Thousands of people from the Kuki-Zomi tribe came out on the streets of Kangpokpi district headquarters today, protesting against the proposed removal of the 9 and 22 Battalions of Assam Rifles Kangpokpi and Churachandpur. Organised under the aegis of the Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), the protest highlighted the community’s deep fears about the deteriorating […]

<p><strong>New Delhi:</strong> The defence ministry on Monday sealed a Rs 26,000 crore deal with state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) for procurement of 240 aero engines for Su-30MKI aircraft.</p> <p>The aero-engines will be manufactured by the Koraput division of HAL and are expected to fulfil the need of the Indian Air Force to sustain […]

Human faeces found smeared on the lock of a mid-day meal cooking centre at a school have sparked outrage in Tamil Nadu. The Namakkal district police are investigating the incident following a complaint by the school’s headmaster on Tuesday. “The school authorities gave a complaint only after washing off the faeces,” said Superintendent of Police […]

Two men wading through neck-deep water, carrying a baby in a plastic crate – this was one of the scores of distressing scenes inflicted by the deluge in the southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The high-angle shot shows the infant in a yellow plastic crate placed on a foam board as the men […]

Two men wading through neck-deep water, carrying a baby in a plastic crate – this was one of the scores of distressing scenes inflicted by the deluge in the southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The high-angle shot shows the infant in a yellow plastic crate placed on a foam board as the men […]