JAIPUR:An Indian Air Force aircraft crashed in Jajia village near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, confirmed officials here. “One Remotely Piloted Aircraft of the Indian Air Force met with an accident near Jaisalmer on Thursday during a routine training sortie. No damage to any personnel or property has been reported. A Court of Inquiry has been constituted […]
SRINAGAR:Two soldiers were injured on Wednesday in an encounter between the security forces and the terrorists in J&K’s Bandipora district. Officials said that hiding terrorists fired at the security forces in the Renji forest area of the district after which an encounter started. In the initial firing by the terrorists, two soldiers were injured. “They […]
SRINAGAR:Helicopters were pressed into service for aerial surveillance of hiding terrorists after an encounter broke out between security forces and ultras in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday, officials said. “A contact was established between #terrorists and security forces in the early morning in Renji forest area of Aragam, #Bandipora,” Kashmir Zone Police said […]
NEW DELHI:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said natural disasters are becoming more frequent and more severe, and their true impact on people, families and communities is beyond just numbers. In a recorded message played at the 6th edition of the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, the prime minister said, “Countries must invest in […]
CHANDIGARH:The cake, which tragically led to the death of a 10-year-old girl in Punjab’s Patiala last month, contained a high concentration of artificial sweetener, officials revealed on Monday. The girl’s entire family fell ill after consuming a chocolate cake purchased online from a bakery for her birthday. A report showed a high amount of saccharine, […]
BENGALURU:The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested bomber Mussavir Hussain Shazib and his accomplice Abdul Matheen Taha from a hideout on the outskirts of Kolkata city in West Bengal on Friday in connection with the Bengaluru cafe blast case. After gathering inputs about their movements in Assam and West Bengal, the NIA arrested the accused, […]
NEW DELHI:The Supreme Court has voiced concern over misuse of social media platforms with posting of messages, comments and articles on subjudice matters. A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose (now retired) and Bela Trivedi made the observation while initiating a contempt action against Assam MLA Karim Uddin Barbhuiya for his misleading Facebook post regarding a […]
NEW DELHI:The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested BRS leader K Kavitha in Tihar jail in a corruption case related to the alleged Delhi excise scam, officials have informed. K Kavitha, an MLC in Telangana and daughter of BRS leader K Chandrasekhar Rao, had been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money […]
JERUSALEM:More than 6,000 Indian workers will arrive in Israel during April and May to help the country’s construction sector meet a labour shortage following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict. They will be will be brought to Israel on “air shuttle” following a joint decision by the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), finance ministry and […]
THANE:Police on Thursday arrested two African women for running a sex racket in Navi Mumbai, and rescued their eight female compatriots, an official said. The arrest was made after a raid was conducted at a row house in Kharghar area of Navi Mumbai around 9 pm on Wednesday, senior inspector Rajiv Shejwal said. “Acting on […]