Ravi, one of the accused in the Dadri lynching case died on Tuesday of kidney and respiratory failure at a hospital in Delhi. He was lodged in a jail in Gautam Buddh Nagar district and was rushed to Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Hospital from district hospital in Noida in Uttar Pradesh on[Read More…]
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Yahoo secretly scanned customer emails for US intelligence: Reports
Tech giants Yahoo in 2015 secretly built a custom software program to search all of its customers’ incoming emails for specific information provided by US intelligence officials, according to people familiar with the matter. The company complied with a classified US government demand, scanning hundreds of millions of Yahoo Mail[Read More…]
More than 100 terrorists ready across LoC: Intelligence Agencies
An assessment by the intelligence agencies has put forward disturbing news. It says that more than 100 terrorists are ready in more launchpads across the LoC to cross over into India and carry out attacks. The BSF too claimed that its men have been noticing movement of unmanned aerial vehicles[Read More…]
Here’s everything you need to know about Google Pixel
Google introduced Pixel, the first ever Google phone to carry exclusive Google branding on Tuesday. The company hosted an event in San Francisco on Tuesday to unveil a series of products, including two new phones, a virtual reality headset and the Chromecast Ultra. Pixel is being called as the “first[Read More…]
A soldier’s open letter to India calling for a ban on Pakistani artists
As the entire country stands divided over whether to celebrate or condemn the call for a ban on Pakistani artists in India, a soldier has poured his heart out. Major Gaurav Arya, who wrote an open letter on social media supporting the ban of the actors says, “This conflict between India[Read More…]
Monetary policy 2016: RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 6.25%
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday cut its key lending—the repo rate—by 25 basis points to 6.25 percent, as a newly set up panel felt that inflation levels were low enough to reduce loan rates. The decision of the monetary policy committee (MPC), headed by new RBI governor[Read More…]
10 nations host half of world’s refugees; Jordan, Turkey lead list
Ten countries – which account for just 2.5% of the global economy – are hosting more than half the world’s refugees, a rights group has said, accusing wealthy countries of leaving poorer nations to bear the brunt of a worsening crisis. In a report published on Tuesday, Amnesty International said[Read More…]
ISIS chief in critical condition after being poisoned
According to the latest update, ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s condition is ‘critical’ after his food was poisoned by an assassin. Meals prepared for Baghdadi and three other commanders of the terrorist organisation were allegedly poisoned in Nineveh’s Be’aaj district, the Daily Mail reported on Monday. All four senior militants[Read More…]
Indian student in New Zealand stabs pregnant girlfriend 29 times
In a horrific act, an Indian student who killed his pregnant girlfriend in a frenzied knife attack in New Zealand after she told him the baby was not his was sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday. The man, who goes by just Akash, displayed “cruelty, brutality and callousness” in murdering[Read More…]
Never say never! Man without hands finally gets his driver’s licence
A 45-year-old motivational speaker from Indore, who lost both his hands in a road accident when he was seven year old, has won a hard-fought battle to get his driver’s license. Vikram Agnihotri, who drives with his legs, managed to get a learner’s license in May last year, but it[Read More…]
Sikh jokes to get banned soon? SC mulls ways to enforce directions
Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed willingness to issue directions to curb dissemination of “insulting” jokes against Sikhs through public modes like internet and SMS, but said the key concern was the enforcement of such directives. “We are not saying that there should not any guideline on the issue, but the[Read More…]
BCCI vs Lodha Panel: Third test comes under cloud as BCCI accounts frozen
Just In: The BCCI’s accounts have been unblocked. The third test match between India and New Zealand has come under cloud over annual subsidies and payments. The Lodha Committee wrote to the Board of Control for Cricket in India questioning payments to state associations and the two banks, Yes Bank and Bank of[Read More…]
Top of the world! India beat NZ to win series, oust Pak to become No. 1
India beat New Zealand on Monday by 178 runs in the second Test at Eden Gardens to clinch the series 2-0 under captain Virat Kohli. India have now dethroned Pakistan from the ICC Test Team rankings taking the No.1 spot. The victory in India’s 250th Test match at home comes[Read More…]
Yoshinori Ohsumi wins Nobel prize in medicine for work on autophagy
The Nobel prize in medicine has been awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi for his discoveries on how the body’s cells detoxify and repair themselves. The Japanese cell biologist will receive the prestigious 8m Swedish kronor (£718,000) award for “mechanisms for autophagy”. Autophagy is essentially the body’s internal recycling program – scrap[Read More…]
SC seeks report from Karnataka government on Cauvery water release
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Karnataka government to apprise it by Tuesday afternoon whether it has released water to Tamil Nadu as directed by it on September 30. The Centre also moved the apex court seeking modification of its earlier order asking it to constitute the Cauvery Water[Read More…]
Anil Ambani’s Reliance, Dassault Aviation set up joint venture
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group and Rafale maker Dassault Aviation on Monday announced a joint venture (JV) that will be a “key player” in execution of offset contract worth about Rs 22,000 crore as part of the fighter jet deal. The announcement of the JV, Dassault Reliance Aerospace, comes within days[Read More…]
Tragic end! Policeman on morning walk shot dead in Bihar’s Gaya district
In a shocking incident, a policeman was shot dead by at least four unidentified bike-borne men in Bihar’s Gaya district in the second such attack on police officers in the state in the last 10 days. Mohammad Qyamuddidin, the station house officer of the Kothi police station, was killed between[Read More…]
India, Pakistan NSAs agree to reduce tension along LoC, says Aziz
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and his Pakistani counterpart Nasir Janjua spoke on the phone as tension between the two countries runs high after the terror attack in Uri and the Indian Army’s surgical strikes across the Line of Control against terrorists waiting to sneak into India. According to Adviser[Read More…]
Kerala: NIA arrests six youth with suspected IS links
Six youngsters have been arrested from Kerala by the National Investigation Agency on suspicion of carrying out an ‘IS-inspired module’ in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. They were reportedly planning to attack various places in India after owning allegiance to the so called caliphate led by Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi.As per the NIA[Read More…]
Nitish Katara case: Supreme Court sentences Vikas, Vishal Yadav to 25 years of imprisonment
The Supreme Court has awarded 25 years of imprisonment to the convicts in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case on Monday. The main convicts in the case are Vikas Yadav, son of gangster-turned-politician DP Yadav, his cousin Vishal and their aide Sukhdev Pehalwan. Sukhdev has been awarded 20 years in[Read More…]
Kashmir: Terrorists strike Army camp in Baramulla, one BSF jawan killed
Terrorists opened fire on 46 Rashtriya Rifles army camp in Baramulla district of north Kashmir late night on Sunday. In the ambush, one BSF jawan lost his life while three were injured in the exchange of fire that continued for hours. The camp where the ‘Fidayeens’ (suicide) attacked is located[Read More…]
Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan formally launch ‘Swaraj India’
After their expulsion from the Aam Admi Party, Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan formally announced their own all-India political party- Swaraj India. The party was initially an outfit for campaigning on “public issues and the Swaraj Abhiyan leaders, who announced the party’s name on Sunday, said Swaraj India would be[Read More…]
Remembering Lal Bahadur Shastri through 10 quotes
The second Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri, played an important role in establishing peace between India and Pakistan. It was his leadership skills that led to the country winning over Pakistan during the Indo-Pak war of 1965. He led a very simple and honest life and interestingly was[Read More…]
Meet the ‘modern-day Gandhi’ who travels the country to spread his message
It has been almost six decades since the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi but his ideas continue to live. A few hundred metres away from Rajghat, his final resting place lives Mahesh Chaturvedi or “Modern day Gandhi.” Dressed in crisp white dhoti and round glasses, he has made the message of[Read More…]
Post Surgical strikes- India may speed up the delivery of Rafale jets, as Pak gets aggressive
In view of the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, defence minister Manohar Parrikar said on Sunday that India may start getting its Rafale fighter aircraft from France earlier than the agreed-upon 36 months. These jets are equipped Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air ‘Meteor’ missile, which has a range in excess of[Read More…]