New Delhi : The External Affairs Minisry said on Thursday that it did not receive any request from Congress President Rahul Gandhi to undertake this year’s Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. “We have not received any formal request for his visit to the Tibetan Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh […]
Day: June 28, 2018
Surgical strike video released to divert attention: Congress
New Delhi : Describing Narendra Modi government as “coward and weak” in handling terrorism, the Congress on Thursday said the videos of surgical strike were released to divert attention from the falling value of rupee. The party said Prime Minister Modi should apologise to the nation for “economic mismanagement” triggered by his decision to enforce […]
Two killed, six hurt in mob attacks in Tripura
Agartala : Two persons, including a vendor from Uttar Pradesh, were lynched on Thursday and six others seriously injured in mob attacks in Tripura, police said. “In the first case, the man from Uttar Pradesh was lynched and four others, including a policeman, were seriously injured when a group of persons mistook them to be […]
Former cricketer Venugopal Rao joins Jana Sena
Vijayawada : Former Indian cricketer Y. Venugopal Rao on Thursday joined Jana Sena party of actor-politician Pawan Kalyan. He took the membership of the party in the presence of Pawan Kalyan in Visakhapatnam. The actor’s fans also joined the party on this occasion. Venugopal Rao made his debut in one-day internationals against Sri Lanka in 2005. […]
Rahul accuses BJP, AAP of cutting down trees in Delhi
New Delhi : Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the BJP and the AAP government in the capital for cutting down thousands of trees in the past four years, calling it “madness”. “In Delhi, the BJP with AAP’s approval has hacked down thousands of trees in the past 4 yrs for ‘development’. Even children […]
Petitioners against ED officer seek action against Swamy
New Delhi : Journalists Rajneesh Kapur and Vineet Narain on Thursday demanded action against MP Subramanian Swamy for using a Rajya Sabha letterhead to file an “application for intervention” in a disproportionate assets PIL against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer investigating the Aircel-Maxis deal. The journalists also demanded that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) be […]
3 killed in Germany house explosion
Berlin : At least three people were killed in an explosion in a house in the German city of Bremen, police said on Thursday. The blast occurred at the attic of the house at Huchting district at around 04.30 a.m, local media Focus Online quoted a police spokeswoman as saying. A 41-year-old woman and her […]
Chhattisgarh: Fake notes of Rs 7.37 lakh seized, 4 held
Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) : Police seized counterfeit currency notes totalling Rs 737,500 from Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh on Thursday and arrested four persons. Gautam Kumar, 28, Krishna Kumar, 23, Chamru Patel, 40, and Manmohan Das, 19 were produced in a court which sent them to judicial custody, police said. According to Superintendent of Police Santosh Singh, […]
Google teaches kids to spot fake news, stay safe online
Gurugram : In a world with increasing cases of cyber bullying, fake news and other unsafe practices on the Internet, Google on Thursday concluded a summer educational programme that taught young children how to make use of the Internet in a productive way. “Children are being exposed to technology much earlier than ever before and […]
Chief Secretary case: Kejriwal to face conspiracy charge, AAP slams conspiracy
New Delhi : Delhi Police is likely to charge Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia with conspiracy in the alleged assault of Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by two AAP MLAs, said police sources. The ruling AAP slammed the case as politically motivated. According to the police sources, the charge sheet will “most probably” be […]