India

New Delhi, Feb 13: India is "disappointed" that the US has approved the sale of eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan and it plans to summon the US ambassador to New Delhi to convey its "displeasure". "We are disappointed at decision of the Obama administration to notify the sale of F-16 aircrafts to Pakistan. We disagree with their rationale that such arms transfers help to combat terrorism," the

New Delhi, Feb 12: JNU students union president Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested on Friday in connection with a case of sedition and criminal conspiracy over holding of an event at the prestigious institute against hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. The case was registered yesterday under Section of 124 A (sedition) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC against unknown persons at Vasant

New Delhi, Feb 12: The Supreme Court said that proceedings in the National Herald case against Congress president Sonia Gandhi, party vice president Rahul Gandhi and three others will continue at the trial court. However, the court made some serious observations on the trial against the Gandhis in the National Herald case. A bench of Justices JS Khehar and C Nagappan said that the Delhi High Court

New Delhi, Feb 12: Stepping up their cooperation, India and the UAE Thursday night signed a wide-ranging set of seven agreements including on cyber security, infrastructure investment and insurance after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. At their restricted as well as delegation-level talks here, the two leaders

Delhi, Feb 12: On a day that Siachen braveheart Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad died leaving more than a billion haearts saddened, three days after miraculously being rescued alive from beneath tonnes of snow following an avalanche that hit his post at an height of 19,600 feet, Pakistan said on Thursday that time had come for both the countries to resolve the issue. "We hope Siachen issue is

New Delhi, Feb 11: To ensure that prices of pulses do not flare up any further, central security agencies including Intelligence Bureau and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence have been asked to keep a close watch on tur, urad and gram traders to check speculation and hoarding. Pulses prices have been under pressure since last year due to production fall in the wake of unfavourable weather. For

New Delhi, Feb 11: In a first of its kind deal, UAE’s national oil company Adnoc has agreed to store crude oil in India’s maiden strategic storage, and give two-third of the oil to it for free. India, which is 79% dependent on imports to meet its crude oil needs, is building underground storages at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Mangalore and Padur in Karnataka to store about 5.33 million

New Delhi, Feb 11: Trouble mounted for RK Pachauri, already embroiled a legal battle over allegations of sexual harassment, when another woman came out in public on Wednesday making similar allegations. The woman, a former employee of The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri), made these allegations amid controversy over Pachauri's elevation to a higher post. The woman, who claimed Pachauri made

New Delhi, Feb 10: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Tuesday night witnessed clashes between two student groups over Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, who was hanged on February 09, 2013 in Tihar Jail. The incident happened after a group of students organised a programme and termed the hanging of the Parliament attack convict as "judicial killing”. The students allegedly shouted slogans

New Delhi, Feb 9: Amidst controversies over the role of Governors, President Pranab Mukherjee today said all those who hold Constitutional positions should maintain sanctity of the Constitution. "Our nation has grown from strength to strength since independence. It is primarily due to our steadfast adherence to the principles enshrined in our Constitution. It is an enduring document that reflects