IIT aspirant commits suicide in Kota
Rajasthan: An 18-year-old IIT aspirant allegedly committed suicide in her hostel room in Rajasthan’s Kota city, police said Tuesday. The girl, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, was taking coaching for IIT entrance exam here, they said. The girl allegedly hanged herself from a ceiling fan of her hostel room on Sunday, police said. The parents […]
Jammu and Kashmir Governor congratulates two police officers for scaling Mount Everest
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Tuesday congratulated two police officers who were part of an 11-member team that scaled the Mount Everest. Constables Nazir Ahmed and Falail Singh were part of the All India Police Sports Control Board team that scaled the world’s highest mountain peak. Governor’s Advisor K Vijay Kumar, Chief […]
Encounter breaks out in Shopian’s Yarwan forests
Encounter broke out between militants and government forces in yarwan forest area of Keller area in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. Initial reports said that forces had earlier launched a search operation in the woods to flush out militants. “Contact with militants has been made and exchange of gunfire erupted,” reports said. Further details […]
Malegaon blast case: Pragya Thakur, two other accused exempted from court appearance
Mumbai: A special court here has granted exemption to the 2008 Malegaon blast case accused Pragya Singh Thakur, Lt Col Prasad Purohit and Sudhakar Chaturvedi from appearing before it this week. When the matter was taken up by the special NIA court on Monday, the three accused filed applications through their lawyers seeking exemption […]
Dubios exit polls, EVMs manipulated and switched is another Balakote in making: Mehbooba Mufti
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday questioned the Election Commission’s stance on ‘evidence that EVMs were switched’ during the poll process, and criticised the ‘dubious’ exit polls results which predict that the National Democratic Party (NDA) will form the government at the Centre again’. “Worrying that despite solid evidence about EVMs being […]
Dual hearings on Capitol Hill focus on Trump’s Iran policy
Washington, May 21 (AP) As questions mount over President Donald Trump’s tough talk on Iran, top national security officials are heading to Capitol Hill to brief Congress. But skeptical Democrats have asked for a second opinion. The competing closed-door sessions Tuesday, unusual and potentially polarising, come after weeks of escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf that […]
Woman raped by occultist in UP
Shahjahanpur, May 21 (PTI) A 25-year-old woman has alleged that she was raped by an occultist in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur district, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place in Samastipur village under Madnapur police station area on Sunday, they said. On the pretext of curing the woman of some ailment, the occultist, identified as […]
PM Modi pays tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary
New Delhi, May 21 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday took to Twitter to pay tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his 28th death anniversary. “Tributes to former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary,” Modi tweeted. This comes after Modi dubbed Rajiv Gandhi “bhrashtachari no 1” (corrupt no 1) at an election rally […]
Azhar’s designation as global terrorist hailed as significant achievement by UNSC members
United Nations, May 21 (PTI) The listing of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN Security Council has been termed as a “significant achievement” by the member nations in holding perpetrators, organisers and sponsors of acts of terrorism accountable. The 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the powerful Security Council […]
Christchurch attacker charged with terrorism: police
Wellington: The man accused of shooting dead 51 Muslim worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks was formally charged with terrorism for the first time on Tuesday, New Zealand police said. In addition to the terror charge, Brenton Tarrant also faces 51 charges of murder and 40 of attempted murder over the March 15 attacks. […]