Nitish chosen as leader of JD(U) legislature party in Bihar
Patna, Nov 19 (PTI) JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar was chosen as the leader of its legislature party during a meeting of newly elected MLAs in Bihar’s capital Patna on Wednesday, state minister Shrawon Kumar said. The decision was taken ahead of a meeting of NDA constituents, where Kumar is also expected to be chosen as […]
ED arrests Lalu Prasad family ‘aide’ in real estate fraud case
New Delhi, Nov 19 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Amit Katyal, a real estate businessman considered close to RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s family, in a money laundering case linked to alleged cheating of homebuyers in Gurugram, official sources said. Katyal was taken into custody by the Gurugram zonal office of the agency on Monday […]
WHO lauds India for making ‘encouraging gains’ to end TB
NEW DELHI, Nov 19 (PTI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has praised India for making “encouraging gains” to end tuberculosis (TB), saying detection gap has narrowed. In a statement issued on Tuesday, WHO South-East Asia also said that TB-related mortality has shown signs of improvement in India. TB burden in 2024 continued to vary across […]
ED arrests Al Falah group chairman after day-long raids in in Red Fort blast case
NEW DELHI, Nov 19 (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday arrested Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, chairman of the Al Falah group, after it conducted simultaneous searches in Delhi-NCR against the trustees and promoters of Faridabad-based Al Falah University, linked to the Red Fort area car blast case, officials said. Siddiqui has been taken into custody under […]
‘Zero tolerance’, ‘no whitewashing’: Jaishankar on terrorism at SCO meeting in Russia
MOSCOW, Nov 18 (PTI): India on Tuesday said that the world must display “zero tolerance” towards terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, asserting that there can be no justification, no looking away and “no whitewashing”. “As India has demonstrated, we have the right to defend our people against terrorism, and will exercise it,” External […]
Authorities check lockers at GMC, SMGS hospitals in Jammu
JAMMU, Nov 18 (PTI): Authorities on Tuesday checked the lockers belonging to staff, students and doctors at the Government Medical College and Sri Maharaja Gulab Singh (SMGS) hospitals in Jammu as part of a drill amid tight security arrangements, officials said. The step was taken after some doctors were found involved in a major terror […]
NIA gets 10-day custody of Delhi suicide bombers another key aide Jasir Bilal
Srinagar, Nov 18: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday was granted a 10-custody of the Delhi blast suicide bombers another aide, Jasir Bilal Wani by the special anti-terror agency court in Delhi. Jasir alias Danish was produced in the Patiala House Court in Delhi by the Anti-Terror Agency today afternoon. Jasir, a resident of […]
Multiple courts, CRPF schools in Delhi receive bomb threat; all found to be hoax
NEW DELHI, Nov 18 (PTI): Multiple courts in Delhi, Saket, Dwarka and Patiala House, along with two CRPF-run schools, received bomb threats on Tuesday morning, prompting large-scale security checks across the national capital, officials said. Police said an email warning of explosives planted on court premises was received early morning, following which security teams were […]
Three injured in a wild boar attack in Thanamandi, Rajouri
JAMMU, Nov 18 (PTI): Three persons, including a couple, were injured in a boar attack near a forest in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said on Tuesday. Mohammad Mazhar (30), Afsana Kouser (25), and another person sustained injuries after being attacked by wild boars on Monday night in the Khabla area of Thanamandi tehsil, […]
People responsible for Delhi blast must get harsh punishment: CM Omar
Srinagar, Nov 18: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that those involved in the Delhi blast should get the harshest of punishment, but innocents must not be looked at with suspicion. Speaking to reporters after meeting the Nowgam blast injured, CM Omar said that he highlighted the issue of J&K people in yesterday’s Northern […]