Day: September 2, 2019

West Bengal Governor visits BJP MP at hospital, expresses concern over law

3:06 pm September 2, 2019

Kolkata: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Monday visited Barrackpore BJP MP Arjun Singh, who is recovering from his injuries at a private hospital here, and expressed concern over the law and order situation in the state. Singh suffered head injuries on Sunday during a clash at Kankinara area of his constituency. The parliamentarian claimed […]

Missing Maldives journalist killed by Islamic radicals: report

2:59 pm September 2, 2019

Male: A local extremist group linked to Al-Qaeda was responsible for the murder of three prominent Maldivians, including a journalist missing for more than five years, an independent commission in the Indian Ocean island republic has found. The Presidential Commission on Investigation of Murders and Enforced Disappearances said Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla, a reporter with the […]

Journalist booked for recording video of salt-roti midday meal

2:48 pm September 2, 2019

Lucknow: A case has been registered against a journalist, village-head representative and others for allegedly doing “despicable work” of maligning the image of the Uttar Pradesh government by recording a video of school children being served salt and roti in midday meal. Journalist Pawan Kumar Jaiswal, village-head representative Rajkumar Pal and unidentified people have been […]

IAF Chief Dhanoa, Abhinandan fly MiG-21 together

2:34 pm September 2, 2019

Pathankot: Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman on Monday flew a sortie in a MiG-21 fighter aircraft from the Pathankot Airbase, reported news agency ANI. Vir Chakra awardee Varthaman who shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet post-Balakot operations had resumed flying operations on August 23. The officer has started flying […]

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

‘Senior Indian diplomat meeting with Kulbhushan Jadhav underway’

1:04 pm September 2, 2019

Islamabad: A senior Indian diplomat on Monday met Kulbhushan Jadhav, who is on death row in Pakistan, after Islamabad granted consular access to the Indian prisoner “in line with the ICJ judgement”. The meeting between a senior Indian diplomat and the convicted Indian spy is currently underway after Pakistan formally granted the consular access to […]