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ISI provided huge funds for David Headley’s 26/11 operation: Ujjwal Nikam

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26/11 Mumbai terror attack operative David Coleman Headley, who had been vehemently denying that he had not been paid by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, finally made a sensational revelation before a court on Thursday that the ISI had massively funded his entire operation. Speaking to the media after Headley’s cross-examination, Special Prosecutor in the case Ujjwal […]

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‘Literally, Chaos’: Dhoni On Delivering 1-Run Win Vs Bangladesh

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni was lauded for his coolness and his captaincy after India clung on for a one-run win over Bangladesh in the World Twenty20. The criticism would have flowed had India lost in the last over, but instead the likes of former test captain Sunil Gavaskar were praising Dhoni for his composure in controlling

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Shashi Kapoor’s family rubbishes health rumours, says actor all hale and hearty

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Veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor was doing fine, his family said as it rubbished rumours that he was in hospital in a critical condition. Reports of Shashi being hospitalised were doing the rounds of the social media since morning. When asked about it, son Kunal told PTI, “He is at home…Stop spreading rumours. He is

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India all set to become the world’s third-largest aviation market by 2020, says new study

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The good news just hasn’t stopped flowing in for India’s beleaguered aviation sector. Last year, the country’s biggest Initial Public Offering came from the aviation sector when Gurgaon-headquartered IndiGo decided to hit the bourses. Soon after, the Narendra Modi government unveiled a new aviation policy that tried to ease operations for airlines and lower the

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DA hiked by 6 per cent, to benefit 1 crore employees

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Close on the heels of a salary increase recommended by the seventh Pay Commission and pension hike for the armed forces under the one-rank-one-pension scheme, Holi eve saw the dearness allowance (DA) of central government employees hiked by six percentage points to 125%. The Cabinet’s decision will benefit 50 lakh central government employees and 58

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Jawan who killed terrorist in Pathankot honoured with Kirti Chakra

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Sepoy Jagdish Chand, who bravely chased and killed one of the terrorists who had attacked the Pathankot airbase before being martyred, was among the 58 personnel who were honoured with gallantry and other service-related awards by President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday. Chand was honoured with Kirti Chakra, the second highest peacetime decoration, for displaying great

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3 Armed Men Steal Civilian’s Car At Gunpoint In Pathankot

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Three armed men allegedly snatched a civilian’s car at gunpoint in Pathankot’s Sujanpur area in Punjab this evening. The car-jacking brought back memories of the January 1 night when men dressed in military fatigues had taken away an SUV belonging to a Punjab Police Officer. The men were among six terrorists who struck hours later

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Bomb scare at Argentina radio station during Obama’s visit

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Police in Argentina have arrested a man who allegedly walked into a radio station carrying a belt with fireworks and threatening to use them as explosives. The security ministry says police arrested journalist Carlos Alberto Serbali in the office of state-run Radio Nacional in downtown Buenos Aires after he threatened to detonate a bomb inside

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Ted Cruz scores Jeb Bush endorsement after key Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton wins

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Jeb Bush endorsed Ted Cruz for the White House Wednesday in the latest bid by party heavyweights to stop Donald Trump’s relentless drive toward the Republican nomination, after he notched another win in Arizona. Hillary Clinton easily defeated Democratic rival Bernie Sanders in Arizona, but the Vermont senator scored resounding victories in Utah and Idaho

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After Paris and Brussels: Here’s what we know about the jihadist network

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Paris: More than 30 people have been identified as being involved in a network behind the Paris attacks on 13 November, with links now established to this week’s bombings in Brussels. This is what we know so far about the attackers and their support network. Paris attacks A 10-man team of suicide bombers and gunmen

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Ensure disposal of grievances within 60 days, PM Modi to officers

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed top officers to act within one month to ensure that grievances, barring some exceptions, are disposed of within 60 days and noted that grievance redressal is one of the biggest aspects of democracy. Modi called for integration of all land records with Aadhaar at the earliest. He was chairing

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Former Pak soldier, 6 terrorists planning attacks in Delhi on Holi; police on high alert

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Delhi, Punjab and Assam police were today alerted by security agencies about an ex-Pakistani soldier having crossed over to India along with six hardcore terrorists through the Indo-Pak border in Pathankot with a plan to carry out attacks on hotels and hospitals in Delhi during Holi. In a communication, the central security agencies said Mohammad

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BJP wants strong signal from Mehbooba that all’s well

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Government formation in Jammu and Kashmir, which looked imminent after Tuesday’s meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, may still take some time. BJP general secretary Ram Madhav, instrumental in forging the alliance between the parties, said no new conditions had been accepted at the meeting between Mr. Modi and Ms.

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Kanchi acharya was arrested for political reasons: Amit Shah

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Hours after former NDA ally in Tamil Nadu, Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam, decided to join hands with the People Welfare Front, BJP’s national president Amit Shah chose to chastise the AIADMK at a function organised to celebrate the eightieth birthday of Kanchi acharya Jayendra Saraswati here on Wednesday. Crediting the acharya for “ensuring peace between

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Police link Brussels suicide brothers to Paris massacre

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The two brothers who blew themselves up in the deadly train and airport attacks in Brussels were known by police for serious crimes and are linked to November’s Paris massacre. Khalid and Ibrahim El Bakraoui are Belgian nationals with major convictions “not linked to terrorism”, federal prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw said at a dramatic news

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ICC World T20: It all came down to running as Dhoni sprinted like Bolt and India beat Bangladesh by one run

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In the end, the India-Bangladesh match came down to the most primitive of sports: Running. After 39.5 overs of a game that swung from one extreme to the other, making viewers across the two countries pop pills to stop their hearts from exploding, all that mattered was who could run faster: Mahendra Singh Dhoni or

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Lashkar Attempted Attack On Bal Thackeray, David Headley Tells Court

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Terrorist David Coleman Headley told a Mumbai court today that Shiv Sena patriarch late Balasaheb Thackeray was targeted by the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) on two occasions. An earlier attempt by the Lashkar to kill Mr Thackeray had failed and one person was apprehended by the police, but he escaped, said Headley, who is being

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7 myths about mental illnesses that India needs to reject

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In spite of an escalating number of mental health patients, the subject of mental health illness, is still by and large a taboo topic for several Indians. “World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated that globally over 450 million people suffer from mental disorders,” says Dr (Captain) Kushilab Bose, chief of medical operations at a network of

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Busy with ‘Quantico’ shoot, Priyanka Chopra will miss Holi with family this year

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Actress Priyanka Chopra, who is currently busy shooting for Quantico in the US, will not be able to travel to India to celebrate Holi on Thursday with her family and friends. Priyanka took to Twitter on Tuesday to express her sadness over missing the festival of colours. “I miss Holi in India already!” Priyanka tweeted.

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‘Sultan’ shoot: Just a month left for Salman Khan starrer to wrap up

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Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma, who will next be seen in Sultan, will wrap the shooting of the Ali Abbas Zafar directorial by next month. Zafar, who has previously directed films like Mere Brother Ki Dulhan and Gunday, took to Twitter on Monday night to share that only 30 days are left now

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Hockey India announce 18-member squad led by Sardar Singh for Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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Hockey India on Monday announced an 18-member Indian team led by Sardar Singh that will take part in the 25th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup to be held in Ipoh, Malaysia from 6 to 16 April. Besides India, New Zealand, 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Australia, Pakistan, Japan, Canada and hosts Malaysia will be

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