Research Assistant, Institute for Conflict Management On July 20, 2015, at least 62 persons, including three Security Force (SF) personnel, were injured when agitating cadres of Terai-based parties clashed with the Police in several areas of Janakpur, Mahottari, Parsa and Saptari Districts in the Terai region of Nepal.
Publisher, SAIR; President, Institute for Conflict Management A day-long standoff between the Punjab Police and three terrorists who had holed up in an abandoned housing complex in the Dinanagar Police Station campus in the Gurdaspur District of Punjab in the early hours of July 27, 2015, ended with the killing of the last of the three terrorists just after 5 pm. A Superintendent of Police and three Home Guards also lost their lives in this gratuitous attack, which included the killing of three civilians in random shootings by the terrorists that led up to the final denouement at the Police Station. Separately, five bombs were found and defused on the Amritsar-Pathankot railway track in Gurdaspur, and initial speculation has linked these to the same group.
Madras HC accepts Greenpeace's petition against threatened shutdown
Chennai, July 28 (IBNS): The Madras High Court on Tuesday heard and issued a notice in a petition by Greenpeace India, challenging the Tamil Nadu State officials' show cause notice to Greenpeace.
Yakub Memon's execution may delay as Supreme Court refers petition to a larger bench
New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) Yakub Memon, the 1993 Mumbai blasts death convict, may not hang on July 30 as he got a breather after the Supreme Court on Tuesday referred a petition challenging his death warrant to a larger bench following a split verdict by a two-judge bench.
Top leaders and common people mingle in paying last respect to Abdul Kalam
New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) Top political leaders were among a stream of people who paid their last respect to former President APJ Abdul Kalam whose body was kept for few hours at his 10 Rajaji Marg residence in Delhi on Tuesday.
Thank you buddy...I am sorry to keep you standing : Kalam told his guard moments before he collapsed
Shillong, Jul 28 (IBNS) A while before he collapsed at an event in Shillong, former President APJ Abdul Kalam greeted a policeman who was on duty for his security, saying, "Thank you, buddy."
Kalam's body arrives in Delhi to the highest honour
New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) The President and the Prime Minister skipped protocol as they received the body of former President APJ Abdul Kalam after it arrived in Delhi's Palam airport from Guwahati on Tuesday by a special aircraft.
Memon's plea against death sentence referred to larger bench of Supreme Court
New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred to a larger bench the plea of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon against his execution, scheduled to be carried out on July 30.
APJ Abdul Kalam's body arrives in Delhi
New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) Former President APJ Abdul Kalam's body arrived in Delhi from Guwahati by a special aircraft shortly after noon on Tuesday.
Luminaries pay rich tributes to APJ Abdul Kalam
New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) Politicial luminaries and celebrities joined the nation in paying rich tributes to former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, who died in Shillong on Monday.
APJ Abdul Kalam's body to be flown to Delhi
Guwahati, Jul 28 (IBNS) The body of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who died in Shillong on Monday, was brought to Guwahati on Tuesday moring and will be brought to Delhi by a special aircraft.
APJ Abdul Kalam: The man with an ignited mind
"To succeed in life and achieve results, you must understand and master three mighty forces-desire, belief, and expectation." These were some powerful words of APJ Abdul Kalam from his book Wings of Fire. And these words defined the man who rode truly in the wings of fire and ignited young minds with words and his body of work.
President urges University of Mysore to spearhead an innovation movement in the region
New Delhi, July 27 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the centenary celebrations of University of Mysore here on Monday.
Bangalore, July 27 (IBNS) Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the centenary celebrations of the Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) on Monday at Bangalore.
Pakistan condemns terror attack in Punjab
Islamabad, July 27 (IBNS): Pakistan on Monday condemned the terror attack in Indian state of Punjab which left several people dead.