Afghan official: Taliban storm checkpoint, kill police chief
Afghanistan PTI: An Afghan official says the Taliban stormed a police checkpoint in northern Sari Pul province, killing a district police chief and another officer. Zabi Amani, the governor’s spokesman, says the attack on Monday night in Sayyad district also wounded four policemen. Amani says the attack triggered an hours-long gun battle and that there […]
Iran’s Rouhani threatens to cut off Gulf oil
Iran PTI: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani struck a defiant stance against US sanctions on Tuesday, renewing his threat to cut off international oil sales from the Gulf. “America should know… It is not capable of preventing the export of Iran’s oil,” Rouhani said at a televised rally in Semnan province. “If it ever tries to […]
Issue notice to Shah for remarks aimed at communalising atmosphere in Telangana: Cong to EC
New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) The Congress urged the Election Commission (EC) Tuesday to issue a notice to BJP chief Amit Shah for a statement he had made in Telangana, which the opposition party alleged was aimed at creating a communal atmosphere in the poll-bound state. Senior Congress leaders Ahmed Patel, Kamal Nath and Kapil Sibal […]
1984 anti-Sikh riots: SIT to have 2 members now, SC modifies earlier order
New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) Modifying its earlier order, the Supreme Court Tuesday said the three-member SIT set up to supervise further probe into 186 cases of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots will now have two members only as one of those appointed has declined to be a part of it. A bench headed by Justice Madan […]
Govt planning riots on Ram temple issue with Owaisi’s help: MNS chief
Mumbai (PTI): MNS chief Raj Thackeray has claimed the central government was planning to stage riots on the Ram temple issue with the help of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen led by Asaduddin Owaisi. Making the sensational allegation at a party rally here Monday night, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief said, “The central government […]
After 4-year-long hunt, man arrested in J-K’s Kathua
Jammu, (PTI) A man was arrested Tuesday after a four-year-long hunt in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Fareed Ahmad was on the run after an FIR was lodged against him under section 452 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint) and 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) of Ranbir Penal […]
Centre rejects demand for higher military service pay for 1 lakh personnel; Army to seek review
NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government at the Centre has rejected a long-standing demand of the armed forces for higher Military Service Pay (MSP) for around one lakh personnel including Junior Commissioned Officers, PTI quoted military sources as saying on Tuesday. They said the Army is disappointed over the decision by the Finance Ministry and […]
UP: Cop who probed Akhlaq case among 2 dead in violence over alleged cow slaughter
UP: A police inspector, who had probed the Akhlaq lynching case initially, and a youth died of gunshot injuries on Monday as a rampaging mob protesting alleged illegal cow slaughter torched a police post here and clashed with cops, officials said. Additional Director General (Meerut zone) Prashant Kumar said the protestors from Mahaw village and […]
Police arrests six gamblers, recovers stake money from Srinagar locality
Srinagar: Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested six gamblers in Noorbagh area of Srinagar and recovered Rs 13500 stake money from the gambling site. A police spokesperson said a police party of police post Noorbagh raided a gambling site at Guzerbal Noorbagh. He said during the raid six gamblers were arrested and stake money […]
Word PSU has ‘no legal connotation’ for J&K Bank: Governor; Says Govt will re-examine issue regarding bank’s accountability to legislature
Srinagar: Amid row over conversion of Jammu and Kashmir Bank into Public Sector Undertaking, the governor Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday made certain reassurances to employees of the state’s premier institution. After meeting a delegation of employees of J&K Bank, the Governor reassured the employees that as far as the Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) matter […]
