India

China denies it is building military base in Afghanistan


Beijing, Aug 29: China on Wednesday denied a media report that it is helping Afghanistan build a military base and eventually plans to deploy its military in the strife-torn country.According to the Hong Kong-based newspaper South China Morning Post, Beijing has begun building a training camp for Afghan troops in a narrow corridor that...

Myanmar rejects UN accusations of genocide


Naypyidaw, Aug 29: Myanmar on Wednesday rejected a UN report that said there was evidence of genocide in the military operation carried out by the Myanmar government against the Muslim Rohingya minority.We didn't allow the FFM (Fact Finding Mission) to enter into Myanmar, that's why we don't agree and accept any resolutions made by...

Top Hizbul commander killed in J&K gunfight


Srinagar, Aug 29: A top Hizbul Mujahideen commander and his associate were killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, police said.The two were killed in the Khanabal area gun battle. Sources identified the top Hizbul commander as Altaf Ahmad Dar alias Altaf Kachroo and his...

Manohar Parrikar to fly to US for treatment


Panaji, Aug 29: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is currently admitted in a private hospital in Mumbai, is expected to fly to the US later on Wednesday, an official said.Parrikar had returned to Goa on August 22 from the US but was admitted in a Mumbai hospital within hours of his return. He was...

NIA to seek remand of arrested J&K jail official


Jammu, Aug 29: The NIA will seek the remand of Jammu jail's deputy superintendent arrested a day ago for his role in a conspiracy to motivate a youth to cross over to Pakistan.Feroze Ahmad Lone will be produced before the special National Investigation Agency court in Jammu later on Wednesday to seek his police...

After rain and floods, most schools reopen in Kerala


Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 29: Most school across Kerala reopened on Wednesday after a 10-day Onam break which coincided with the worst floods in a century that ravaged the state, turning many schools into refugee centres.Hundreds of school students, many of whom were languishing in relief camps until the other day, returned to their classes for...

NTR’s son, ex-MP Harikrishna dies in road accident


Hyderabad, Aug 29: TDP founder NTR's son and actor-politician Nandamuri Harikrishna died in a road accident in Telangana's Nalgonda district early on Wednesday. He was 61.Harikrishna, a former Rajya Sabha member and a former Andhra Pradesh Minister, sustained critical head injuries when the car which he was driving overturned near Anneparthi. The vehicle was flung...

Any unconditional financial support should be accepted: Rahul


Kochi, Aug 29: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that any unconditional financial support from anywhere should be accepted, as it will bring solace to flood-hit Kerala.Gandhi made the remark while speaking to reporters before beginning his second day trip to the flood-ravaged areas of the state. He was responding to a question on...

Andhra CM, NTR family members rush to Nalgonda


Hyderabad, Aug 29: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and other members of the NTR family rushed to Telangana's Nalgonda district, where NTR's son Nandamuri Harikrishna died in a road accident early on Wednesday.Shocked family members reached Kamineni Hospital at Narketpally, where Harikrishna, 61, succumbed minutes after he was brought with critical injuries. Harikrishna's...