Three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were killed in a night long encounter in Pulwama. Their charred bodies were recovered on Thursday morning. Police sources said all three trapped militants, who engaged the security forces in a gunfight on Wednesday night, were killed in a house. The house of a civilian was completely damaged in the encounter as it caught fire. The […]
» Read moreKenneth Juster, deputy director of National Economic Council, will be appointed as the U.S. Ambassador to India, the White House confirmed on Wednesday. An announcement of his appointment is in process, but it may not come before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first meeting with President Donald Trump on June 26. Mr. Juster has been a strong advocate of India-U.S. partnership, […]
» Read moreThe Modi government on Wednesday carried out a reshuffle in the top bureaucracy, appointing Rajiv Guaba as Home Secretary, and Subhash Garg as Secretary, Economic Affairs, in the Ministry of Finance (MoF). In total, 17 top officials were appointed to fill vacancies in important positions like Economic Affairs, Telecommunications, Power, Personnel and Shipping. A 1982-batch IAS officer, Mr. Gauba, currently […]
» Read moreThe ruling AIADMK (Amma) on Wednesday evening announced its support to the NDA’s presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind. It was not immediately clear if party deputy general secretary T.T.V Dhinakaran, who is believed to command the support of around 35 of the 123 MLAs, would back the decision. A brief statement issued by the party after a “consultation” meeting held […]
» Read moreSetting all speculations at rest, an MLA of Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), after coming out of a core committee meeting of the party in Patna on Wednesday, said the party had decided to support National Democratic Alliance’s presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind. “Yes, at the meeting our party decided to support Ram Nath Kovindji as the presidential candidate… he […]
» Read moreThe Karnataka government on Wednesday announced crop loan waiver of up to Rs 50,000 per farmer that will cost Rs 8,165 crore to the state exchequer. The move announced in the assembly will help about 22,27,506 farmers who have obtained loans from cooperative banks. “Farmers are in distress. They have been demanding loan waiver. We have to respond to farmers, […]
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