Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said all Indians stand in solidarity with the families of the 39 Indians killed in Mosul in Iraq and the government is fully committed to ensure the safety of Indians abroad.Every Indian grieves with those who lost their loved ones in Mosul. We stand in solidarity with the bereaved families and pay our respects to the Indians killed in Mosul. The MEA and particularly my colleagues @SushmaSwaraj Ji and @Gen_VKSingh Ji left no stone unturned in trying to trace and safely bring back those we lost in Mosul, the PM said in a series of tweets. He added t ... Read More

In a 55-page affidavit filed before the Justice A Arumughaswamy Commission, jailed AIADMK leader VK Sasikala has recounted what took place at former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's residence on September 22, 2016 before she was rushed to the hospital. Sasikala has said that she took Jayalalithaa to the hospital even though the former AIADMK chief did not want to be taken for treatment, The Hindu reported. Sasikala said that Jayalalithaa was unwell and called for help when she was in the bathroom on the first floor of her Poes Garden residence. Sasikala said she rushed to her hel ... Read More

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has told the state's Assembly that his party, the AIADMK, is not in alliance with the BJP and is not providing it support in any blanket manner. Palaniswami's clarification came in the face of accusations by opposition parties that the AIADMK has been soft with the BJP-led government Centre over the Supreme Court-mandated created of the Cauvery Management Board (CMB). However, the clarification also comes against the backdrop of the proposed no-confidence motion against the NDA government that has gained ground since the TDP quit the allia ... Read More

It was a harrowing experience for office goers in Mumbai on Tuesday morning as the local train services on the Central Line of the suburban train network was crippled by hundreds of job aspirants who took to tracks alleging promises made to them were not fulfilled. The protests that started at 7 am went on for more than four hours blocking the rail track between Matunga and Dadar. Reports said that the protesters even pelted stones following which police personnel resorted to lathicharge. Speaking to Zee News, some of the protesters said that they suffered injuries during the police action. ... Read More

New Delhi: Canada has conveyed to India that presence of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at an event here last month where the Indian map was inaccurately depicted, did not reflect its endorsement. Trudeau had attended a conclave of Young Change Makers here on February 24 where the Indian map was reportedly shown incorrectly. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said India had taken up the matter with Canada. We had taken up the matter with the Canadian side. We were informed that the inaccurate depiction of the Indian flag happened at the Young Change Makers conclave he ... Read More

The Delhi high court on Friday refused to ground the entire fleet of IndiGos A320neo aircraft, which allegedly have defective engines. Advocate Yeshwanth Shenoys said in his plea that IndiGos A320neo fleet should be grounded until the manufacturers give in writing that the existing defects have been rectified and the DGCA is satisfied. Your (petitioner) first prayer seeking direction to Directorate General of Civil Aviation to ground the entire fleet of Airbus A320neo cannot be granted,a bench of acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and justice C Hari Shankar said. It, however, said Sheno ... Read More