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Army and state police bust terror hideout in Kashmir; seize guns, grenades

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Security forces overnight busted a guerrilla hideout in Jammu and Kashmir, and recovered arms and ammunition. A joint operation by army and state police busted a terror hideout in Poonch district on Monday. Arms and ammunition was recovered from the place, defence spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Manish Mehta told IANS in Jammu on Tuesday. “The troops […]

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Did Turkey shoot down Russian jet to defend Islamic State oil? Putin thinks so, Erdogan will resign if it’s true

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused Ankara of shooting down a Russian warplane to protect supplies of oil from the Islamic State group to Turkey, after snubbing his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s at a climate conference in France. The Kremlin strongman fired the latest salvo in the furious war of words over the

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India quietly begins move for entry into Nuclear Supplier’s Group

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Notwithstanding protests by Pakistan and attempts by China to play spoilsport, India has quietly launched process of the country’s possible entry into the coveted Nuclear Supplier’s Group (NSG) next year with the recent visit of the group’s current chairman Rafael Grossi to meet Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and senior government officials. Ever since India was

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AAP’s Delhi education policy rings alarm bells: Teachers up in arms, plan massive protests

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The Delhi government’s proposal to amend a provision of the Delhi School Education (DSE) Act, 1973, and the enactment of the Delhi School (Verification of Accounts and Refund of Excess Fee) Bill, 2015, may create trouble for the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Agitated private school teachers and Right to Education (RTE) activists are planning

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ISI spy ring leads cops to ‘mole’ in Pakistan high commission

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The interrogation of the arrested Border Security Force head constable Abdul Rasheed and his handler Kafaitullah Khan has led the crime branch to probe an ISI mole in the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi who may be facilitating anti-India activities. Police said Khan had been called to Pakistan by his handlers in the Inter-Services Intelligence

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Delhi police to probe role of Pak High Commission staff

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Delhi Police has claimed that an employee at the Pakistan High Commission was involved in the alleged espionage network that was busted Sunday. Police has said the interrogation of Kafaitullah Khan, who allegedly passed on information to a Pakistan Intelligence operative, had hinted at involvement of a Pakistan High Commission staff. Khan was arrested on

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India will fulfil responsibilities on climate: PM Modi to Barack Obama

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India will fulfil all its responsibilities with regard to climate change as he met US President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the climate summit here. Modi, in his meeting with Obama, also appreciated the openness with which the US President addresses issues with him and said it

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SC refuses CBI probe against Rahul over citizenship row

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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to order a CBI probe against Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on his citizenship controversy. Holding a PIL seeking CBI inquiry as “frivolous and baseless”, a bench of Chief Justice H L Dattu and Amitava Roy summarily dismissed the plea. In fact, senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Harin Raval, appearing

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PM Narendra Modi could make or break Barack Obama’s climate legacy

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Since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power, President Barack Obama has not missed many opportunities to convey what a warm rapport he has forged with the Indian leader. There was the admiring essay about Modi that Obama wrote in Time magazine, and the image of them tete-a-tete at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial

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Tejaswi pads up for House debut: Lalu scion prepares for new innings with a little help from dad

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Six years ago, on a November morning, Tejaswi made his first-class cricketing debut at Ranchi’s Mecon ground. Another November, another debut awaits Tejaswi – this time on a different pitch though. RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s younger son and deputy chief minister Tejaswi is busy going though the rulebook for legislative business. He is also taking

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Sourav Ganguly says Virat Kohli reminds him of his days as India captain

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Sourav Ganguly has come it in heavy praise of current Indian skipper Virat Kohli and believes the latter’s positivity is a great asset to the way India approaches it s cricket. Ganguly admitted that Kohli’s captaincy brought back to him memories of his own playing days. Ganguly is considered one of India’s most astute captains.

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ISIS not Muslim, people of other faith defaming Islam: Assam leader

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“ISIS is not at all Muslims, rather these are people from other religion wearing masks and defaming Islam”, viewed Vice President of All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat HRA Choudhury. Speaking to ANI at the sideline of a convention Choudhury said, “I understand that these people (ISIS) are not Muslims at all. They are not Muslims and

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World leaders to launch bid for climate breakthrough in Paris; India to deliberate on crucial environmental issues

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World leaders will launch an ambitious attempt on Monday to hold back the earth’s rising temperatures, urging each other to find common cause in two weeks of bargaining meant to steer the global economy away from dependence on fossil fuels. They arrive at United Nations climate change talks in Paris armed with promises and accompanied

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Bill Gates, Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani and others join hands to give push to clean energy through innovations

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Coinciding with India’s move to launch an International Solar Alliance of over 100 sunshine-rich countries, the world’s top industrialists including Bill Gates, Mukesh Ambani, Ratan Tata and Jack Ma will on Monday announce the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, an international group of 28 investors to bring companies that have the potential to deliver affordable, reliable and

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Had Sardar Patel become PM, India would have been another Pakistan, says Kancha Ilaiah

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“India would have gone on the lines of Pakistan, had Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel become Prime Minister of India after independence in 1947,” said Dalit activist and author Kancha Ilaiah at the Times LitFest on Sunday. Ilaiah also said that Patel would have given the task of writing the Constitution to the ‘believers of Manusmriti’ instead

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The Brothers Bihari: A book that charts journeys of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad

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Few political allies are as unlike each other as RJD chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar, who recently took oath for the fifth time as the state’s chief minister. “The Brothers Bihari”, a book written by seasoned political journalist Sankarshan Thakur and published by Harper Collins, casts light

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Modi to launch solar alliance on first day of Paris climate summit

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch his ambitious International Solar Alliance on Monday, the first day of the Paris climate summit. The move is being seen by analysts as a strategic step for the country on the global stage. Experts say that the alliance, which would include around 50 African countries, would be

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By inviting Sonia, Manmohan for chai pe charcha Modi shows he is defiant in defeat and gracious in victory

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This is an old story with an eternal moral. When Alexander defeated and captured Indian king Porus in the battle of Hydaspes, Roman historian Arrian writes, the invader asked: “What do you wish that I should do with you?” “Treat me as a king ought,’ Porus is said to have replied. “For my part, your

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