Director General of Indian Coast Guard, Vice Admiral A.G. Thapliyal Friday asserted that coastal security has improved significantly since the 2008 Mumbai terror attack but did not rule out the possibility of another attack from the sea route. The Coast Guard chief also said small boats and floating armouries continue to be threats.
A 19-year-old son of an Arunachal Pradesh Congress legislator died here after being beaten up by two shopkeepers following a row over his appearance and clothing, police said Friday. Activists and people from the northeast termed it a "racial attack" while the region's parliamentarians said they will take up the matter with the prime minister.
Close to one-and-half million homes in the capital face up to 10 hours of blackout from Saturday after the expiry of Friday's deadline for discom BSES Yamuna (BYPL) to pay its dues to bulk power supplier NTPC. Sources in state-run generator NTPC told IANS that it has informed BSYL that a power supply cut
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Congress' Digvijaya Singh and former union ministers Kumari Selja and Murli Deora were among 37 candidates elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha Friday after the deadline for withdrawing nominations in the biennial elections to the upper house ended. Polling will be held Feb 7, as scheduled, for the remaining 18
The US Thursday blamed the Syrian government for slow progress in removing its stockpiled chemical weapons, urging Damascus to take "necessary steps" to expedite the process. State Department spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki expressed "deep concern" about Syria's failure to move all of its chemical agents, as mandated by UN Security Council resolution 2118, to its
The inspectors of the UN nuclear watchdog — International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) — visited Iran's Gachin yellow cake mine, which produces yellowcake uranium for conversion to nuclear fuel, a media report said Thursday. However, no details were released and no comment was made about the Wednesday visit of the IAEA inspectors to Gachin,
A comprehensive performance from New Zealand fired them to a 87-run win over India in the fifth and final One-Day International (ODI), clinching the series 4-0 at the Westpac Stadium here Friday. A consecutive century by Ross Taylor powered the hosts to 303/5 in their 50 overs after being put in to bat. But
A consecutive century by Ross Taylor powered New Zealand to 303/5 in their 50 overs in the fifth and the final One-Day International (ODI) against India at the Westpac Stadium here Friday. Put in to bat, the hosts struggled at the start in front of pacers Mohammed Shami (1/61) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/48). But
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to field first in the fifth and final One-Day International (ODI) against New Zealand at the Westpac Stadium here Friday. The following are the squads: New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Jesse Ryder, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Brendon McCullum (Captain), Luke Ronchi, Nathan McCullum, James
All is not well with NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity. The wear and tear in its wheels owing to rough Martian landscape has been a cause of concern for mission managers. They are now seeking out a smoother path for the one-tonne robot to its ultimate goal. Mission managers revealed their growing concern for