Easter bombings case: NIA team reaches Colombo as leads about suspects link to Kashmir
New Delhi: A two-member team of the NIA is in Sri Lanka to hold discussions with authorities about a probe in the Easter Sunday bombings over claims that some terrorists, owning allegiance to ISIS, had travelled to India, including Kashmir, officials said Wednesday. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) team is led by Inspector General Alok […]
Man detained near Indo-Pak border
Jaisalmer: A middle-aged man was detained for suspicious activities from near the India-Pakistan international border, said a BSF official Wednesday. He was detained on Tuesday from near Longewala, the BSF official. A team of the BSF detained the man, aged around 45, and handed him over to police for further investigation, BSF DIG MS Rathore […]
Editors Guild calls FIR against journalist as attempt to intimidate press
NEW DELHI: The Editors Guild on Wednesday demanded the withdrawal of an FIR against the editor of a Kannada daily and its editorial staff for publishing a report about trouble within former prime minister and JDS chief H D Deve Gowda’s family. In a statement, the guild condemned the filing of the first information report […]
Denied invite to PM Modi’s swearing-in Pak clamours for dialogue
Islamabad/Karachi: Pakistan has tried to downplay India’s decision not to invite Imran Khan for Narendra Modi’s swearing-in on Thursday, claiming that the Indian Prime Minister’s “internal politics” do not permit him to extend an invitation to his Pakistani counterpart. The government on Monday announced in New Delhi that it has invited leaders from BIMSTEC countries […]
Kartarpur corridor project meets a dead end
Lahore: The ambitious Kartarpur corridor linking Pakistan’s Gurudwara Darbar Sahib with India’s Dera Baba Nanak shrine has hit a roadblock after the technical experts from both the countries could not find a consensus on building a bridge over the Ravi’s floodplain, a media report said Tuesday. The experts from Pakistan and India on Monday held […]