The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved filling of Padur Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) at Padur, Karnataka by overseas national oil companies in order to strengthen the oil reserves in the country.


Cabinet okays inviting foreign national oil companies to fill Padur reserves


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At least 12 people, including a police officer, were killed after a gunman forced his way into a popular bar in the US state of California and opened fire, officials said. The shooter was later found dead at the scene.


12 killed in California bar shooting


Multiple people were injured in a shooting at a local bar in the US state of California on Thursday, authorities said.


Several injured in US bar shooting


The US unleashed its "toughest ever" sanctions against Tehran on Monday, while a defiant Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed to continue selling its crude oil in the international market despite the measures.


US unleashes 'toughest ever' sanctions on Iran, Rouhani defiant


Five Maoists have been killed in an encounter with the security forces and ammunition recovered in Odisha's Malkangiri district, police said on Monday.


5 Maoists killed in Odisha


The Bihar government on Sunday dismissed 175 police constables and suspended 23 police officials for rampaging in the city after the death of a female colleague, who was reportedly denied leave despite being ill.


Bihar dismisses 175 police constables, suspends 23 officials for rampage


Family members of a Kashmiri youth, who has purportedly joined terror outfit Islamic State, on Saturday urged him to abjure violence and return home.


Family urges Kashmiri youth who joined Islamic State to return home


Curfew continued for the third day in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Saturday which was imposed after the killing of BJP state Secretary Anil Parihar and his brother on Thursday night, police said.


Curfew continues for 3rd day in J&K's Kishtwar


State-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) will roll out more Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas from its new production facility at Nashik in Maharashtra, a top official said on Friday.


HAL to roll out more Tejas fighters from new facility


Two people were stabbed at Sony Music's headquarters in west London on Friday, the police said.


2 stabbed at Sony Music's London headquarters


More than 300 constables went on a rampage here damaging properties and attacking officers after a woman colleague who had been reportedly refused leave died early on Friday, leaving at least one officer in a serious condition.


Bihar constables attack officers, probe ordered


Alleging French defence major Dassault Aviation of paying "kickback" to secure the Rafale deal, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would not survive if the "huge corruption" in the purchase was probed.


Modi won't survive if Rafale is probed: Rahul


Curfew continued in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Friday, a day after unidentified gunmen shot dead BJP state secretary Anil Parihar and his brother, with authorities calling the Army to help maintain calm.


Curfew continues in J&K's Kishtwar over killings


Yemen's internationally recognised government On Thursday welcomed a call from the US for peace in the conflict-torn country, state-run news agency Saba said.


Yemeni government welcomes US call for peace


India on Thursday began a preparatory meet for the first phase of main Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) joint 2019 exercise with all eight member countries here to chalk out plan and modalities, said a Home Ministry statement.


India begins preparatory meet for joint SCO exercise in 2019


Jharkhand Police in a joint operation with the state Anti-Terrorism Squad claim to have arrested the kingpin of an opium smuggling racket from Hazaribagh district on Thursday.


Kingpin in opium smuggling arrested in Jharkhand


In what can be seen as remarks targeting China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Thursday said that regional connectivity projects should respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries.


Connectivity projects must respect countries' sovereignty, territorial integrity: India


Even as Ram V. Sutar, the sculptor behind Sardar Patel's 182 metres statue on the Sabarmati in Gujarat, is feted and lionised, there's another artist who has done challenging work in the heart of Delhi and carved granite stones to immortalise the names of 34,884 martyrs in the police and para military forces.


Police memorial: Sculptor who oversaw carving of 35,000 names in granite


A US federal jury has charged a Pennsylvania man -- Robert Bowers -- with 44 counts, including hate crimes, for killing 11 and injuring six people during shootings at a synagogue in Pittsburgh last weekend, authorities announced on Wednesday.


Pittsburgh synagogue gunman indicted on 44 counts


The demonetisation decision of government in 2016 broke the backbone of Maoists in Chhattisgarh, leading to more number maoist arrests than ever and less number of attacks by them, claimed a report published by a right-wing think-tank.


Demonetisation broke Maoists' backbone, claims report


Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday said that the US officials have retreated from their earlier stance to cut down Iran's oil exports to zero.

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