MEERUT: The UP Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in coordination with Moradabad police arrested a fugitive, allegedly linked with Pak-based terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen, who had been on the run for nearly 18 years and had a bounty of Rs 25,000 on his head. Notably, the terrorist was in the “most wanted” list of Moradabad police ever…
LUCKNOW: A 36-year-old RTI activist and reporter for a Hindi daily, Raghvendra Bajpai, was shot dead in broad daylight in Sitapur on Saturday. The motorcycle-borne assailants rammed Bajpai’s bike, forcing him to fall. As he hit the ground, they fired three rounds at him before fleeing the scene, police said.Bajpai was taken to hospital where…
INDORE: Rumours of buried treasure, allegedly fuelled by the recent movie ‘Chhava’, have triggered a digging frenzy around the famed Asirgarh Fort in MP’s Burhanpur, which has no dearth of legends associated with it.Hundreds of villagers, armed with torchlights and some even carrying metal detectors, are digging up the fields around the fort in the…
NEW DELHI: As India engages the US, working overtime to stave off President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff threat, govt said in a studied response that the ongoing talks for a mutually beneficial multi-sector bilateral trade agreement (BTA) by 2025 fall should be seen in the context of India’s recent lowering of tariffs for key developed…
HAZARIBAG/CHATRA: A deputy GM at NTPC‘s Keredari coal mines was shot and killed Saturday morning in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag district, in what police suspect was a targeted attack linked to the region’s coal mining mafia.Kumar Gaurav, 42, was on his way to work around 9.30am when two men on a motorcycle intercepted his car near Phataha…
The US State Department issued a travel advisory on Friday, warning against travel near the India-Pakistan border, Line of Control, and the provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, citing concerns about “terrorism and the potential for armed conflict.”The advisory specifically urged Americans to avoid Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (including former FATA regions), and areas adjacent to…
NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday said that his state would make provisions to ensure capital punishment for those involved in religious conversions. Congress leader Arif Masood reacted to this and asked the CM to clarify what constituted forced conversion.“Our government will not tolerate conversion and misconduct. For criminals or those…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump have agreed to advance negotiations on the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), ANI reported on Saturday citing sources. The development comes on the same day when foreign secretary Vikram Misri hinted that New Delhi might be considering liberalising tariffs.This mutually beneficial agreement, finalised in February…
NEW DELHI: Bajrang Dal on Saturday stormed the Rishikul Ayurvedic College in Haridwar protesting against Iftar party organised by some Muslim students on the campus. The saffron outfit alleged a conspiracy being hatched in the “religious city” under “Islamic Jihad.” The college administration is investigating the matter. “A conspiracy is being hatched in the religious…
NEW DELHI: The bodies of three civilians who went missing was found on Saturday near waterfall in higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, the officials informed.The individuals, who were traveling to attend a wedding, went missing on Thursday night. A large-scale search operation was launched in the Lohai Malhar area of Kathua district…
