Nuapada, 21/6: Three CRPF personnel were killed in a Maoist ambush at a security post in Odisha’s Nuapada district on Tuesday, officials said. The deceased include a jawan and two assistant sub-inspector rank personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The Naxals attacked the troops, who were involved in a road…
Mumbai, 21/9: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to fly its 106 Maharashtra MLAs to Gujarat on a chartered flight, as the party fears poaching by the Shiv Sena. Meanwhile, in the evening another seven Shiv Sena MLAs landed in Surat. They were flown from Delhi to Surat. Party sources say…
Rome, 21/6: On Tuesday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik started his Rome visit by first paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Statue at the Piazza Gandhi in Rome. On this occasion, Shri Patnaik said that he is inspired by the ideals and principles of our Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi. …
Islamabad, 21/6: Terrorists are planning to assassinate Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan and they have sought assistance from an assassin in Afghanistan to target him, the Counter-Terrorism Department’s (CTD) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa wing has warned, according to a media report on Tuesday. The CTD has directed all concerned agencies to take all possible…
New Delhi, 21/6:The armed forces said on Tuesday that “credible” information on the ‘Agnipath’ scheme recently has dispelled misinformation about the initiative and asserted that youngsters preparing to become soldiers have returned to physical activities at several places. Amid misgivings about the recruitment process, Lt Gen Anil Puri, additional secretary, Department of Military Affairs,…
New Delhi, 21/6: Former external affairs minister Yashwant Sinha has been chosen as the Opposition’s candidate for the upcoming Presidential elections, sources told AO. The decision was taken during a meeting of Opposition leaders on Tuesday.
New Delhi, 21/6:Rahul Gandhi arrived to record his statement with the Enforcement Directorate for the fifth day on Tuesday in the National Herald case. The Congress MP from Wayanad in Kerala has spent more than 40 hours with the federal investigating agency over four sittings since his first appearance on June 13. …
UP, 21/6:Cheques worth Rs 22 crore, donated towards building the Ram Temple at Ayodhya, have bounced even as the Ram Janma Bhoomi Teerth Khestra Trust, which is overseeing the construction work, has so far received more than Rs 5,400 crore in donations. An office bearer said on Monday that the trust received Rs…
Mysuru, 21/6:Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed yoga along with thousands of participants at a mass demonstration in the backdrop of the iconic Mysuru Palace here on Tuesday and said the physical fitness regime was forming a basis for cooperation among countries, and that it can become a problem-solver. Leading the main event of…
New Delhi, 20/6:Amid massive protest over the new recruitment policy in defence forces Agnipath, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said some decisions that look unpleasant at first will benefit the country in the long run. “Several reforms, several decisions may seem unpleasant temporarily. But, in time, the nation benefits from these reforms,”…
