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Two held over Pakistani plane’s mid-air alert

London, May 24: Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday for escorting a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane after it was diverted from Manchester.

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Haryana man gets 10 years jail for raping university student

Chandigarh, May 24: A court in Harayana’s Sonipat town Friday sentenced a man to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for the rape of a first-year law student of Haryana’s all-women university, Bhagat Phool Singh Women’s University.

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NCP talks in two voices on BCCI chief’s resignation

New Delhi, May 24: Hours after its spokesperson demanded resignation of Indian cricket board chief N.

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‘Srinivasan’s rise testifies Indian community’s contributions to US’

Washington, May 24: Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao has hailed Indian-American Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan’s Senate confirmation as a top US judge as yet another proof of the Indian community’s “sterling contributions to the US society and India-US relations”.

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Kerala party leaders capable of resolving issues: Antony

Kannur (Kerala), May 24: Defence Minister A.K.

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Misquoted on arms sale, says Russian envoy

Panaji, May 24: Russian Ambassador Alexander Kadakin Friday said he had been misquoted by a section of media, which Friday said that a miffed Russia may stop arms sales to India, in light of the latter looking to the US for defence technology and equipment purchases.

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IAF chief stresses on operational capability, training

Bangalore, May 24: Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal N.A.K.

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Two students killed in Delhi road accident

New Delhi, May 24: Two Bachelor in Computer Application (BCA) students were killed after the car they were travelling in collided against an electric pole here, police said here Friday.

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GJM calls indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling hills

Darjeeling, May 24: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) Friday called an indefinite shutdown in north Bengal’s Darjeeling hills from Sunday to protest the arrest of an elected member of the hill development body for alleged involvement in arson and violence.

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