In the face of violent clashes between anti and pro government forces in South Sudan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday reiterated that security of Indians is of paramount importance and that India has formed a task force to take stock of situation there. “We have made all arrangements to evacuate Indians from South Sudan in case the situation Read More

France forward Antoine Griezmann was named player of the tournament on Monday after leading the Euro 2016 hosts to Sunday’s final where they lost to Portugal in extra time. The 25-year-old was the tournament’s top scorer with six goals — more than any player at one European Championship since Michel Platini hit nine in France’s 1984-winning campaign on home soil. Read More

Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government on the plea of underworld don Babloo Srivastava seeking interim bail, till his application for remission of sentence is considered by the government in light of he having spent over two decades behind bars. A bench of Justices V Gopala Gowda and Adarsh Kumar Goel posted the Read More

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on July 11 presented a Ganesha idol to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev during the ongoing International Industrial Exhibition ‘Innoprom’ in Ekaterinburg. Fadnavis is currently on an official visit to Russia. At the Maharashtra pavilion at Innoprom, Fadnavis apprised Medvedev of investment opportunities in Maharashtra, an official said. The CM presented the Prime Minister a Read More

With 30 civilians dead and more than 1000 injured across the Valley in past three days, Kashmir is on boil. The toll is likely to increase in the coming days as many seriously injured patients are battling for their lives in various hospitals of the city. The situation turned volatile after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani who Read More

Jordan Spieth, world number three, has pulled out of Rio Olympics because of fears concerning the Zika virus, officials said at a news conference held at the British Open. Spieth’s withdrawal means the Olympic golf tournament will be without the world’s top four golfers. Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy had all previously said they would not be competing. Read More

Tamil Nadu Congress spokesperson Khushboo on Monday met AICC vice-presidentRahul Gandhi and discussed the party affairs in the state in the wake of the recent electoral drubbing. “The new TNCC president will be announced soon,” she told reporters after the meeting, adding that she was ready to take charge. But there are many senior leaders eligible for the post, she said. Read More

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Security Council on Monday to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan, sanction leaders and commanders who are blocking the implementation of a peace deal and fortify a UN peacekeeping mission. “We desperately need attack helicopters and other material to fulfill our mandate to protect civilians,” Ban said. “I also urge all countries contributing Read More

Stepping up efforts to restore normalcy in the Valley after two days of protests over the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani led to the death of at least 21 people in clashes with security forces, Union Home Minister Rajnath SinghMonday spoke to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah about the situation in the Read More

As the alleged suicide of a DySp created a huge political storm in Congress-ruled Karnataka, an aggressive opposition on Monday stalled proceedings in the Assembly demanding resignation of minister K J George named by the deceased along with two top police officers for his extreme step. Forcing three adjournments over the death of Mangaluru DySP M K Ganapathy, opposition BJP and JD(S) Read More