Heatwave claims 44 lives in Bihar
Patna, Jun 16 (PTI) At least 44 people have died in a blistering heatwave that hit three Bihar districts on Saturday, officials said on Sunday. The officials at the Disaster Management Control Room said 22 people died in Aurangabad, 20 in Gaya and two in Nawada districts due to the heatwave. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has […]
Four killed in lightning strike in Chhattisgarh
Balrampur/Korba, Jun 16 (PTI) Four people, including two brothers, were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike during rain and thunderstorm in northern part of Chhattisgarh, police said on Sunday. A 16-year-old boy and his younger brother, aged eight years, died after lightning struck them on Saturday while they were standing under a mango tree near […]
Separatist, militant groups managed funds to prolong economic shutdown in Valley: NIA
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case against militants belonging to Jammat ud Dawah and activists of Duktaran-e-Millat, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and other separatist leaders in the J&K state for raising and collecting funds for funding separatist and militant’s activities in the state. The NIA spokesman in a hand-out issued here said all […]
Cong needs ‘major surgery’, Rahul must quell infighting with ‘iron hand’: Moily
New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) Asserting that the Congress needs a “major surgery” in the wake of the Lok Sabha polls debacle, senior leader M Veerappa Moily says Rahul Gandhi must carry out a complete overhaul of the party by holding elections at every level and quell internal bickering with an “iron hand”. Emphasising that Gandhi […]
Pak fails to fulfil 25 of 27 FATF points, downgrading by IMF, World Bank to continue
New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) Pakistan has failed to complete 25 of the 27 action points given by the international terror financing watchdog FATF to check funding to terrorist groups such as LeT and JeM and frontal groups like Jamat-ud-Dawah and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation. With this, multilateral lenders like the IMF, the World Bank and the […]
Saudi crown prince warns against ”exploiting” Khashoggi murder
Riyadh, Jun 16 (AFP) Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has warned against “exploiting” the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi for political gains, in what appeared to be a veiled attack on Turkey. Turkey’s ties with Saudi Arabia have come under strain since the brutal murder last October of Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, […]
Indian boy in UAE falls asleep in school bus, dies: report
Dubai, Jun 16 (PTI) A six-year-old Indian boy was found dead after he dozed off in his school bus and left behind alone for several hours in the UAE on Saturday, according to a media report. Mohamed Farhan Faisal, who hailed from Kerala, was a student of Islamic Centre in Al Quoz and had dozed off […]
Pak informs India about possible IED attack in south Kashmir
Srinagar: Pakistan is said to have shared information regarding the threat of a possible attack in Pulwama district, probably near Awantipora, The ‘Sunday Express’ has reported. At the SCO Summit in Bishkek, which Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan also attended, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Chinese President Xi Jinping that Pakistan needs to create an […]
Too little, too late
Since the September 2014 deluge the people in Kashmir Valley have been living on the edge. Every time there is a prediction of a prolonged wet spell the people start worrying about the floods as the water level in major water bodies starts to rise considerably owing to the slightest of downpour. This fact proved […]
Railways withdraws proposal to offer massage to passengers
New Delhi, Jun 15 (PTI) The Railways on Saturday dropped its plan to offer massage services to passengers on board, days after a BJP MP wrote to Union minister Piyush Goyal raising objections against the proposal. In his letter to the railway minister, newly-elected Indore MP Shankar Lalwani had said it was against the Indian […]
