Day: January 21, 2020

Pakistan 'epicenter of terrorism'; persecutes Hindus, Sikhs, Christians: India at Geneva

US military claimed ‘success’ in hacking ISIS: documents

11:10 pm January 21, 2020

Washington: The US military claims to have “successfully” disrupted the online propaganda efforts of the Islamic State in a hacking operation dating back at least to 2016, according to declassified national security documents released Tuesday. The heavily redacted, previously top secret documents said the US Cyber Command “successfully contested ISIS in the information domain” and […]

Doctor, JE held for taking bribe in Rajasthan

Another officer held in Odisha’s IAS bribery case

11:02 pm January 21, 2020

Bhubaneswar: An official of the horticulture department was arrested on Tuesday on the charge of acting as a conduit for IAS officer Bijay Ketan Upadhyaya who is in jail for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a private company, officials said. Police arrested Pitabas Pradhan who joined as a data entry operator […]

Unfit Hardik Pandya not considered for New Zealand Tour

10:59 pm January 21, 2020

New Delhi: Flamboyant India all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who had recently failed a fitness test, has not been considered for India’s tour of New Zealand. It is understood that Pandya is not ready for international cricket and will now have to play at least one domestic game for Baroda before being considered for a national comeback. […]

UP: Christian members urge police to register case against VHP workers for breaking into prayer meet

Seers at VHP programme back CAA

10:57 pm January 21, 2020

Allahabad: A day after the Vishva Hindu Parishad said it will go village to village to remove “confusion” over the Citizenship Amendment Act, seers at its “Virat Sant Sammelan” backed the legislation. Amarkantak mahamandleshwar Hariharanand Sarswati said the country had been divided on the basis of religion once and “same situation was being created now” […]

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

Two suspected SIMI members get bail in arms seizure case

10:54 pm January 21, 2020

Mumbai: A court here has granted bail to two alleged members of the banned organisation SIMI, arrested last Month in connection with a 2006 arms seizure case in Maharashtra. The accused, Ejaj Akram Khan (40) and his brother Elyas, were arrested from Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, respectively, on December 12 by Maharashtra’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). […]