The Pakistan Army on Tuesday initiated unprovoked ceasefire in two sectors along the LoC in Jammu-Kashmir’s Poonch district. officials said. The Pakistani Army targeted Qasba and Kirni sectors with firing of small arms and mortar shelling, they added. The Indian Army is retaliating befittingly. “At about 0930 hours, the Pakistan Army […]
Odisha policeman transferred after clicking selfie with murder accused
A police inspector in Odisha’s Puri district has been transferred after his selfie with a murder accused went viral on social media. Bulu Munda, inspector-in-charge of Chandrabhaga Marine Police Station, was transferred to the district police headquarters late on Monday night after he clicked the selfie with murder accused Radha Mohan Biswal […]
Economics Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo’s Bihar connection
Ford Foundation international professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Abhijit Banerjee and his wife Esther Duflo, who are among the three honoured with this year’s Nobel Prize in economics, have a Bihar connection. The couple came to Bihar in 2010 in connection with the impact assessment of […]
Rahul Gandhi is a captain who walked away on seeing Congress ship sink: Asaduddin Owaisi
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi made a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and said when a ship sinks, the captain evacuates everyone safely but Gandhi is a captain who himself left on seeing Congress ship sink. Owaisi’s remarks came during his campaign for a party candidate in Bhiwadi West where […]
‘Pak PM invoking Nagpur is good as God’s name gives salvation’: Yogi Adityanath
Campaigning for the BJP for the October 21 Maharashtra assembly elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for removing special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370, a move he described as the “final nail in the coffin of terrorism”. He also […]
Postpaid mobile services back in Kashmir 2 months after Article 370 move
Post paid mobile services on BSNL network were restored in Kashmir Valley around 12 pm on Monday, news agency PTI reported. The move comes over two months after mobile phone services were suspended in the valley after the Centre’s August 5 move to strip Jammu and Kashmir of its special […]
Zakir Naik speeches inspired majority of 127 people arrested for ISIS links
Most of the 130-odd people arrested by security agencies in India for suspected ISIS links were inspired by the speeches of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, a top official of the National Investigation Agency Alok Mittal told a conference of anti-terror teams on Monday. Mittal said security agencies had arrested […]
MPs seek solution to traffic woes, snatching menace in New Delhi
The deteriorating traffic situation in the national capital prompted Parliament’s standing committee on home affairs to discuss the situation with Delhi police and other agencies last week, in which lawmakers emphasised on a coordinated approach to ease bottlenecks, a release from the Rajya Sabha secretariat said on Sunday. The members […]
Air quality remains poor in Delhi, spike in pollution likely from October 20
Delhi residents were greeted with a hazy Sunday morning as air quality index (AQI) continued its plunge into the ‘poor’ category even as meteorological scientists said the situation is likely to worsen from October 20 due to low wind speed and crop residue burning in Haryana and Punjab. Scientists at […]
Army increases troops at LoC to fend off infiltration
The Indian Army has deployed more troops along the Line of Control (LoC) over the past two months to deal with an unusual spike in infiltration by Pakistan-backed terrorists looking to stir trouble in Jammu and Kashmir since the Centre’s move revoking the special status of the state on August 5, one […]
Ahead of Supreme Court verdict, Section 144 imposed in Ayodhya till December 10
Authorities have imposed Criminal Procedure Code’s Section 144 prohibiting the assembly of more than four people in Ayodhya in views of the festive season and the verdict expected in the ongoing Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case in the Supreme Court by November 17. “In view of Diwali, other […]
Lalitha Jewellery heist: Fourth accused nabbed with jewels worth Rs 2 crore
The Trichy City Police on Sunday arrested the fourth accused in connection with the Lalitha Jewellery robbery that jolted the state on October 2. Trichy City police arrested the fourth accused at Madurai and recovered jewels worth Rs 2.30 crore. According to the police, the accused C Ganesan (35) was […]
One battle won, many left for Mumbai University’s first transgender graduate
Three years ago, Sridevi made history when she became the first student of the University of Mumbai (MU) to identify herself as a transgender. Today, she proudly holds a BA degree in Sociology and Psychology from MU’s Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL). The Hindustan Times had, in February […]
In Gujarat school shocker, a question on Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘suicide’
A question in a school exam on how Mahatma Gandhi committed suicide has shocked the Gujarat education authorities, prompting them to initiate an inquiry into it. Another question about boot-legging in dry Gujarat has also irked the education officials. “Gandhijiye aapghaat karwa maate shu karyu?” (how did Gandhiji commit suicide) […]
SC takes up Ayodhya case after Dussehra break tomorrow, deadline nears
The protracted hearing in the politically sensitive Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute at Ayodhya will enter into the crucial final leg on Monday when the Supreme Court resumes proceedings on the 38th day after the week-long Dussehra break. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, […]