Day: October 31, 2019

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

Maha Congress MLAs meet in Kharge’s presence

9:02 pm October 31, 2019

Mumbai: The Congress on Thursday held a meeting of its newly-elected MLAs in Maharashtra at the party office here. Congress general secretary Mallikarjun Kharge also attended the meeting, sources said. The legislators were felicitated during the meeting. State Congress president Balasaheb Thorat, senior leaders Ashok Chavan, Prithviraj Chavan and Sushilkumar Shinde were also present. Speaking […]

SAD leader claims four Sikh women were forcibly converted to Islam in J&K

Woman hangs self in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar over harassment

8:58 pm October 31, 2019

Kota: A 24-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling of her home in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar district on Thursday after being repeatedly harassed by a local man, police said. The incident took place in Pidawa town and the accused has been booked for abetment of suicide, Sub-Inspector Rajkumar Thuhariya said. No suicide note […]

Bhumi Pednekar starts shooting for 'Durgavati'

There is an obsession for fair skin: Bhumi Pednekar

8:55 pm October 31, 2019

Mumbai: Actor Bhumi Pednekar on Thursday said there is an unfair obsession with light skin in the country and through her role in “Bala”, she wanted to challenge that notion. Bhumi plays a dark skinned woman in the film, which revolves around premature baldness. “There is an obsession for fair skin. As an actor, I […]

Indian, Japanese armies hold joint exercise in Mizoram

8:53 pm October 31, 2019

Kolkata: The Indian and Japanese armies held a 13-day joint exercise in Mizoram to train and equip the contingents in counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations in mountain terrain, a Defence official said on Thursday. The second edition of the bilateral annual military exercise ‘Dharma Guardian-2019’ between Indian and Japanese Army culminated on October 31 at the […]

Kashmir expects bumper saffron crop this season

8:47 pm October 31, 2019

Jammu: Pampore, the hub of saffron in Kashmir, is expected to have a bumper crop of the spice this season due to initiatives taken by the national mission on saffron (NMS). Under the NMS, a project of Rs 411 crore was approved by the Government of India in 2010-2011, under which an area of 3,715 […]