at Pentagon
Washington: India and the US have agreed to accelerate defence and security ties as Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met her American counterpart James Mattis, who described India as a “stabilising force” across the Indo-Pacific and the…
Over 4,000 criminal cases pending against present and former MPs, MLAs: SC told
NEW DELHI, DEC 4The Supreme Court was Tuesday informed that there were 4,122 criminal cases pending, some for over three decades, against present and former members of Parliament and legislative assemblies.A bench headed by Chief…
BJP youth wing leader stabbed to death in UP
Lucknow, Dec 4 A leader of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) was stabbed to death allegedly by some unidentified persons in Mahanagar area here, police said Tuesday.Pratyush Mani Tripahti (40) was stabbed to death on Monday night…
Sensex drops over 100 pts on weak global cues, rising crude prices
Mumbai, Dec 4 The BSE benchmark Sensex dropped over 100 points in early trade Tuesday amid mixed cues from other Asian markets, rising crude prices, weak rupee and heavy selling by domestic institutional investors.The 30-share index was…
India sees US as an important defence partner: Sitharaman
Washington, Dec 4 Commencing her five-day official visit to the United States, Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday asserted that New Delhi sees the US as an important partner in the field of defence.In her remarks at the…
US seeks help in bringing Taliban to negotiating table: Trumph writes to Imran
Islamabad, Dec 3:US President Donald Trump has written to Prime Minister Imran Khan, seeking Pakistan's support in bringing the Taliban to the negotiating table to end the 17-year brutal war in trouble-torn Afghanistan, officials here said…
Rupee falls 9 paise to 70.55 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai, Dec 4: The rupee depreciated by 9 paise to 70.55 against the US dollar in early trade Tuesday at the interbank foreign exchange, amid strengthening of the US dollar and rising crude oil prices.Forex dealers said fresh demand for…
7th phase of Panchayat polls begin amid JRL’s shutdown call
Srinagar: Voting began for the seventh phase of Panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday amid JRL’s shutdown call in poll-bound areas. Polling started at 8 am and will end at 2 pm.Voting for the 7th phase is being held at 2,714…
Power shutdown in Srinagar area’s tomorrow
SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 03: In order to carry out some emergency repair works on 132 kV Zainakote- Bemina Line, the power supply to the areas fed from Bemina Grid Station will remain affected from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on 4th December, 2018. The…
One more fire incident in Karnah, three more shops gutted
Karnah, Dec 03 : Fire incidents since past one month in Sheikh Mohalla of Kandi Balla in Karnah village in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district leave three more shops completely gutted. The shops which have damaged in today’s fire incident that…