India

Gadchiroli, Mar 23: Two police commandos were killed while another was injured in a gunbattle with Maoists in the forests of Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra on Sunday. The incident occurred near village Tikameda of the violence-affected district located on the border of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. “Two of our commandos have been killed while one is injured. The troops sustained bullet

New Delhi, Mar 22: A major fire broke out at the AC plant inside Parliament complex here today while welding work was underway gutting the unit and affecting air conditioning in the main building and it took ten fire engines to douse the flames in about 30 minutes. Delhi Fire Service Chief A K Sharma said prima facie it appeared to be a case of negligence as laid down safety norms were not

New Delhi, Mar 22: The I&B Ministry has issued an advisory to all TV channels not to broadcast live anti- terrorist operations to avoid any adverse impact on rescue exercise. The advisory came in the wake of some TV channels covering live anti-terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district on March 20. The Ministry asked the TV channels not to focus on location, strength, movement

Jaipur, Mar 22: Representatives of All India Muslim Personal Law Board today alleged here that the agenda of development on which Narendra Modi had contested election has been "left behind". They also accused RSS and other Hindu outfits of trying to force their agenda on Muslims. However, they said that it was not the right time for the board to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "The issue of

Bijnor (UP), Mar 21: Muslims themselves are responsible for bringing a bad name to the community and creating the "Islam's image of terror", Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind general secretary Maulana Mehmood Madani today said and called for spreading education in the community to change this. "If Muslims for coming 20 years decide their agenda for education and pledge to educate their children even if they

Mumbai, Mar 21: 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Ajmal Kasab's demand for Mutton Biryani in jail was just a myth and was "concocted" to stop an "emotional wave" which was being created in favour of the militant, claimed Ujjwal Nikam, public prosecutor in the case. "Kasab never demanded Biryani and was never served by the government. I concocted it just to break an emotional atmosphere which was

Islamabad, Mar 21: As a goodwill gesture, Pakistan today released 57 Indian fishing boats that were in its custody. In a statement, Foreign Office (FO) said the decision to release the vessels was taken in May last year. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visited India at that time to attend the oath-ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. An eight-member Indian delegation visited Karachi from March 9

Jammu, Mar 21: Militants attack an Army camp at Mesar in Samba district, a day after the storming of a police station in Kathua district, killing three security personnel and a civilian. A pilgrim bound for the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir was critically injured when militants on Saturday morning launched an attack on an Army camp in Samba district, police said. A resident of

Hyderabad, Mar 21: Police in Khammam district of Telangana has registered a case under the SC/ST Atrocities Act against former Union Minister Renuka Choudhary following a complaint that she allegedly took Rs.1.10 crore by promising an Assembly ticket to a local leader ahead of elections last year and abused his wife when she sought return of the money. The case was registered following an order by

Beijing, Mar 20: Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Tamil-dominated Jaffna as "interference" in Sri Lanka's affairs, an official Chinese thinktank today said the recent "incidents" in Sino-Lankan ties are sufficient to "merit Beijing's attention." "Modi's trip to Sri Lanka has courted attention from media outlets of many countries including China, with most of them believing New Delhi