Friday: Clashes erupt at Jamia Masjid after prayers, protests at Hyderpora over JRL call to observe ‘HR Violation week’
Srinagar: Clashes erupted at Jamia Masjid post friday prayers and government forces used pellets and tear gas to disperse people, on Friday. According to locals minor clashes erupted between youth and government forces after friday prayers ended. “Tear gas and pellets were used to disperse protesting youth,” they said. Meanwhile scores of Hurriyat Conference (G) […]
India abstains from voting on General Assembly resolution to condemn activities of Hamas
United Nations, (PTI) India has abstained from voting on a UN General Assembly draft resolution put forward by the US that would have condemned the activities of Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza The resolution ‘Activities of Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza’ got 87 votes in favour, 58 against with 32 abstentions. The […]
Army man who shot UP cop fled to Kashmir: reports
UTTAR PRADESH: A soldier has emerged as a key suspect in the killing of a police inspector in mob frenzy over cow slaughter in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr on Monday. NDTV reported that Jeetu Fauji, an army jawan posted in Srinagar, is suspected to have fired the shot that killed Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh, say sources. The report […]
SC dismisses PIL against FM Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a PIL raising allegations against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley relating to capital reserve of the Reserve Bank of India. The apex court also imposes a cost of Rs 50,000 on advocate M L Sharma, who had filed the public interest litigation (PIL). “We find no reason […]
Ahead of 2019 polls, Facebook tightens political ads in India
Srinagar: Facebook has announced fresh steps to increase advertisement transparency and defend against foreign interference ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in India. Now anyone who wants to run an advertisement in India related to politics will need to first confirm their identity and location, and give more details about who placed the advertisement, the social networking giant said in a statement late Thursday, […]
8 killed in separate accidents in UP
Agra (PTI) Eight persons were killed in separate accidents in Uttar Pradesh, police said Friday. Five persons were killed after an SUV collided head-on with a truck near Khandauli on Agra-Aligarh road on Thursday evening, they said. Police said three persons died on the spot. One of the injured died on the way to S N […]
charges three Indians in insider trading ring spanning three countries
New York, Dec 7 (PTI) An Indian IT contractor, his wife and father have been charged in the US with insider trading after he illegally tipped them with confidential client information he stole while working in the Singapore branch of an investment bank. Rajeshwar Gannamaneni, 36, is a citizen of India with a last known residence […]
Srinagar records season’s coldest night, shivers at -4
Srinagar,: Srinagar witnessed the season’s coldest night at minus 4 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir continued to drop on Friday, the weather office said. “The temperatures dropped due to clear night sky. During the next 48 hours, the state’s higher reaches are likely to receive light snow as a […]
Rajasthan polls: 259 will be all-women polling booths, 3 differently abled
Jaipur,(PTI) Over 250 polling booths are fully operated by women while three by differently abled persons in Rajasthan where polling commenced today. Votes will be cast at 51,687 polling booths, 259 of them managed exclusively by women officials and security personnel, Chief electoral officer Anand Kumar said. He said that differently abled had requested for engaging […]
IndiGo becomes first domestic airline to have 200 aircraft in its fleet: Airline
Mumbai (PTI) Budget carrier IndiGo on Thursday said it has become the first domestic airline to have 200 aircraft in its fleet. Four new aircraft have joined the fleet, including town Airbus A320 ceo (VT-IKA and VT-IKB) and two A320 neo (VT IZK AND VT-IZI) taking the fleet count to 200 and number of deliveries to […]
