China’s growing presence in Indian Ocean a challenge for India: Navy chief Lanba
London, Mar 14 (PTI) China’s growing presence in the northern part of the Indian Ocean is a challenge for India but New Delhi is keeping a close eye on the deployment of Chinese ships and submarines in the region, Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba has said. Admiral Lanba, who is on a four-day visit to Britain, […]
10 held in Gujarat for playing PUBG game on mobile phone
Ahmedabad, Mar 14 (PTI) Ten people, including six college students, were arrested in Gujarat’s Rajkot city in the last two days for allegedly playing the PUBG game on their mobile phones despite the police banning it, officials said. Police Commissioner Manoj Agrawal on March 6 issued a notification banning the online games PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) and […]
Forces seal Reban village in Sopore
Sopore: Government forces on Thursday launched a cordon and search operation in Reban village of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Sources said that joint team of security forces including 22RR, special operation group (SOG)of jammu and Kashmir police Sopore, and 179 CRPF laild a siege over the village. Government forces have sealed all entry […]
Jamiat-e-Ahl-e-Hadith vice president Mushtaq Veeri booked under PSA, shifted to Kotbalwal Jail
Srinagar: Prominent Kashmiri cleric Mushtaq Ahmad Veeri has been booked under Public Safety Act and shifted to Kotbalwal jail in Jammu. Veeri is vice president of Jamiat e Ahl e Hadith Jammu and Kashmir. He was arrested on February 24, 2019 following a crackdown on Kashmir’s largest socio-religious organisation Jama’at-e-Islami. Jama’at spokesman advocate Zahid Ali […]
Nehru “original sinner”, favoured China for UNSC seat, says Jaitley
New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) Hitting back at the Congress, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday said first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was the “original sinner” who favoured China over India for permanent membership into the United Nation Security Council.This comes within hours of Congress President Rahul Gandhi terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “weak” and “scared” […]
Centre sends team to Kerala after 7-year-old boy tests positive for West Nile virus
New Delhi, (PTI): A central team has been sent to Kerala, where a seven-year-old boy has reportedly tested positive for vector-borne West Nile virus, to review the situation and also help the district administration in its prevention and management. The virus is transmitted to humans through a mosquito bite and is mostly reported in North America. […]
AMU suspends research scholar for misbehaving with student
Aligarh (UP), Mar 14 (PTI) The Aligarh Muslim University has suspended a research scholar for allegedly misbehaving with a girl student during a seminar recently, an official notification said. The university took the action against Mohsin Khan from the Department of Hindi on the basis of a complaint filed by the girl in which she […]
Govt claims privilege over Rafale documents in SC, says no one can produce them without permission
New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) The Centre Thursday claimed privilege over documents pertaining to Rafale fighter jet deal and told the Supreme Court that no one can produce them in the court without the permission of the department concerned. Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, referred to section 123 of the Evidence Act […]
Bhopal gas tragedy: NGOs want revision of casualty figures
Bhopal, Mar 14 (PTI) Organisations working for the welfare of Bhopal gas tragedy victims on Thursday demanded that the government revise the data on disaster-related deaths and injuries. These NGOs have claimed that recent scientific studies showed Bhopal was still reporting deaths and diseases linked to the gas leak. In the world’s worst industrial disaster, over […]
Exempting school buses, ambulances from convoy movement plan, SHRC seeks reply from CS, DGP
Srinagar: State Human Rights Commission chairman Justice (Rtd) Bilal Nazki today issued a notice to Chief Secretary and the DGP of police to submit a detailed compliance report before the commission regarding exempting the school buses and ambulances during the convoy movement. The report has to be submitted within the four weeks from now. According […]