Two militants were killed on Monday morning in an anti-militancy operation in Baramulla’s Sopore area. A police spokesman said the militants were killed in an encounter with the police, the army’s 22 RR and CRPF in Check-e-Brath Sopore, 55 know north of Srinagar. He said the operation is on. “The identity and affiliation of the slain militants are being ascertained,” […]
» Read moreAthens Olympic silver medallist shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was today appointed the new sports minister in place of Vijay Goel, who has been made the minister of state for parliamentary affairs. The 47-year-old Rathore was till now serving as minister of state for Information and Broadcasting. Rathore takes over from the proactive Goel following a major cabinet reshuffle by Prime […]
» Read morePrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday left on a three-day visit to China to attend the BRICS Summit which he hoped would support the agenda for a stronger partnership among the member countries, amid strain in Sino-India ties over a host of issues. On the second leg of his five-day tour, Mr. Modi will travel to Myanmar for his first […]
» Read moreNirmala Sitharaman named the new defence minister, only the second woman to hold the post since former prime minister Indira Gandhi. “Somebody who has come from a small town, grown into the party with all the support of the leadership, and if given such responsibility, it just makes you feel sometimes that cosmic grace is there. Otherwise it is impossible,” […]
» Read morePower minister Piyush Goyal, newly elevated to cabinet rank, was on Sunday given charge of the railway ministry.
» Read moreCambodian authorities arrested the leader of the main opposition party on Sunday, accusing him of treason in a move that sharply escalated political tensions in the Southeast Asian nation ahead of national elections next year. His party denied the allegations and said the charges were politically motivated. The arrest of Kem Sokha during a midnight raid on his Phnom Penh […]
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