Indian shooter Heena Sidhu has pulled out of the Asian Airgun Shooting Championship in Iran due to their compulsory hijab rule for all women athletes. The Olympian had informed the National Rifle Association of India three weeks in advance about her decision of withdrawing from the competition as the tournament[Read More…]
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Pakistan espionage ring: Samajwadi Party leader’s aide arrested
In further development to the espionage racket, the Delhi police detained an aide of Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Munawwar Saleem Friday night. The espionage ring run by a Pakistani high commission official, which was uncovered earlier this week and Delhi crime branch officials have given out a statement saying that they detained Farhat,[Read More…]
Haryana girl rewarded for reporting her father for stubble burning
16-year-old Sonali Sheokhand from Jind district will be honoured by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board with a cash reward of ₹11000 for reporting the case of stubble burning by her father to the authorities. Sonali had reported the case of stubble burning by her father to the local pollution[Read More…]
Gaya road rage: Rocky Yadav surrenders
Gaya road-rage accused Rakesh Ranjan alias Rocky Yadav on Saturday surrendered in a Bihar court, police said. “Rocky (Yadav), who arrived in Patna from Delhi on Saturday morning, surrendered in the Gaya Civil Court,” a police officer said. He was arrested on May 11 for fatally shooting 19-year-old Aditya Sachdeva[Read More…]
Trump contrasts US economy with India; slams Obama
Republican candidate Donald Trump contrasted the economic growth of India with that of US and blamed President Barack Obama for the country’s slower economic rate. “They say it’s hard because we’re a large county. Well, India is a much larger country and they’re at 8 per cent,” Trump said Trump[Read More…]
Bob Dylan breaks silence over Nobel Prize, accepts prize
Bob Dylan, the American singer-songwriter who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature has finally told the Swedish Academy that he will accept the prize. Despite the repeated attempts by award-givers, media-shy Dylan did not make any comment on the 8 million crown ($900,000) prize and told the British Daily,[Read More…]
Terrorists kill Jawan; Army vows revenge
The Indian Army said a soldier was killed and his body mutilated by terrorists in an encounter in Machhal sector of Kupwara district, near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu Kashmir on Friday evening. A terrorist was also killed in the encounter. Army warned of an “appropriate response” “In[Read More…]
Tragic! At least 8 killed, many injured after fire in crackers shop
At least eight people were killed and several others are injured after a fire broke out in a fireworks shop in Gujarat’s Vadodara district on Friday evening. The fire started at a shop in the Rustampura village of Vaghodia area in the evening and spread to the neighbouring shops and[Read More…]
Uber drivers win UK legal battle over employment rights
Uber may have to grant its drivers basic employment rights such as the National Minimum Wage and holiday pay after it lost a London tribunal over the treatment of its drivers. The ride-hailing app has vowed to appeal the decision, which threatens to destabilise the company’s business model. The case[Read More…]
Terrorism is not a weapon of the brave but of cowards: Rajnath Singh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said Pakistan was indulging in a proxy war and has been trying to harm India by taking “cowardly” aid of terrorism. “The neighbouring country has been carrying out proxy war. But terrorism is not a weapon of the brave but of cowards. Those[Read More…]
15 Pak soldiers killed in past week in retaliatory fire: BSF
The BSF on Friday said it had killed 15 Pakistani paramilitary personnel while retaliating to cross-border shelling and firing in which two Indian civilians were killed and two injured in Jammu region. Firing mortar shells and using automatic weapons, Pakistani troops targeted civilian areas and forward security posts along the[Read More…]
NGT to investigate allegations of ‘planes pooping’ on this man’s home
The National Green Tribunal will inspect a retired army officer’s allegations of planes emptying human waste in his neighbourhood. Lt Gen (Retd) Satwant Singh Dahiya has alleged that planes fly above his neighbourhood in South Delhi and empty human waste. He has asked for criminal proceedings and fines against commercial[Read More…]
Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal may affect ties, China warns India
China on Friday warned India that bilateral ties may suffer “damage” and peace and stability of the border areas could be affected if it allows Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama to visit Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing claims is part of southern Tibet. “We are seriously concerned about the relevant information,”[Read More…]
Supreme Court comes down heavily on Centre over delays in judicial appointments
The Supreme Court on Friday rapped the Central government for “scuttling” the working of judiciary by sitting on the appointment of judges in various high courts despite the recommendation of a recruitment collegium. A bench headed by CJI TS Thakur said, “Today we have a situation where courtrooms are locked[Read More…]
Armed forces are answerable to the government: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the country’s armed forces are answerable to the Cabinet and the government “otherwise there would be martial law in country” The apex court said this while it dismissed a petition seeking to restrain the government from using armed force’s action for political gains,[Read More…]
RSS-affiliate group carries out ‘purification’ drive after Dalit rally in Udupi temple
An RSS affiliate outfit carried out a ‘shudhikalasham’ or ‘purification’ ceremony in an Udupi temple after numerous Dalits gathered for a rally organised by Dalit activist and organiser of the `Una Chalo’ movement in Gujarat, Jignesh Mevani. The outfit, Yuva Brigade led by an 86-year-old seer of the Pejewara Mutt,[Read More…]
Tatas hits back at Mistry’s allegation
Tata Sons hit back at allegations made by the ousted chairman Cyrus Mistry, saying it is not based on facts and it will release documents at “proper forums” to prove Mistry’s allegation are baseless. “It is a matter of deep regret that a communication marked confidential to Tata Sons board[Read More…]
Best boss ever! Diamond merchant gives 1260 cars, 400 flats to employees
Savji Dholakia, a Surat-based billionaire diamond merchant who famously made his son do blue-collar jobs to learn the value of money, has gifted 400 flats and 1,260 cars as Diwali bonuses to his employees. Dholakia, who owns the Hare Krishna Exports, has distributed the flats and cars as Diwali bonuses[Read More…]
Kashmir: Heavy mortar shelling continues along the LoC from the Pakistani side
After a night of rest, shelling was resumed by the Pakistani at various places along the Line of Control (LoC) in Pallanwala, Sunderwani and Nowshera sectors on Friday morning. As per the latest reports a girl was injured in the shelling. A Defence Ministry spokesperson Lt Colonel Manish Mehta confirmed[Read More…]
Jesus Christ’s burial place uncovered for the first time in centuries
The burial slab of Jesus Christ, as believed by many Christians believe has been uncovered by scientists for the first time in centuries. Placed in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem, the tomb has been covered by marble cladding since at least 1555 A.D., and most[Read More…]
CPI(M) intervenes in SC hearing on use of religion in politics
The CPI(M) on Thursday intervened in the ongoing Supreme Court hearing on ‘whether seeking votes in the name of religion or caste amounted to “corrupt practices” under the Representation of the People’s (RP) Act’ and became the first party to do so. The General Secretary Sitaram Yechury filed for an[Read More…]
Next iPhone to be all glass, to debut 5-inch screen
It seems that Apple is really in to a big deal which will revolutionize the smart phone industry and paves a way to mixed reality. As, the news coming out from the Israel office is true, Apple iPhone8 in reality is a far better futuristic device than those in Popular[Read More…]
‘James Bond would never be a British spy’: Head of MI6
Although he is capable of single-handedly saving the world from disaster, James Bond would never get a job as a British spy, the head of M16 has said. Alex Younger, head of the ultra-secretive agency, said 007’s life of hand to hand combat and seducing beautiful women all the way[Read More…]
Man lets friend rape wife for a bet, calls it ‘nikah halala’
In a case that may affect the current debate around ‘triple talaq’ a Muslim man in Jaipur let his friend rape his wife after a bet on the pretext of nikah halala. Nikah halala is a provision that mandates a woman to mandatorily consummate her marriage with another man if[Read More…]
AIDS: Myth around ‘Patient Zero’ busted
A combination of research, both historical and genetic in nature has revealed the error and hype that led to the coining of the term ‘Patient Zero’ and the blaming of one man for the spread of HIV athwart North America. The new study proves that a flight attendant who became[Read More…]