PIA offices in India face threat: Pak
Amidst no early end to the simmering tensions between India and Pakistan in sight and both sides accusing each other of ceasefire violations, the Pakistan high commission in New Delhi on Monday said t
BJP should recount its response to riots: Omar
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday took a dig at BJP which has accused his government of inaction in dealing with communal violence in the town of Kishtwar asking would it care t
Sharif calls for ‘new beginning’ in India-Pak ties
Amid a spurt in tensions over incidents along the LoC, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for a “new beginning” in ties with India so that all outstanding issues can be settled in a “friendly manner.”
CBI likely to file cases on J’khand, C’garh officials
The CBI is likely to register cases against senior officials of the Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh governments as part of its probe into the Coalgate scam.
Pakistan violates ceasefire again
Heavy exchange of fire erupted on the border as Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire yet again Tuesday morning — the eight in the last four days — targeting Indian Border posts in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Some cops helping Pandey?
The CBI suspects that a few Gujarat police officials may be allegedly assisting additional director-general of police P.P. Pandey escape arrest in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case.
Govt raises duty on gold, silver; hopes to get Rs 4,830 cr
The government on Wednesday increased import duty on gold, silver and platinum to 10 per cent with a view to arrest the declining value of rupee and contain the fiscal deficit to 3.7 per cent of the GDP.
‘High-profile people take up time’
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its anger over high-profile persons approaching it with their pleas seeking relief in various matters, saying such applications consume a lot of time at the cost
Ace shooter Sodhi picked for Khel Ratna, Kohli for Arjuna
Trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi, the first Indian to win two back-to-back World Cup gold medals, was Tuesday recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, while star cricketer Virat Kohli was among the 14 sportspersons picked for the Arjuna award by the selection committee here.
Teacher hits pupil, damages eardrum
Flouting all norms prohibiting corporal punishment to students, a teacher of a city school allegedly beat up a 19-year-old Class 12 student for doing English homework in the political science period causing partial deafness to the student.