NEW DELHI: Days after commissioning its second nuclear-powered submarine, India on Friday conducted a successful launch of the intermediate range ballistic missile Agni-4 from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur off the Odisha coast.The launch of the Agni-4 missile, which has a strike range of 4,000-km, “successfully validated all operational and technical parameters”, a defence…
NEW DELHI: India and the Maldives on Friday discussed expediting implementation of various ongoing defence cooperation projects in the archipelago, in a development that comes soon after external affairs minister S Jaishankar visited Male last month amid the strain in bilateral ties.The 5th defence cooperation dialogue, with Indian defence secretary Giridhar Aramane and Maldives’ chief…
NEW DELHI: A day after meeting Rahul Gandhi, wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joined Congress on Friday, lashing out at BJP for “ditching them” during their struggle for honour. Late at night, Phogat was announced as the Congress candidate from Julana assembly constituency. The party also issued a statement announcing the appointment of Punia…
JAMMU/NEW DELHI: Taking a hardline stand on abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A with a pledge to ensure it remains part of history, BJP on Friday released its manifesto for Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, announcing 25 promises, including a slew of freebies, increase in ‘Kisan Samman Nidhi’ from Rs 6,000 per year to Rs…
NEW DELHI: Talks between Congress and AAP over an alliance in Haryana have hit a deadlock on the number and nature of constituencies to be ceded to Arvind Kejriwal’s outfit, with insiders dubbing prospects of a tie-up as unlikely.Sources in AAP, which always looked keener for the unexpected partnership and had remained hopeful of swinging…
As protests against RG Kar doctor rape-murder case rage on across Kolkata and other parts of the country, the former Raj Bhavan staffer – who had accused Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose of sexual harassment – reminded everyone about her plea for justice while joining the agitation herself. “I did not find much support…
ALMORA: Underworld don Prakash Pandey, also known as ‘PP’ in the corridors of crime, while serving a life sentence and facing several pending court cases for extortion, robbery and murder, was initiated into ‘monkhood‘ in Uttarakhand’s Almora jail and will now be known as ‘Prakasha Nand Giri’. Jail officials, however, denied any involvement in the…
NEW DELHI: Congress released its first list of candidates on Friday for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections on October 5.The list comprising 31 names included wrestler Vinesh Phogat who had joined the party just hours before along with Bajrang Punia. While Phogat was given the party ticket for Haryana polls, Punia was named the working…
NEW DELHI: In a display of confidence, former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is facing sexual harassment allegations by six wrestlers, said that even a “small BJP candidate” would defeat Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, as the two ventured into politics after joining Congress on Friday.“These people consider politics to…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal governor CV Anand Bose on Friday referred the anti-rape Aparajita Bill passed by the Mamata Banerjee government to President Droupadi Murmu for her consideration, an official informed. The bill passed was by the state assembly on Tuesday and it proposes severe punishments, including the death penalty, for convicted rapists, particularly in…
