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NIA to probe J&K civilian killings
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency – India’s counter-terrorism force – will take over the probe into the targeted killing of 11 civilians in Jammu and Kashmir this month, sources said Tuesday morning. The NIA has been mandated by the Home Ministry to investigate the larger conspiracy behind the...
Karnataka Cong deletes tweet against Modi
Bengaluru: The Congress in Karnataka has deleted a tweet labelling Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an “angootha-chhaap” or illiterate, also expressing regret for what it called an “uncivil tweet” posted by a “novice social media manager”. Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar, withdrawing the party’s controversial post, admitted last night...
US court rejects Nirav Modi plea against fraud charge
Washington: A bankruptcy court in New York has dismissed a petition of fugitive of diamond merchant Nirav Modi and his associates, seeking dismissal of fraud allegations against them. The allegations were made by Richard Levin, the court appointed trustee of three US corporations–Firestar Diamond, Fantasy Inc and A Jaffe–indirectly...
Trump files suit to keep Capitol riot files secret
Washington: Donald Trump is suing to block the release of White House records related to the January 6 insurrection that he was impeached for inciting, according to court documents released Monday. The former president is claiming “executive privilege” to stop former aides giving evidence to Congress, in an escalation...
Army tracking Chinese activities along Arunachal border
Tezpur, Assam: Indian Army’s aviation base with its Heron drones is helping troops keep a hawk-eye on the Chinese activities along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the highly-sensitive Arunachal Pradesh sector. The Army base is also equipped with other important assets, including the ALH Dhruv and its...
Pak army commandos’ hand suspected in Poonch
New Delhi: The ferocity of the fighting between security forces and the group of terrorists holed up in the jungles of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district for at least eight days suggests the infiltrators were trained by Pakistani commandos, sources in the army and police have said. Nine soldiers...
Heavy rainfall warning In Kerala; red alert in 5 districts
Thiruvananthapuram: Five districts in Kerala are likely to see heavy rain today where a red alert has been sounded. Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki , Thrissur ae the districts where there’s heavy rain warning. “Under the influence of the Low pressure area over Southeast Arabian Sea off Kerala coast, the state...
2 terrorists behind killing of civilians shot dead
Srinagar: Two terrorists, allegedly involved in the recent targeted killings of a civilian and a police officer, have been killed in back-to-back encounters in Srinagar by the security forces, the police said. Anti-terrorist operations were launched in Srinagar and Pulwama within a span of three hours in which two...
CWC to okay new full-time chief election
New Delhi: The highest decision-making body of the Congress is expected to give the go-ahead for an organisational election for a full-term chief rather than an interim poll for the post of president when the party’s Working Committee meets on Saturday, sources have told NDTV. Sonia Gandhi, who was...
Modi launches 7 defence firms, says India will be biggest military power
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that 41 Ordnance factories will be converted into 7 government-run corporate entities, in a big move to improve India’s self-reliance and defence preparedness. Launching the 7 new defence firms, he said, “the goal is to make India the world’s biggest...
India behind Pakistan, Bangladesh in Global Hunger Index
New Delhi: India has slipped to 101st position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 of 116 countries, from its 2020 position of 94th and is behind its neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. Eighteen countries, including China, Brazil and Kuwait, shared the top rank with GHI score of less...
Man’s body tied to barricade at farmers’ protest site
New Delhi: The body of a young man – with the left wrist severed and a pool of blood on the ground – was found tied to an overturned police barricade at the farmers’ protest site on the Singhu border this morning. Initial reports say Nihangs – a ‘warrior’...
Amarinder hits out at Punjab minister over BSF row
Chandigarh: Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday hit out at Pargat Singh, a minister in the new state cabinet and a close aide of state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, saying that his accusations surrounding the BSF controversy were “ridiculous stories for cheap publicity”. Captain Singh, who...
Row over BSF’s extended powers in border states
New Delhi: Border Security Force (BSF) officers will now have the power to arrest, search, and of seizure to the extent of 50 km inside three new states sharing international boundaries with Pakistan and Bangladesh. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) claims that recent drone droppings of weapons from across the...
Aryan Khan regular user of drugs, court told
Mumbai: Aryan Khan is a regular consumer of drugs, the NCB told a Mumbai court Thursday as the star son’s bail hearing resumed this morning. The NCB, or Narcotics Control Bureau, told the court “evidence shows” the Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son frequently took banned substances, and had been...
Aryan Khan moved to common cell after testing Covid negative
Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan has been shifted to a common cell after testing negative for COVID-19, the superintendent at Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail where he is lodged following his arrest in drug seizure case, said on Thursday. Along with him, five other men who were arrested in the...
Congress team meets President over UP farmers’ killing
New Delhi: Sack the Union Minister whose son is accused of mowing down protesting farmers in Uttar Pradesh, a Rahul Gandhi-led Congress delegation urged President Ram Nath Kovind, who, in turn, has said he will speak to the government over the issue. Union Minister of State for Home Ajay...
DMK set to sweep Tamil Nadu local polls
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK is set to sweep rural local body elections in nine newly constituted districts that were created for administrative convenience and following public demand. The DMK has won 45 of 153 district panchayat ward member seats and is leading in most of the rest. It...
