India

Mumbai, Jan 2: Suburban rail services on Central Railway were hit on Friday morning after commuters blocked the tracks at Diva station to protest against delay in services. Trouble started at 7 am when a pantograph of a local train got entangled in the OHE- overhead power supply wire - near Thakurli station, close to Kalyan, in Thane district. Railway officials cut the power supply to the line so

Bengaluru, Jan 2 : As the ceasefire violations by Pakistan continued unabated, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said Islamabad does not seem to learn any lesson, and India's response had been "more than double the capacity." "Pakistan does not like to stay quiet even on New Year day. They started (cross-border) firing at 12.30 in the night and don't seem to learn (any) lesson," Parrikar

Ahmedabad, Jan 2: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh will give thrust to expanding its base in rural India this year. The rural expansion drive, which was decided at a three-day meeting in Agra in the first week of November, is aimed at recruiting cadres for the Sangh and its affiliates at the village level. After helping the BJP come to power, the RSS feels this is the right time for it to

Jammu, Jan 1: A day after PDP gave signs of apparent softening of stance towards it, BJP today said it has sought 'more time' from the governor in view of the ongoing dialogue with parties on government formation and hinted that it could relent on the issue of having chief minister from Jammu. Governor has set January 19 deadline for formation of government in the state and BJP will not take any

New Delhi, Jan 1: Price of non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG) was today cut by Rs 43.50 per cylinder as international oil rates slumped to their lowest since May 2009. A 14.2-kg cylinder of non-subsidised LPG will now cost Rs 708.50, down from Rs 752 previously, in Delhi, oil companies announced today. This is the fifth straight reduction in rates of non- subsidised or market-priced LPG, which the

Jammu, Jan 1: India will launch a strong protest with Pakistan over fresh ceasefire violations at the International Border here that has left a BSF jawan dead and another injured. "They (Pakistan) have violated the norms on international border. We are going to lodge strong protest to them (over ceasefire violation)," Inspector General of Border Security Force (BSF) Rakesh Sharma told reporters

Srinagar, Jan 1: Indian border forces killed four Pakistani interior-ministry troops on New Year's Eve, ending a year in which clashes between the nuclear-armed neighbours have escalated and hopes for reconciliation faded. Wednesday's incident, on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir, followed the killing earlier in the day of an Indian border guard, a senior officer from India's Border

Jammu/New Delhi, Dec 31: Four Pakistani rangers were killed in BSF’s strong retaliaton after a jawan of the force lost his life in heavy firing from the other side on a patrol today along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, Indian news agencies reported. The retaliation which forced the rangers to wave white flags came on a day when the Government asked the Border

Jammu, Dec 31: PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti today met Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra and dropped hints that her party is not averse to joining hands with BJP as she said the poll mandate was an "opportunity" for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and invoked Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Without giving details of what exactly she discussed with Vohra, Mehbooba said her meeting with the Governor was "informal

New Delhi, Dec 31: In an interaction with journalists late Tuesday night, he also said that the ministry is thinking of giving conditioned and limited approval to dealing with banned firms, and a ban has been lifted to get spare parts for Tatra trucks. "Representatives from defence firms are already allowed in the Defence Procurement Policy... the problem is it does not say what is not acceptable