Hope SC takes long, hard look at govt order giving snooping powers to investigative agencies: Omar
Srinagar, Dec 21 (PTI) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah Friday expressed hope that the Supreme court will take a “long hard look” at the legality of the Centre’s order which allows government agencies to intercept “any information” contained in any computer system. “Given that the government has now authorised multiple agencies to […]
Four arrested for raping teenage girl
Ballia (UP), Dec 21 (PTI) Four persons have been arrested for allegedly raping a teenage girl in Sikandarpur area here, police said Friday. The police arrested four of the five accused on Thursday for raping the 13-year-old on November 29, they added. “The arrested were identified as Manish, Arjun, Acchelal and Krishna. The fifth accused is […]
Youth dies in road mishap
Srinagar: A 17 year old youth died in a road mishap in north Kashmir’s Tapper Waripora area. Police sources said that the youth identified as Mohammad Sultan Dar s/o Mohammad Maqbool Dar resident of Tapper Waripora Baramulla died after a tractor he was travelling in turned turtle. The youth suffered critical injuries and he was […]
Hospital fire: Baby girl succumbs to injuries, death toll now 11
Mumbai: The Mumbai hospital fire claimed its eleventh victim on Friday as a week-old baby girl succumbed to her injuries in the early hours, a civic official said. According to the official, eight other injured were in a critical condition. “A week-old baby girl, Lalita, succumbed to her smoke inhalation injuries around 12.20 am today […]
List of all 22 accused acquitted in Sohrabuddin case
Mumbai: Here is a list of the 22 persons acquitted by a special CBI court in the alleged fake encounter killings of Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife Kausar Bi and his aide Tulsi Prajapati. Abdul Rehman: Was then police inspector in Rajasthan and, according to CBI, was part of the team which abducted Shaikh and Kausar […]
NDTV signs over Rs 300-cr deal with Taboola
New Delhi: Media firm NDTV group’s digital arm NDTV Convergence Friday said it has signed a five-year deal worth over Rs 300 crore with content recommendations engine Taboola. “The five-year deal ties NDTV Convergence exclusively to Taboola and involves a minimum guarantee of more than Rs 300 crore for NDTV Convergence, making it one of […]
NASA’s InSight Lander places first instrument on Mars
Washington: NASA’s InSight lander has deployed its first instrument onto the surface of Mars, completing a major mission milestone that will allow scientists to peer into the Martian interior by studying ground motion — also known as marsquakes, the US space agency said. New images from the lander show the seismometer on the ground, its […]
LS passes Consumer protection bill
New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI) A bill for strengthening the rights of consumers and providing a mechanism for redressal of their complaints regarding defects in goods and deficiency in services was passed by the Lok Sabha Thursday. The Consumer Protection Bill 2018, which will replace the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, will now go to the […]
Separatists using every opportunity to fan anti-India sentiments: Rajnath
Kevadia (Gujarat): Home Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday hit out at separatists in Jammu and Kashmir, saying they exploit every possible situation to fan anti-India sentiments and incite the people. Inaugurating the annual conference of Directors General and Inspectors General of Police at the site of the tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat, the […]
Police claims arrests of LeT militant
Srinagar: Police Thursday claimed to have arrested a LeT militant from Kangan area of Ganderbal district, a police spokesman said. He said that the militant has been identified as Zubair Shabir Bhat son of Shabir Ahmad Bhat resident of Malpora Qazigund. He was affiliated with proscribed outfit LeT and was a close associate of its […]