Imphal (ANI): At least six hardcore militants belonged to the People”s Liberation Army (PLA) and the Kangleipak Communist Party- Military Council (KCP-MC) surrendered to the security force here on Wednesday. An exclusive event was held to mark this occasion in the presence of Joykumar Singh, Director General of Police (DGP), Manipur and Major General D [...]

New Delhi (ANI): Union Home Secretary G K Pillai has said the Home Ministry insists that state police should play a key role with assistance from central security forces to tackle the Maoists menace. In an interview to a private news channel, Pillai said: “I think basically the whole strategy has been to strengthen the [...]

New Delhi (ANI): Former Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court Justice (Retd.) Makani Narayan Rao on Monday took charge as chairperson of National Commission for Backward Classes. The Central Government had appointed Justice Rao to the post on May 31. Justice M.N. Rao, who hails from Nellore at Andhra Pradesh, obtained his Bachelor”s Degree [...]

New Delhi (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will undertake a two-day visit to Kashmir from Monday onwards. Dr. Singh is likely to renew the Central Government’s offer for talks for those who are outside the mainstream politics and also review the progress in the Round Table peace initiative and development work being undertaken in [...]

New Delhi/Mumbai (ANI): The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) Foundation organised a ”CEO Volunteer Day” here on Saturday on the occasion of World Environment Day, where leaders from the IT industry planted saplings with under privileged children of Don Bosco Night Shelter Home for Boys. “This event is organised by NASSCOM and [...]

New Delhi (ANI): A cycle rally was organized in New Delhi on Saturday by the Organizing committee of the Commonwealth Games to mark the World Environment Day. The rally, which started from the headquarters of the Commonwealth Games, witnessed an enthusiastic response from the citizens, who turned up in large numbers. Shera, the official mascot [...]

New Delhi (ANI): The first batch of Hindu devotees left New Delhi on Tuesday for the annual Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage. The batch of pilgrims comprised of 50 devotees. “According to our holy books, pilgrimage of Kailash-Mansarovar is one of the major pilgrimages of the Hindus. It is an effort to the end the cycle of life [...]

New Delhi (ANI): The President of the Republic of Seychelles, James Alix Michel, will undertake a three-day visit of India from June 1 to June 3. This will be his second visit to India.He had earlier visited India in 2005. Briefing the media about the visit, the government”s official spokesman, Vishnu Prakash, described Seychelles as [...]

New Delhi (ANI): Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Kamal Nath on Monday announced the 20-kilometer-per day road project that would involve the construction of 20 kilometers of road per day in the country. “If we are to catch up with the past, today what we are building is not building for the future. [...]

New Delhi (ANI): A Delhi Court on Saturday extended the judicial custody of diplomat Madhuri Gupta for another 14 days. Gupta was arrested by the Indian intelligence officials on charges of spying for Pakistan on April 22. Earlier on May 21, a Delhi court had dismissed her bail application, saying that charges against her were [...]

New Delhi (ANI): Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Saturday said he had given full freedom to the Air India management to take any step to deal with disruptions like the recent strike, asserting that indiscipline will not be tolerated. “I had made it very clear to the management that you have full freedom and [...]

New Delhi (ANI): A seven-member team led by the Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander R.C. Tripathi is all set to take on the challenge of the next mountaineering expedition in the series of the ongoing Mission Seven Summit Mountaineering Project. Teams of experienced and seasoned mountaineers of the IAF are undertaking mountaineering expeditions to [...]