New Delhi: India celebrates the 19th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas today. As on this date, in 1999, the Kargil misadventure ended with India getting victorious. Till date, this day is remembered in the memory of those who sacrificed their lives for the country. India took command of the high outposts on July 26, 1999 […]

Mangaluru: On the occasion of delivering the first consignment of 2 million barrels of crude to Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve’s Ltd. (ISPRL) at Mangaluru on Monday, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) indicated an interest to store crude at ISPRL’s Padur facility in Udupi district. Speaking to reporters, Marketing Director of ADNOC, Abdulla Salem […]

New Delhi: One individual from each ASEAN country was today chosen for the Padma Award, in an unprecedented move to promote India’s ties with the 10-member bloc. The decision to confer the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award, on one achiever from each ASEAN country was taken as India-ASEAN Commemorative Summit started in New […]

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will present a special gift – the Gal-Mobile water desalinisation and purification jeep – to his friend Narendra Modi during his visit to India starting January 14, according to sources here. Netanyahu and Modi waded into the Mediterranean Sea and rode the “buggy” jeep on the coast during the […]

New Delhi: India and Pakistan on Monday exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the list of nuclear installations and facilities under a three-decade old bilateral pact. According to an External Affairs Ministry release, the two sides exchanged the list under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations between […]

Kingston: India’s wait for an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series against a lacklustre West Indies continued as incessant rains forced an early end to the fourth day’s play of the second Test at the Sabina Park here on Tuesday. A little under 16 overs of play was possible in which the hosts at […]

Kumbla: Attempts which disrupt the peace of the country are condemnable. India is facing more threat from inside enemies than outside, said BJP district Yuvamorcha President P R Sunil. He was addressing the gathering at Manjeshwara in a ‘Desha Raksha Sangama’ programme held by BJP Yuva morcha Manjeshwara Mandala. After inaugurating the programme BJP Yuva […]

New Delhi : India and Australia today announced completion of all the formalities for their bilateral civil nuclear agreement, paving way for the pact to come into force. The announcement was made after a meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull here on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. “Another […]

Melbourne : Riding on Rohit Sharma’s century, India beat Bangladesh by a big margin of 109 runs at Melbourne today to advance into the semifinal of the ICC cricket World Cup 2015. For Bangladesh it was the first World Cup knockout match in history where they were subjected to “questionable umpiring decisions” working in favour […]

Hamilton : India defeated Ireland by eight wickets in a Pool B cricket World Cup match at Seddon Park, in Hamilton on Tuesday. Opting to bat, Ireland were cruising at one stage with scorecard reading 206 for three but Indian bowlers made a fantastic comeback at the back—end of the innings, claiming as many as six wickets […]