Washington: The Trump administration said it is eliminating more than 90 per cent of the US Agency for International Development's foreign aid contracts and USD 60 billion in overall US assistance around the world, putting numbers on its plans to eliminate the majority of US...
Chennai: In a relief to the fishing community in Tamil Nadu, 27 fishermen, arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on charges of crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL), were released from prison and reached Chennai International Airport Thursday. The fishermen hailing from Rameswaram and...
New York: India has hit out at Pakistan at the seventh meeting of the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, calling it a failed state thriving on international aid. Kshitij Tyagi, India's Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva, said it was unsurprising...
Imphal: A coordinating committee of the Kuki-Zo Community village volunteers Wednesday urged the Central government to take immediate steps to restore peace, security, and normalcy for the tribals and the state of Manipur as well and expressed willingness to lay down arms if their four-point...
New Delhi: Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi visited Airbus' helicopter facility at Marignane in France where he was briefed on cutting-edge aviation technology, the Army said Wednesday. Gen Dwivedi is on a four-day visit to France from February 24 to boost bilateral military cooperation. The...
New Delhi: The UK Wednesday said its Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds and Investment Minister Poppy Gustafsson announced 17 new export and investment deals during their visits to India this week. It also said that New Delhi's recent Union budget drives more opportunities for British insurance...
Hyderabad: The operation to rescue eight persons trapped in the partially-collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district made some progress on the fifth day on Wednesday as the rescue workers managed to reach the end of the 14-km long tunnel. A...
Rajouri: An army vehicle came under fire from suspected terrorists in a forward village near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district Wednesday, officials said. There were no immediate reports of any casualties in the brief firing near Phal village in the...
Kolkata: The two brothers were solely responsible for the killing of the two women and the teenage girl of their family and no outsiders were involved in the crime, Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma said Tuesday. Verma also stated that the motive of the murder...
New York: US President Donald Trump has announced plans for an immigration Gold Card that companies can buy for $5 million for highly talented employees to deal with the uncertainties of work visas and green cards. The Gold Card programme he announced Tuesday, though, is...
By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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