Shocking: Husband burns wife at Handwara,accused arrested; Police
Kupwara: Police on Tuesday arrested a man in Handwara area of Kupwara district for allegedly trying to burn his wife. The lady is being attended by doctors for burn injuries. According to police they received an information that a lady (name withheld), resident of Handwara has been admitted in Handwara Hospital with burn injuries. Immediately, […]
Major Saudi pipeline attacked by drones: minister
Riyadh, May 14 (AFP) Two pumping stations on a major Saudi oil pipeline were attacked by drones on Tuesday, halting the flow of crude along it, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said. He said the attacks on the pipeline from the oil-rich Eastern Province to the Red Sea took place early Tuesday. Yemen’s Huthi rebels said […]
Modi insulted my family but I won’t insult his: Rahul Gandhi
Ujjain,(PTI) Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi insulted his father and grandmother during campaigning but he would not do the same to the latter’s parents. Addressing a rally ahead of the fourth and last phase of Lok Sabha polls in Madhya Pradesh, Gandhi also said Modi should stop talking about “clouds and […]
Army seeks defence ministry’s intervention for supply of better ammunition
New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) The Army has sought immediate intervention of the Defence Ministry to check rising cases of accidents involving battle tanks, artillery and air defence guns due to “poor quality” of ammunition being supplied to it by the state-run Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), official sources said. They said the Army has specifically raised […]
Bandipora case: Police stops Amar Singh College students from marching on roads, clashes erupt
Srinagar: Massive clashes erupted between students and J&K Police near Amar Singh College Srinagar on Tuesday. Students were protesting over rape of a minor in Bandipora district of north Kashmir few days back. An eyewitness told KNO that the students tried to march outside college premises, however police deployed in the area foiled their attempt […]
Easter Sunday bomber was radicalised by radical British-Pakistani preacher: Report
Colombo, May 14 (PTI) One of the Easter Sunday suicide bombers, who attempted to bomb the luxury Taj Samudra hotel here, was radicalised by British-Pakistani radical preacher Anjem Choudary while he was studying at a university in London, according to a media report. Abdul Latheef Mohamed Jameel, 37, who hailed from a wealthy family involved […]
Ganderbal: Girl alleges rape, accused arrested
Ganderbal: Another horrific report of rape case has come to fore in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday. Reports said that on Tuesday the Jammu and Kashmir police arrested a youth for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in Ganderbal. The incident, according to reports, came to fore on Tuesday after Ganderbal police arrested Asif Ahmad Wani […]
Delhi police claims arrest of alleged JeM militant from Soura Srinagar
New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested an alleged militant of Jaish-e-Mohammad carrying a reward of Rs 2 lakh from Srinagar, officials said Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Abdul Majeed Baba, a resident of Magrepora district of Sopore, they said. The arrest was made on Saturday evening from Soura in downtown Srinagar, Sanjeev Kumar […]
To be a Sri Lankan is to be Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Christian: UN officials
United Nations, May 14 (PTI) Two top UN officials have voiced alarm over the spate of communal violence in Sri Lanka since the Easter Sunday Bombings, saying the government should ensure that spread of prejudice and hate among groups is not tolerated, as they emphasised that “to be a Sri Lankan” is to be a Buddhist, […]
Mani Shankar Aiyar justifiies ”neech” jibe against PM, BJP takes strong note
Delhi, May 14 (PTI) Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar was back in the news on Tuesday with an article justifying his “neech” jibe against Prime Minister Narendra Modi two years ago, prompting the BJP to call him “abuser-in-chief” and his party arrogant. In an article, written for Rising Kashmir, Aiyar also slammed Modi on a […]