Jammu : Pakistani troops Tuesday violated ceasefire along the Line of Control by targeting forward posts and villages in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said. The latest ceasefire violation took place in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district around 1130 hours, prompting strong and effective retaliation […]
New Delhi : The official website of the Bharatiya Janata Party, http://www.bjp.org, was taken offline on Tuesday after hackers defaced the site. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks. An official response from the party is awaited. Screenshots of the site’s home page, which went viral on social […]
Gorakhpur (UP) : The ICICI Academy for Skills, an arm of ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth, opened a new centre here on Tuesday to offer free skill training to the youth from economically weaker sections to help them earn a sustainable livelihood. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated […]
Kolkata : Cricket Association of Bengal joint secretary Avishek Dalmiya Tuesday lost his mother Chandralekha, who passed away after prolonged illness, family sources confirmed. Wife of former BCCI president late Jagmohan Dalmiya, Chandralekha was 72 and is survived by son Avishek and daughter Baishali, a member of West Bengal […]
New Delhi : The Congress will not form an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party in the national capital for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Delhi Congress chief Sheila Dikshit told reporters on Tuesday. “A unanimous decision has been taken that there will be no alliance in Delhi,” Dikshit […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Another federal deadline passed Monday for seven states in the U.S. West to wrap up work on a plan to ensure the drought-stricken Colorado River can deliver water to the 40 million people and farms that depend on it. The states — Arizona, California, […]
TORONTO — A leading Cabinet minister in Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government resigned Monday, becoming the second minister to step down over a scandal that has shaken the government in an election year. Treasury Board president Jane Philpott, considered a star minister, said in a resignation letter […]
WASHINGTON — Leading House Democrats will offer a resolution Wednesday condemning anti-Semitism in response to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s latest remarks on Israel, a senior Democratic aide said. The declaration, written by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats, comes after Omar’s new remarks suggesting American supporters of Israel are […]
MIAMI — The protagonist of an award-winning documentary chronicling the plight of immigrants held at a for-profit facility was supposed to be celebrating at a film premiere in Miami. Instead, Claudio Rojas is back at another immigration detention facility’s cell, facing deportation. Sandy Pineda, his attorney, said Rojas […]
BANGKOK — Shares have declined in most Asian markets, tracking an overnight sell-off on Wall Street. But stocks in Shanghai and Shenzhen advanced early Tuesday after the government set an ambitious target for growth this year that implies strong government support for the economy. The Shanghai Composite index […]
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