Day: October 22, 2019

ED arrests woman in Iqbal Mirchi money laundering case

9:58 pm October 22, 2019

Mumbai: The ED on Tuesday arrested a woman in connection with its money laundering probe against late gangster Iqbal Mirchi for allegedly forging documents, officials said. They said Rinku Deshpande, about 45 years of age, was placed under arrest under the provision of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The Bengaluru-based woman was “not cooperating” […]

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

Three JEM terrorists killed by security forces

9:54 pm October 22, 2019

Srinagar: Three Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists have been killed in the Tral area of south Kashmir in an encounter with security forces, Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Dilbag Singh said on Tuesday. The militants were allegedly responsible for the killing of two brothers, hailing from the Gujjar community, in Kashmir in August this year, he said.

Good governance requires good journalism: Deb

Chittagong port will help both Tripura, Bangladesh: Deb

9:52 pm October 22, 2019

Guwahati: Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Tuesday said the use of Chittagong port in Bangladesh and waterways will immensely help both his state and that country. Tripura’s development cannot be achieved without the support of Bangladesh, Deb said while addressing the India- Bangladesh Stakeholders’ Meet here. “Currently, our nearest port is Haldia (in […]

HP: After fresh snowfall, Shimla, Kufri & Dalhousie reel under sub-zero temperatures

Cold wave in Himachal, Manali shivers at 3.8 deg C

9:37 pm October 22, 2019

Shimla: Many parts of Himachal Pradesh witnessed cold weather conditions on Tuesday, with the famous tourist place Manali shivering at a minimum of 3.8 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said. The minimum temperatures recorded in Kufri, Dalhousie and Shimla were 9, 10.2 and 10.8 degrees Celsius respectively, Shimla Meteorological Centre director Manmohan Singh said. He […]

Sourav Ganguly hospitalised after chest pain

CoA reign ends as Ganguly set to take over as 39th BCCI president

9:35 pm October 22, 2019

Mumbai: One of India’s most decorated captains Sourav Ganguly will be taking over as the 39th president of the BCCI on Wednesday at its AGM, ending a tumultuous 33-month reign of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators. Ganguly is the unanimous nomination for the post of BCCI president along with Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s […]