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  • LeT planned to project 26/11 attack as ''Hindu terror'': Maria

    Feb 18, 2020

    Mumbai, Feb 18: Former Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria has claimed that the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) had planned to project the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack as a case of "Hindu terror" and Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Kasab to die as Bengaluru's Samir Chaudhari.

  • Will win battle against coronavirus: Chinese envoy

    Feb 18, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 18; Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong on Tuesday asserted that China has put in place multi-level control and prevention mechanisms and will win the battle against coronavirus. The envoy said China has allocated RMB 80 billion to contain the disease and the government has sufficient resources and policy tools to cope with economic fluctuations following the epidemic.

  • Won't block NPR in Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray

    Feb 18, 2020

    Mumbai, Feb 18: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said he won't block the National Population Register (NPR) in the state. Thackeray assured that he will "personally check the columns" in the NPR, adding there shouldn't be any problem with the exercise in Maharashtra. "CAA and NRC are different and NPR is different. No one has to worry if CAA gets implemented.

  • Brown sugar worth Rs 20 lakh seized, three arrested in Odisha

    Feb 18, 2020

    Balasore (Odisha), Feb 18: Three persons were arrested after 100 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 20 lakh were seized from their possession in Odisha's Balasore district on Tuesday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, a police team intercepted a car near Sekhsarai in Jaleswar police station area and seized the contraband and Rs 3.4 lakh in cash from the vehicle, an officer said.

  • Maha: Fire at chemical firm in Thane; none hurt

    Feb 18, 2020

    Thane, Feb 18: A fire broke out at a chemical company in an industrial area of Maharashtra's Thane district in the wee hours of Tuesday, an official said. No casualty was reported in the mishap, he said. The blaze erupted around 12.45 am in Metropolitan company, located in the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area of Dombivali township, Regional Disaster Management Cell chief Santosh Kadam said.

  • MP: 13 Barasinghas translocated to Satpura tiger reserve

    Feb 18, 2020

    Bhopal, Feb 18: As part of conservation process, Madhya Pradesh forest department has shifted 13 endangered Barasinghas (swamp deer) from the Kanha Tiger Reserve to the Satpura Tiger Reserve, a forest official said on Tuesday. With the latest translocation on Monday, the total number of swamp deer in the Satpura special enclosure has gone up from 23 to 36, the official said.

  • Ajeya Warrior: Indo-UK joint military exercise commenced at Salisbury Plains UK

    Feb 18, 2020

    New Delhi, February 18: The 5TH edition of AJEYA WARRIOR, Indo-UK joint military exercise commenced at Salisbury Plains Trg Area in UK. Dogra Regiment of Indian Army and 1st Rifles of UK Army are participating in the exercise. The opening ceremony commenced with National Anthem of both the countries, attended by Brigadier VMB Krishnan, Brigadier Gavin Thompson, Brigadier Tom Bewick, Commander 7 Infantry Brigade and Col Amit Saini.

  • Hotelier dies after speeding car falls off flyover in

    Feb 18, 2020

    Hyderabad, Feb 18: One person was killed and five others were injured when their speeding car fell off a flyover here early Tuesday, police said. The deceased was identified as Mohammed Sohel (27), a hotelier, police added. "Sohel was not driving the car. He sat next to the driver. Prima facie it appears that the car was overspeeding and fell off the flyover killing Sohel on the spot," police inspector K Chandra Sekhar Reddy said.

  • Odisha man held for rape, murder of woman in Goa

    Feb 18, 2020

    Panaji, Feb 18: Goa Police have arrested a man from Odisha for allegedly raping and killing a 28-year-old woman in Goa, an official said on Tuesday. The decomposed body of the woman, who also hailed from Odisha, was found in a forest area in Porvorim near Panaji on February 10.

  • Indian engineer falls to his death from Dubai building

    Feb 18, 2020

    Dubai, Feb 18: A 25-year-old Indian engineer allegedly fell to his death from a residential apartment in Dubai, according to a media report. Sabeel Rahman, from Kerala who has been living in Dubai since 2018, fell off the building near his worksite, The Khaleej Times quoted a social worker as saying.

  • Man arrested with 7 kg ganja in Bengal

    Feb 18, 2020

    Howrah (WB), Feb 18: A 23-year-old man has been arrested with over seven kilograms of ganja in West Bengal's Howrah district, police said on Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, personnel of Golabari police station raided Salt Gola Ghat on Monday night and made the apprehension, a police officer said. The accused, a resident of neighbouring Hooghly district, was booked under sections of the Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, he added.

  • Fire at automobile firm in Pune; no casualty

    Feb 18, 2020

    Pune, Feb 18: A major broke out at an automobile firm on the outskirts of Pune city early Tuesday morning, an official said. No casualty was reported so far, he said. The blaze erupted around 4 am in the Varroc Lighting Systems India Pvt Ltd company premises, located at Maan near Hinjawadi, a fire brigade official said.

  • Indian FM defends citizenship law as he promotes EU ties

    Feb 18, 2020

    Brussels, Feb 18: India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Monday defended his country's controversial new citizenship law and crackdown in Kashmir, as he came to Brussels to promote what he hopes will be closer strategic ties to the European Union. Delhi's top diplomat was the guest of honour as EU foreign ministers met in Brussels with an eye to renewing relations and boosting trade with the south Asian giant.

  • Hope convicts are hanged this time: Nirbhaya's mother

    Feb 17, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 17: Nirbhaya's parents on Monday expressed hope that the four convicts in their daughter's rape-and-murder case would finally be hanged on March 3, the latest execution date fixed by a court after two earlier death warrants were stayed.

  • 154 prominent citizens support CAA, NPR, NRC; writes to Prez

    Feb 17, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 17: As many as 154 prominent citizens, including former judges, bureaucrats, armed forces officers and academicians, on Monday said a "false and motivated" campaign is being launched against the CAA, NPR and NRC with a sinister design to harm the nation and sought action against trouble-makers.

  • Maoist camp destroyed in Odisha's Malkangiri

    Feb 17, 2020

    Odisha, Feb 17: A Maoist camp was destroyed by security forces in Odisha's Malkangiri district on Monday following a heavy gunfight, officials said. The gunbattle took place inside a dense forest in the Mudulipada area after commandos of the District Voluntary Force (DVF) and the Special Operation Group (SOG) launched a combing and search operation on Saturday, Malkangiri Superintendent of Police Rishikesh D Khilari said.

  • British MP, chair of group on Kashmir, denied entry into India, deported to Dubai

    Feb 17, 2020

    New Delhi/London, Feb 17: A British MP, critical of India's move to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir's special status, on Monday said she was denied entry despite a valid visa after she landed at Delhi airport and deported to Dubai from where she had flown into the Indian capital. Labour Party MP Debbie Abraham's charge of a valid visa was rebutted by India's Home ministry which said she was informed about her e-visa being cancelled.

  • Coronavirus impact: Chinese wrestlers not to compete in Asian Championships in Delhi

    Feb 17, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 17: Chinese wrestlers will not be taking part in the Asian Championships beginning here on Tuesday as they have not been granted visas by the government due to the novel coronavirus outbreak there, a top official of the national federation said on Monday. Wrestling Federation of India assistant secretary Vinod Tomar told that the government has denied visas to the 40-strong Chinese contingent.

  • British MP heading group on Kashmir stopped at Delhi airport

    Feb 17, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 17: A British MP heading a parliamentary group on Kashmir on Monday claimed she was denied entry into India despite a valid visa after she landed at the airport here, a charge denied by the government which said she had been informed that her e-visa was cancelled.

  • ICICI Prudential Life to settle death claims in 1 day

    Feb 17, 2020

    Jammu, February 17: ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company’s service initiativetitled – ‘Claim for Sure’ promises to settle death claimsin 1(one) day. The loss of a loved one, especially the breadwinner, causes significant emotional and financial distress. With the ‘Claim for Sure’ service initiative, the Company aims to alleviate the financial distress caused to families due to this loss.

  • India serves strong demarche on Turkey over Erdogan's Kashmir comments

    Feb 17, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 17: India on Monday issued a strong demarche to Turkey over its President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's comments expressing concern over the prevailing situation in Kashmir and comparing the "struggle" of Kashmiri people with that of the fight by the Turkish during the World War I.

  • Anti-CAA protests: Delhi court sends Sharjeel Imam to 1 day police custody

    Feb 17, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 17: A Delhi court Monday sent Sharjeel Imam, arrested on sedition charges, to one-day custody of Delhi Police in a case related to violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at New Friend's colony on December 15. This is different from the sedition case against Imam.

  • Fire breaks out in residential building in Greater Noida

    Feb 17, 2020

    Noida (UP), Feb 17: A fire broke out on the 18th floor of a residential building in Greater Noida on Monday, officials said. The incident was reported at around 1.30 pm at Elegant Ville Society in Bisrakh area. The blaze was controlled by 2 pm, a police spokesperson said. "The fire got triggered by a short circuit in an electric board of the building.

  • Six killed after van rams into a stationary truck in Haryana's Hisar

    Feb 17, 2020

    Hisar, Feb 17 : Six people were killed and as many were injured when their van rammed into a stationary truck in Haryana's Hisar district on Monday, police said. The victims were returning after attending a marriage function, they said. Among those killed included the driver of the van, which hit a truck parked on a roadside between village Rakhi Garhi and Kheri Chaupta, on the Narnaund-Uchana road, about 30 km from here.

  • India among countries whose actions compliant with Paris Agreement goal: PM

    Feb 17, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 17: India is one of the few countries whose actions are compliant with the Paris Agreement goal of keeping rise in temperature to below two degree Celsius, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. Addressing COP13 delegates in Gandhinagar via video conferencing from Delhi, Modi said India has been championing climate action based on values of conservation, sustainable lifestyle and green development model.

  • Arvind Kejriwal takes charge as Delhi CM

    Feb 17, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 17: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Monday took charge as the Chief Minister of Delhi for the third time. Members of his Cabinet, including Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain, Rajendra Pal Gautam and Imran Hussain, also took charge at the Delhi Secretariat. Other members of Kejriwal's cabinet Kailash Gahlot and Gopal Rai are scheduled to take charge later in the day. The new cabinet is going to meet soon. Portfolios of the ministers are expected to be announced after the meeting.

  • Airtel pays Rs 10,000 crore to govt towards AGR dues

    Feb 17, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 17: After Supreme Court rap and the government's stringent deadline, Bharti Airtel on Monday said it has paid Rs 10,000 crore to the telecom department towards statutory dues. The company said it will make payment of the balance amount after self-assessment exercise. "The...total amount of Rs 10,000 crore has been paid on behalf of Bharti Airtel, Bharti Hexacom, and Telenor.

  • India rejects UN chief's offer to mediate on Kashmir issue

    Feb 17, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 17: India on Sunday flatly rejected UN chief Antonio Guterres's offer of mediation on Kashmir and said the real issue needed to be addressed is to vacate territories "illegally and forcibly" occupied by Pakistan.

  • CAT to have jurisdiction over UT of J-K: Jitendra Singh

    Feb 17, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 16: The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will soon be covered by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and it will have jurisdiction to handle disputes and other issues related to the UT services there, Union Minister Jitendra Singh here on Sunday. CAT so far had jurisdiction only over central services issues in Jammu and Kashmir.

  • Several inmates injured in scuffle inside Tihar jail number 4

    Feb 16, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 16: Several inmates were injured when a clash broke out between them inside jail number 4 of the Tihar prison here, officials said on Sunday. According to a senior jail official, the incident occurred on Saturday at around 12.30 pm. "From 12 pm to 3 pm daily, we put inmates back into the barracks.

  • Drug trail probe: Punjab Police claims Pakistan link

    Feb 16, 2020

    Chandigarh, Feb 16: Police here on Sunday claimed that the two criminals held in connection with a drug trail exposed after the arrest of dreaded gangster Sukhpreet Singh, alias Budha, had links with the big fish in Pakistan.

  • Divorce cases more in educated, affluent families: Bhagwat

    Feb 16, 2020

    Ahmedabad, Feb 16: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said the cases of divorce are found more in "educated and affluent" families nowadays as education and affluence brings arrogance along, which results in families falling apart. He also said that there is no alternative to a Hindu society in India. Bhagwat was addressing RSS workers here, who were present there along with their family members.

  • 15-year-old Bengal girl ends life after being raped: Police

    Feb 16, 2020

    Jalpaiguri, Feb 16: A 15-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide after being raped in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, police said on Sunday. The girl, a class 9 student, hung herself from the ceiling of her house in the district's Mal block on Thursday after she was allegedly raped by a man, they said. The man, an e-rickshaw driver, allegedly raped her when no one was at the house.

  • PM launches, lays foundation of 50 projects worth Rs.1,254 cr

    Feb 16, 2020

    Varanasi, Feb 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched or laid foundation of 50 projects worth Rs 1,254 crore in his Lok Sabha constituency. He also flagged off the IRCTC's 'Maha Kaal Express' through video link during his day-long visit to the city. It will be the first overnight private train in the country to connect three Jyotirling pilgrim centres of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, and Ujjain and Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh.

  • Jamia committee releases video of paramilitary personnel attacking students in library on Dec 15

    Feb 16, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 16: The Jamia Coordination Committee, comprising students and alumni of the Jamia Millia Islamia, has released a CCTV footage in which paramilitary and police personnel can be seen caning students in the library on December 15 last year. Police said the video has come to their knowledge and they will investigate it as part of their ongoing probe, Special Commissioner of Police (Intelligence) Praveer Ranjan said.

  • Delhi Police should remain calm while dealing with miscreants: Shah

    Feb 16, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 16: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday suggested the Delhi Police to remain calm while dealing with those disrupting law and order. Speaking at the 73rd Raising Day ceremony of Delhi Police, Shah called it one of the leading metropolitan police forces in the country and the world. The home minister paid homage to five Delhi Police personnel who lost their lives in terror attack at Parliament building in 2001 and Inspector M C Sharma who died in the Batla House encounter against terrorists.

  • Arvind Kejriwal sworn in as Delhi chief minister

    Feb 16, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 16: Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal was sworn in as Delhi chief minister for the third time at the Ramlila Maidan on Sunday. Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain, Imran Hussain, Rajendra Pal Gautam, Kailash Gahlot and Gopal Rai took oath as council of ministers in the newly-sworn Delhi Cabinet on Sunday at the Ramlila Maidan here.

  • Three engineering students from Kashmir held on sedition charges

    Feb 16, 2020

    Bengaluru, Feb 16: Three students from Kashmir studying at a private engineering college in Hubballi district of Karnataka were arrested on sedition charges for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans and posting a video of it on a messaging platform, police said on Saturday.

  • Portuguese president arrives in Goa on 2-day visit

    Feb 15, 2020

    Panaji, Feb 15: President Marcelo Rebelo de Sous of Portugal arrived in Goa on Saturday on a two-day visit, during which his country and the state government will sign an MoU on augmenting water supply and sewerage management. He was welcomed at the international airport here by troupes performing traditional dances, and feted at Chicalim and Sirodao villages by local residents, officials said.

  • Woman head constable strangled to death

    Feb 15, 2020

    Ghaziabad, Feb 15: A 15-year-old girl, along with her lover, strangled her head constable mother to death in Brij Vihar Colony here, police said on Saturday. The incident took place on Friday night around 1 pm and a complaint in this regard was lodged by the victim's husband, SP (City) Maneesh Mishra said. The SP said Shashi Mala (44) was posted with a PCR van in Delhi.

  • Kerala court summons Ravi Shankar Prasad in defamation case filed by Tharoor

    Feb 15, 2020

    Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 15: A court here on Saturday summoned Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to appear before it in a defamation case filed by Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor. The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) took cognisance of the complaint and asked the minister to appear before it on May 2, Tharoor's lawyer told the media.

  • Four children die as school van catches fire in Punjab

    Feb 15, 2020

    Chandigarh, Feb 15: Four children were burnt alive when a minivan of a private school carrying students caught fire in Punjab's Sangrur district on Saturday, police said. The accident took place on the Longowal-Sidsamachar road, they said, adding 12 children were in the van at that time. Eight children were safely taken out by people working in nearby fields, police said. However, four children in the age group of 10 to 12 years were charred to death, they added. The children were returning home from school, police said.

  • Smoke in Kolkata Metro coach, passengers evacuated

    Feb 15, 2020

    Kolkata, Feb 15: Passengers of a Noapara-bound train in the North-South line of the Kolkata Metro were evacuated at Chandni Chowk station after smoke was seen billowing out from one of the coaches on Saturday, officials said. Passengers raised an alarm after seeing smoke coming out from the air-conditioned metro rake when it stopped at the station in the central part of the city around 1.35 pm, Metro officials said.

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