JAMMU: J&K police have arrested eight suspected associates of terrorists for their alleged involvement in providing logistic support in recent attacks in the Kathua-Bani-Kishtwar belt, including the fatal ambush on an Army patrol in the remote Machedi forest on July 8 that killed five soldiers and wounded as many.Police said Monday the arrests were made…
NEW DELHI: The police investigation has revealed new details about accused Sanjoy Roy who was arrested in the rape and murder of a woman doctor in Kolkata.Roy was reportedly addicted to violent and disturbing pornography, as evidenced by the content found on his mobile phone. “The pornography content in his mobile phone was quite disturbing…
NEW DELHI: In a significant move, the Centre on Monday announced that it will be reviewing certain provisions of the Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill, which had sparked concerns among online content creators for grouping them with OTT or digital news broadcasters. The Bill was initially released for consultations in November last year, and a fresh…
NEW DELHI: Once bitten, twice shy. A cautious Indian stock market on Monday successfully negotiated the second Hindenburg salvo at the Adani Group with sensex and Nifty closing marginally lower despite a highly volatile trade through the day. And, while the markets did well to survive the potential Hindenburg disruptions, the politicians were once again…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday wrote a letter to home minister Amit Shah expressing their “shock” at the “brutal murder of a 2nd year medical student at R G Kar Medical College in Kolkata”. While requesting a meeting with the minister, the IMA also made five demands to ensure the safety…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party leader Juhie Singh on Monday demanded “concrete evidence” in Kannauj rape attempt case in which Uttar Pradesh Police arrested former party leader Nawab Singh Yadav. Clarifying that Yadav was an “old leader of Samajwadi Party”, Singh questioned, “What kind of job the girl was looking for”.“It is an accusation against an…
NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal‘s letter to Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena regarding Atishi hoisting the Independence Day flag was not delivered as it was “an abuse of privileges” under the prison rules, Tihar jail authorities said on Monday. They further asked the Delhi chief minister “to desist from any such impermissible activity”.According to the Rule…
NEW DELHI: Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia said on Monday that the party was hopeful about the Supreme Court delivering justice to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case. He further said that the leadership of the party has undergone “toughest times” amid central agencies crack-down.“We have full hope from…
A violent clash occurred between Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladeshi smugglers on the night of August 11-12, near the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal’s Malda district. The smugglers, carrying sharp-edged weapons, were trying to smuggle contraband into Bangladesh when intercepted by BSF personnel. The jawans retaliating in self defense killed one smuggler and seized…
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday hit back with a cricketing analogy of its own, a day after Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi‘s “umpire is compromised” remark against the Centre following the new Hindenburg Research report which has claimed that Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch had stakes in “obscure offshore entities” that are allegedly involved…
