Four perpetrators among eight killed in Russia prison hostage incident
Moscow, Aug 24 (IANS) Four staff members at a maximum-security prison (IK-19) in the Volgograd region died after four inmates took the employees hostage, the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) has said in a statement. The perpetrators were later eliminated in a special operation. The four prisoners took eight prison employees and four convicts hostage […]
US welcomes PM Modi’s Ukraine visit, says can be helpful in ending conflict
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) The US has welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ukraine, saying it can be helpful if it facilitates ending the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. “India is a strong partner for the United States, and the Prime Minister is as well. And, … him going to Kyiv and having conversations with (Ukraine) […]
Kennedy quits US presidential race, backs Trump
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) Independent US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr has announced that he is suspending his campaign and is supporting former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump. Kennedy, who belongs to one of the most-known American families in politics, said on Friday that he was dropping out because he did not see […]
Rajnath Singh, Lloyd Austin discuss deeper ties in support of free, open Indo-Pacific (Ld)
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his American counterpart Lloyd Austin on Friday discussed “ongoing efforts to deepen the Major Defense Partnership between the United States and India in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region”, according to a statement from the US Department of Defense. Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. […]
Meeting with US Defence Secy Austin ‘excellent’, says Rajnath Singh
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said he had an “excellent” meeting with his American counterpart Lloyd Austin and hailed the signing of two defence agreements with the United States during his ongoing visit as “pathbreaking”. Rajnath Singh met Austin at the Pentagon after a ceremonial welcome. “Excellent meeting with my […]
Indian Air Force’s Sarang team leaves for Egypt International Airshow
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday dispatched its Sarang Helicopter Display Team to participate in the first edition of the Egypt International Airshow, which will take place from September 3 to 5 at Al-Alamein International Airport, in Egypt’s El Dabaa. Al-Alamein International Airport is at a strategic geographical location […]
Bengali actor ‘misbehaved’: Kerala minister defends director Ranjith
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 24 (IANS) With the Hema Committee report now the sole discussion point in Kerala about the way sexual exploitation is taking place in the Malayalam film industry, cultural affairs minister Saji Cherian on Saturday strongly defended director Ranjith, over the accusation levelled against him by Bengali actor Sreelekha Mitra. Cherian’s defence of Ranjith […]
RG Kar tragedy: Rebel Trinamool MP expresses anguish through RK Laxman’s cartoon
Kolkata, Aug 24 (IANS) Veteran Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, has now taken refuge in a cartoon by legendary Indian artist and humourist RK Laxman to express his anguish over the recent summons to him by Kolkata Police over his social media post on the rape and murder of a woman junior […]
Bandh banned: MVA leaders mark silent sit-in protests in Maharashtra
Mumbai, Aug 24 (IANS) Undeterred by the Bombay High Court order restraining the Opposition-sponsored Maharashtra bandh, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Saturday began symbolic, silent, sit-in protests all over the state to highlight the growing atrocities on women. All through the day the MVA constituents shall organise such protests in all cities, districts, towns […]
Uttarakhand: Pagnau village swept away as heavy rain lashes Joshimath
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Pagnau, a remote village in Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, was completely destroyed as heavy rains lashed the area in the early hours of Saturday. The situation worsened significantly after heavy rainfall on Saturday, which led to the destruction of almost all houses in the village. The villagers, already living […]
