India

New Delhi, April 19: India on Thursday test-fired for the first time its most-ambitious strategic missile, the over 5,000-km range Agni-V, in a bid to join the super exclusive ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) club that counts just US, Russia,China, France and UK as its members. The solid-fuelled Agni-V, which will bring the whole of China as well as other regions under its strike envelope

New Delhi, April 19: India on Wednesday made the most persuasive case for India's "full membership" of the global non-proliferation regimes. In a major policy statement, foreign secretary Ranjan Mathai told a gathering of nuclear experts that "the logical conclusion of partnership with India is its full membership of the four multilateral regimes." Mathai, unusually, gave a detailed exposition of

Kolkata, April 18: A woman in West Bengal attempted suicide after she was molested and her family members were beaten up by a group of people for her refusal to join the Trinamool Congress, police said Wednesday. "We have received a complaint by Toton Das, who has alleged that his mother was molested by a group of people who also assaulted his other family members for refusal to join the Trinamool

New Delhi, April 18: The Central Bureau of Investigation seems to have taken a U-turn on Nupur Talwar in the Aarushi Talwar murder case. At a hearing at the Ghaziabad court on Wednesday, the CBI claimed it raided several locations to arrest Nupur Talwar but were unable to find her last week. This is completely opposite to what the agency told the Supreme Court just days back, where it claimed that

New Delhi, April 18: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday conducted search operations at the homes of two former army officers in Delhi and Noida and recovered key documents related to its probe into alleged irregularities in the procurement of Tatra trucks, sources said. CBI sources said searches were also being conducted at the residence of an official of the Britain-based

Mumbai, April 18: Thousands of commuters were stranded at the Central Railway (CR) stations after a midnight fire in a signal cabin. It will take three to four days to fully restore the traffic, a CR spokesperson said adding that services on the Harbour line were also hampered. Only 70 per cent of the normal suburban services would be operated today, he said, adding that 4 long distance trains

Balasore, April 18: Taking a major leap forward in missile technology and military deterrent capability, India is all set to test fire its 5,000 km range Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V on Wednesday from a test range off the coast of Odisha. The test fire of the missile will be conducted on Wednesday from a test range in Wheeler island off the coast of Odisha. Preparations have

New Delhi, April 18: With an eye on both China and Pakistan, the government on Tuesday approved a slew of measures to fast-track acquisition of weapons as well as boost infrastructure development along the borders for faster mobility of troops and equipment. The new steps significantly include seeking the Planning Commission's sanction for 14 strategic railway lines, mostly along the western and

New Delhi, April 18: Fed up with the Centre's “indecision” on allowing an increase in fuel prices in the face of the rising international crude prices, the oil marketing companies on Tuesday virtually threatened to increase petrol prices by Rs. 8.04 a litre, asking the government to either cut excise duty on petrol and give them Rs. 49 crore a day in compensation. In a joint representation, the

Mumbai, April 17: In a huge relief to the Maharashtra government, the judicial commission of inquiry looking into the Adarsh housing scam has held that the land on which the controversial building stands belongs to the State and not the Army. The two-member panel, which had submitted its interim report to the government last Friday, has also held that the building was not reserved for war heroes