India

Madurai, Nov 29: Four Indian fishermen from a village in Nagapattinam district were today arrested by Sri Lankan Navy after they strayed into Lankan waters, officials said. Fisheries department officials said that the fishermen from Pushpavanam village, who were reported missing after they ventured out for fishing yesterday, had strayed into Lankan waters due to a rough sea and were rescued by

Jammu, Nov 28: The toll in the gunfight between the security forces and infiltrators that restarted Friday after a lull has risen to 11. Heavy firing is on in Jammu district ahead of the prime minister's election rallies in the state. A senior police officer said another body was recovered Friday morning during searches in Arnia area of Jammu district, the site of the gunbattle that started

Chandigarh, Nov 28: The massive effort to locate and arrest self-styled religious leader Satguru Rampalji Maharaj cost taxpayers nearly Rs. 30 crore, the Punjab and Haryana Court in Chandigarh was told today. Rampal, 63, was charged with sedition earlier this month after a days-long siege of his sprawling compound in Haryana ended in his arrest along with hundreds of hardcore followers. The police

Kathmandu, Nov 28: On the last day of the 18th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) summit here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif shook hands and exchanged pleasantries. New Delhi, however, was quick to point out that Modi’s handshake with Sharif should not be construed as a signal of India’s willingness for an early restart of the stalled

New Delhi, Nov 27: Actor and former campaigner of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Kushboo joined the Congress on Wednesday and described the party as the only one which could hold all sections of the society together. Accompanied by Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president E. V. K. S. Elangovan and general secretary in-charge of the State Mukul Wasnik, the actor first met Congress president Sonia

Jammu, Nov 27: Eight people, including three civilians, were killed when the security forces took on infiltrating militants in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday, police said. A fierce gun battle between the security forces and militants began near the international border in the morning and ended around 3 p.m. Four guerrillas and a soldier were also killed in the gunfight in Jammu district's Arnia area

Kathmandu, Nov 27: A thaw in the Indo-Pak ties remained a distant dream on Wednesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart M Nawaz Sharif cold-shouldered each other though they shared the dais at the inaugural session of the 18th summit of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) here. Despite sitting in the vicinity of each other for a couple of hours in

New Delhi, Nov 27: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the identities of 427 overseas account holders have been established and 250 of them had conceded to holding these accounts. He refuted opposition charges that the government was doing little to get back the illicit money stashed away by Indians abroad. Replying to the debate on black money in the Rajya Sabha, Jaitley said the

New Delhi, Nov 26: The government today came under a blistering attack from the opposition in Rajya Sabha on the issue of black money, with Congress asking it to apologise before people for "selling lies" or else fulfil the poll promise made to them. Initiating a discussion on black money, deputy leader of Congress Anand Sharma said that when the BJP leaders were in the opposition, they had

Kathmandu, Nov 26: Pakistan today stalled the inking of SAARC connectivity agreements, including motor vehicle pact, saying it was yet to complete its "internal process", notwithstanding other countries, including India and Sri Lanka, who have been strongly pitching for strengthening the people-to-people contact and movement of goods in the region. While Pakistan's blocking has created