Day: June 8, 2019

Nothing to do with controversy over Dhoni’s gloves: Army

5:58 pm June 8, 2019

Dehradun: The Indian Army Saturday distanced itself from the controversy surrounding the daggar insignia on Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s gloves, saying it had nothing to do with it. Dhoni’s gloves sported the Balidan badge of the parachute regiment’s special force during India’s opening world cup match against South Africa in Southampton in England on […]

Woman fakes own death, kills her friend with paramour

5:52 pm June 8, 2019

Aurangabad: A woman allegedly tried to fake her own death by killing her friend with the help of her paramour in Aurangabad, police said Saturday. According to police, the accused Sonali Shinde (30) tried to frame her husband for abetting her “suicide”, as she wanted to elope with her paramour Chhabadas Vaishnav (26). After killing […]

25 IPS officers transferred in UP

5:46 pm June 8, 2019

Lucknow: In a first major reshuffle in the police department after the Lok Sabha polls, the Uttar Pradesh government transferred 25 IPS officers, including police chiefs of Ayodhaya, Agra, Mathura and Rampur. According to the transfer list released by Principal Secretary (Home) Arvind Kumar late Friday night, Agra SSP Amit Pathak has been shifted to […]

Blood, body parts were scattered all around: Dubai bus accident survivor

1:40 pm June 8, 2019

Dubai: The survivors of the Dubai road accident that killed 17 people, including 12 Indians, said the co-passengers screamed and wailed as they tried to help each other in the blood-splattered bus that rammed into a low-clearance sign here. The bus, coming from Oman’s capital Muscat to Dubai, was carrying 31 passengers when it crashed into a height barrier that cut […]

Record number of 35 candidates in fray for Sri Lanka Presidential elections

Lanka president hits out at committee probing Easter Sunday attacks

1:35 pm June 8, 2019

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has publicly taken to task the parliamentary select committee on the Easter Sunday jihadi attacks, saying he was opposed to top officials testifying on national security matters before the media. Sirisena’s outburst is set to trigger another conflict between him the executive and parliament the legislature, analysts said. Sirisena on Friday called for an emergency Cabinet meeting and said […]