India

New Delhi, Sep 25: Months after theMinistry of Home Affairsconducted an internal enquiry into the missing files related toIshrat Jahan encounter case, a formal police investigation has been launched into the matter. The home ministry has filed an FIR with Delhi Police to formally probe how, why and under what circumstances crucial files went missing. The probe is set to escalate the fight between

New York, Sep 25: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is set to address the UN General Assembly tomorrow with all eyes set on her speech in which she is expected to deliver a stinging response to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's "tirade" on Kashmir. Swaraj arrived here yesterday afternoon and will address the UN general debate tomorrow morning. "Leading India's delegation to the 71st

Meerut, Sep 25: Liaqat Ali, who now lives in Kairana, remembers how he barely made it out of his village alive. Three years ago, a mob made its way into Shamli district's Bawri village and chopped off his foot. He later limped to Kairana because he thought of it as an "oasis of communal harmony" during a time of conflict. Ali these days tackles his disability while trying to earn a living for his

Kozhikode, Sep 24: Launching a blistering attack on Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today warned its leadership that the Uri terror attack will not be forgotten and the sacrifice of 18 jawans will not go in vain. In his first public address after last Sunday's deadly attack by terrorists from across the border, he said India will mount an all out offensive to isolate Pakistan diplomatically

Chennai, Sep 24: The ruling AIADMK today lashed out at DMK chief M Karunanidhi for seeking a special session of Tamil Nadu Assembly to discuss the Cauvery issue, saying he came up with such demands as he was "irked" over Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's "repeated victories" in the inter-state row and wanted to "conceal his betrayals" in the matter. By making such demands, Karunanidhi was trying to

New Delhi, Sep 24: The chiefs of the Army and the Air Force along with the Vice Chief of the Navy today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence here. The meeting assumes significance as it comes against the backdrop of the deadly Uri attack. Defence sources described the meeting as "routine". The chiefs of the armed forces have a monthly meeting with the Prime Minister to discuss various

Ahmedabad, Sep 24: Chief Minister Vijay Rupani's maiden outing on social media - Twitter Town Halla la Ask Obama - proved to be a damp squib on Friday . The CM did not respond to a single question in the stipulated time from 10 am to 12.30 pm. Out of 800-odd questions, he answered five afterwards - two from his Vijay Rupani (@vijayrupanibjp) and three from his CM Gujarat (@CMOGuj) account. Rupani

Coimbatore, Sept 23: A state-wide dawn to dusk bandh called today by Hindu Munnani in protest against the alleged murder of its spokesperson turned violent and targeted police, as some miscreants torched a police vehicle in Thudiyalur on the city outskirts. Hindu Munnani spokesperson Sarikumar was returning home last night when he was allegedly murdered by four persons, riding two motorcycles

New Delhi, Sept 23: India and France today signed the Euro 7.87-billion deal for Rafale fighter jets, equipped with latest missiles and weapon system besides multiple India- specific modifications that will give the IAF cutting edge capability over arch rival Pakistan. The deal was signed by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and his visiting French counterpart Jean Yves Le Drian sixteen months

Mumbai, Sep 23: Police have issued sketches of suspects spotted moving suspiciously near a Naval base at Uran in neighbouring Raigad district, even as multi-agency search operations are on to trace them a day after a high alert was sounded along the Mumbai coast and adjoining areas. Based on the description given by some school children at Uran who spotted the armed suspects, their sketches were