In a daring attack in Srinagar hospital, militants kill 2 policemen; detainee ultra flees
A policeman was killed and two others were injured on Tuesday afternoon as militants staged a daring attack in the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital in Srinagar to free an ultra from police custody, police said.
Maldives’ former President Nasheed seeks Indian military intervention in crisis-ridden country
Exiled former President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed has sought Indian military intervention to release jailed dissidents in the capital. In a tweet on Tuesday morning: Mr. Nasheed said: “On behalf of Maldivian people we humbly request: 1. India to send envoy, backed by its military, to release judges & pol. detainees inc. Prez. Gayoom. We request a physical presence. 2. The US to stop all financial transactions of Maldives regime leaders going through US banks.”
Kulbhushan Jadhav to undergo another trial
After being sentenced to death on the charge of espionage, Pakistani authorities will now put alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav on trial for terrorism and sabotage charges.
Oil tanker with 22 Indian sailors released by pirates in West Africa
An oil tanker with 22 Indians on board that went missing off the coast of Benin in West Africa on February 1 has been found, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday.
Agni-I missile with nuclear weapon carrying capability flight-tested successfully
India on Tuesday flight-tested the indigenously developed Agni-I ballistic missile that can carry a nuclear payload as part of a user trial by the Army from a test range off the Odisha coast.
Six arrested for threatening Malayalam poet Kureepuzha Sreekumar
Kadakkal police arrested six people in connection with mobbing and threatening poet Kureepuzha Sreekumar here on Monday night. Mr. Sreekumar was verbally abused and jostled while on his way back from a cultural event organised a local library in Kottukal.
Delhi child rescued, police gun down one of 3 abductors in Ghaziabad
A child was rescued after one of its abductors was gunned down and another sustained gunshot injury in an encounter with the crime branch of the Delhi police in Shalimar Garden area of Ghaziabad in the early hours of Tuesday.
The Hindu explains: Why are stock markets plummeting across the world?
The BSE Sensex fell more than 1,200 points in the morning on Tuesday, the sixth straight session of loss for the market. The market closed on Monday evening at 34,757.16 points, which was already a three-week low. It ended up trading at nearly 2.95 per cent lower, at 33,732.48 points on Tuesday morning. It touched a low of 33,482.81 points — down by 1,274 points — during the day.
Funds under special package to be released soon to Andhra Pradesh: Arun Jaitley
A formula will soon be worked out to release funds under a special package to Andhra Pradesh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday, allaying the fears of parliamentarians from the state.
Trump's lawyers want him to refuse Russia interview request: New York Times
Several of U.S. President Donald Trump's lawyers have advised him not to sit down for an interview with a special counsel investigating possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign to influence the 2016 presidential election, the New York Times reported on Monday.
