Rafale deal should not go ‘unchallenged’: Chidambaram
Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Friday said the Rs 60,000 crore worth Rafale deal should not go “unchallenged” after the Supreme Court expressed its limitations to examine it because of its jurisdictional limits. He alleged the Centre deliberately misled the court and later accused it of “misinterpreting” the note. “The government is also giving […]
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 […]
Separatists fanning anti-India sentiments: Rajnath
Kevadia (Gujarat): Union 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, […]
Jinnah House in Mumbai belongs to Pak, says Foreign Office
Islamabad: Pakistan asserted on Thursday that Jinnah House in Mumbai belonged to it and any attempt by India to take the building under its control will not be accepted, days after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said her ministry is in the process of getting the bungalow transferred in its name. The sea-facing bungalow on […]
US begins withdrawing troops from Syria, claims victory over IS
Says its presence was to destroy ISIS, not to end civil war
Washington: President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops from Syria is consistent with his policy that the main objective of American forces in the war-torn country was to destroy the ISIS and not to resolve the civil war, the White House has said as it defended the move criticised by many as “premature’. The […]
Jinnah’s photo in Faizabad jail event sparks row
Faizabad: A photo of Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah during an event in Uttar Pradesh’s Faizabad jail has sparked a row, with the BJP and right-wing groups demanding strict action against the organisers. On Wednesday, a function was organised inside the jail premises to mark the martyrdom day of freedom fighter Ashfaqulla Khan. During the […]
AMU students organize candle light march, mourn civilian killings in Pulwama
Aligarh (UP): Students of the Aligarh Muslim University held a candle light peace march to protest against the recent killing of seven civilians in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The students, led by leaders of the AMU Students Union, Wednesday evening wore black bands and carried placards which said ‘Kashmir is Bleeding’, ‘No More Hate’ and […]
