US drops ‘mother of all bombs’ on IS

US drops ‘mother of all bombs’ on IS

WASHINGTON : The United States dropped a massive GBU-43 bomb, the largest non-nuclear bomb it has ever used in combat, in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday against a series of caves used by Islamic State militants, the military said. It was the first time the United States has used this size of bomb in a conflict. […]

SC notice to Centre, EC on EVM row

SC notice to Centre, EC on EVM row

New Delhi : Amid raging controversy over authenticity of electronic voting machines (EVMs), the Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to the Centre and the Election Commission on petitions alleging that EVMs can be easily hacked to favour a particular candidate or a political party. The petitions demanded paper trail on all EVMs. A Bench […]

Sirsa runaway winner, AAP loses deposit in Delhi bypoll

Sirsa runaway winner, AAP loses deposit in Delhi bypoll

New Delhi : Ten days before the municipal polls, the AAP today suffered a body blow as it lost the Rajouri Garden Assembly seat to the BJP, forfeited its deposit, and finished third behind the Congress, which showed signs of clawing back on its erstwhile turf. The timing and scale of the defeat could not […]

Afghan bomb-dropping sends clear message to ISIS: US lawmakers

Afghan bomb-dropping sends clear message to ISIS: US lawmakers

Washington, April 14 : American lawmakers have applauded the Trump administration after the US military dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb on Islamic State targets in eastern Afghanistan, saying “it sends a clear message” to terror groups in the region. The US military on Thursday dropped a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), nicknamed as […]

More in Canada govt pro-Khalistan: Capt

More in Canada govt pro-Khalistan: Capt

Chandigarh : Hardening his stand against Canada’s Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan, whom he had dubbed a “Khalistani sympathiser” on Wednesday,  Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today said not only Sajjan but Canada’s other Sikh ministers and MPs — including Navdeep Bains, Amarjit Sohi, Sukh Dhaliwal, Darshan Kang, Raj Grewal, Harinder Malhi, Ruby Sahota […]