Day: August 25, 2019

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Controversial MLA Anant Singh to be produced in Barh court

3:18 pm August 25, 2019

Patna: Controversial Bihar MLA Anant Singh, who surrendered before a Delhi in connection with a case lodged under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against him, was brought to Patna on Sunday morning from the national capital, police said. Singh, who was on the run since an AK-47 rifle and grenade was recovered from his ancestral […]

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North Korea begins key meeting before year-end deadline for US

N Korea tests new ‘super-large’ multiple rocket launcher

3:16 pm August 25, 2019

Seoul: North Korea said Sunday leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of a “newly developed super-large multiple rocket launcher,” another demonstration of its expanding weapons arsenal apparently aimed at increasing its leverage ahead of a possible resumption of nuclear talks with the US. The North’s Korean Central News Agency said Saturday’s weapons test was […]

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NASA investigating first crime committed in space: report

3:13 pm August 25, 2019

Washington: US space agency NASA is investigating what may be the first crime committed in outer space, The New York Times reported Saturday. Astronaut Anne McClain is accused of identity theft and improperly accessing her estranged wife’s private financial records while on a sixth-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the Times said. The […]

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PM Modi launches USD 4.2 mn redevelopment project of iconic Hindu temple in Bahrain

2:25 pm August 25, 2019

Manama: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the USD 4.2 million redevelopment project of the 200-year-old Lord Sri Krishna temple in the Bahraini capital. Modi, the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the key Gulf nation, offered prayers at the Shreenathji Temple in Manama, the oldest temple in the region, and also the prasad’ […]

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Jaitley’s body being taken to Nigambodh Ghat

2:14 pm August 25, 2019

New Delhi: The mortal remains of former Union minister Arun Jaitley was taken to the Nigambodh Ghat from the BJP headquarters here on Sunday afternoon in a flower-decked gun carriage, amidst chants of ‘Jaitley ji amar rahein’ (long live Jaitley). The last rites will be performed around 2.30 pm with full State honours, a senior […]

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