Day: October 16, 2019

Rose Valley: CBI officials visit state secretariat

7:56 pm October 16, 2019

Kolkata: CBI officers visited the West Bengal secretariat on Wednesday as part of its ongoing probe into the multi crore Rose Valley chit fund scam. This is the first time that the investigating agency personnel have visited the state secretariat in connection with the Rose Valley scam. Sources said that the CBI personnel reached the […]

India tightens regulatory grip on Facebook, WhatsApp with new rules

Man detained for posting derogatory comments on FB

7:53 pm October 16, 2019

Shillong: A man was detained by police in Meghalayas West Jaintia Hills district for allegedly posting derogatory comments against a Catholic priest on his facebook wall, a senior police officer said Wednesday. The man identified as Rimialson Daw was detained after a complaint was lodged against him for posting derogatory comments against Archbishop of Shillong […]

Python coils around man’s neck, saved by other workers

7:46 pm October 16, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: A huge python wrapped itself around the neck of a 58-year-old labourer, who was saved in the nick of time by his co-workers, before being choked by the reptile. The incident occurred on Tuesday as cleaning operations were on at a local college at nearby Neyyar dam. As the man, Bhuvanachandran Nair, along with […]

7 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, CM briefs opposition

BJP to finalise candidates after SC decides on status of disqualified Cong-JDS MLAs: CM

7:41 pm October 16, 2019

Bengaluru: Expressing confidence over winning all 15 assembly constituencies in Karnataka for the December 5 bypolls, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday said BJP would select its candidates after the Supreme Court decides on the status of disqualified Congress JD(S) legislators. “This by-election is very important for us. I have already appointed one minister […]

Militants open fire at security forces in J-K's Shopian

Three terrorists killed in encounter in south Kashmir

7:38 pm October 16, 2019

Srinagar: Three local militants, who had joined terror groups recently, were killed on Wednesday in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said. The encounter broke out at Pazalpora area in Anantnag on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday on a specific intelligence provided by the district police. All […]