Cuttack : At least seven persons were killed and several others injured after a passenger bus fell over 30 feet off Mahanadi bridge in Odisha’s Cuttack on Tuesday, police said. The bus carrying around 30 persons was on the way to Cuttack from Talcher in Angul district. It fell off the bridge near Jagatpur this […]
Day: November 20, 2018
Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorist wanted in J&K police officer’s murder held at Delhi airport
New Delhi : A 28-year-old Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist wanted in the murder of CID Intelligence Officer of the Jammu and Kashmir Police was arrested from Indira Gandhi International Airport, police said on Tuesday. “The team of Special Cell of Delhi Police arrested Ansar-Ul-Haqe with the help of local intelligence. We received a tip-off that Haqe […]
Will back ordinance on Ram temple: Muslim litigant in Ayodhya dispute
Lucknow : Amid growing chorus to build Ram temple at Ayodhya by bypassing the Supreme Court and bringing in an ordinance, a Muslim litigant in the matter, Iqbal Ansari, on Tuesday said he had no problem if this was done. Talking to local media in Ayodhya, Ansari said if the Union government brought an ordinance […]
Jet Airways to commence 20 new, additional flights
Mumbai : Jet Airways on Tuesday said it would introduce 20 new and additional flights on domestic and international routes. “Come December 1, the airline will further enhance connectivity to Singapore with its new, non-stop service from Pune,” the company said in a statement. Further, the airline said it would add new frequencies on other […]
Nagrota terror attack: NIA chargesheet names JeM chief’s brother, 13 others
New Delhi : The NIA on Tuesday named Pakistan-based UN-designated terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad’s (JeM) deputy chief Maulana Abdul Rouf Asgar, the brother of outlawed organisation’s founder Maulana Masood Azhar, and 13 others in its chargesheet in 2016 Nagrota terror attack case. The NIA chargesheet was filed in Jammu. The National Investigation Agency revealed that four […]
DCW rescues woman ‘about to be killed’ by parents
New Delhi : In a dramatic turn of events, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has rescued a woman from Uttar Pradesh who was confined and tortured by her parents to marry a man against her will. “The 23-year-old woman was rescued on Sunday when the police got wind of her parents’ plan to take […]
Husband happy Sushma won’t contest 2019 polls
New Delhi : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s husband Swaraj Kaushal on Tuesday welcomed her decision not to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. “Madam (Sushma Swaraj) – Thank you very much for your decision not to contest any more elections. I remember there came a time when even Milkha Singh stopped running,” he said […]
BJP, Police conspired to attack Delhi CM: Manish Sisodia
New Delhi : Hours after the attack on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the whole incident was a conspiracy hatched by the BJP and Delhi Police. “This is a conspiracy. The BJP does not have any work to show. They along with Delhi Police are trying to attack […]
Air hostess suicide: HC grants bail to in-laws
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to the in-laws of an air hostess who fell to her death from the terrace of her home here in July. Justice Mukta Gupta granted bail to R.S. Singhvi and his wife Sushma, asking them to furnish a personal bond of Rs 50,000 with […]
Court awards death penalty in 1984 riots case
New Delhi : In the second such conviction leading to capital punishment in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, a trial court awarded death penalty to a man after holding him guilty of murder while another person was given life imprisonment in the case. Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Pandey awarded the death penalty to Yashpal Singh and […]