Day: July 13, 2020

Babri trial: I am innocent, allegations baseless, says Kalyan Singh after hearing

11:14 pm July 13, 2020

Lucknow: Senior BJP leader and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh on Monday accused the then Congress government at the Centre of levelling “false and baseless allegations” against him in the Babri mosque demolition case and said he was “innocent”. “The then Congress government at the Centre levelled false and baseless allegations against me and filed a case out of political animosity,” he told reporters after […]

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

Delhi BJP gives Rs 2 lakh to family of journalist who committed suicide at AIIMS

11:09 pm July 13, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta on Monday provided a financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to the family of a journalist who allegedly committed suicide at a hospital here last week. Accompanied by other party leaders, Gupta met the journalist’s family at his residence in Bhajanpur and offered his condolences. The journalist, Tarun Sisodia (37), allegedly jumped to his […]

Woman ends life at Assam quarantine centre

9:13 pm July 13, 2020

Hailakandi: A 37-year-old woman, who was in institutional quarantine in South Assam‘s Hailakandi district with family on return from Bengaluru, allegedly hanged herself at the centre, police said on Monday. The woman was found hanging from the window of the bathroom of the Lower Primary School quarantine centre on Sunday. The woman, her husband and […]

Odisha prepares for possible rain-triggered flash floods

Six killed as flood situation worsens in Assam

9:08 pm July 13, 2020

Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam worsened drastically on Monday with six more persons losing their lives in rain-related incidents, even as the deluge affected nearly 22 lakh people across 27 districts, an official bulletin said. According to the daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), one person each died at […]

NIA files charge sheet against 17 key ISIS conspirators

9:04 pm July 13, 2020

New Delhi: The NIA on Monday filed a charge sheet against 17 people who allegedly formed a terror group to carry out strikes in India and were involved in furthering the activities of ISIS in the southern states, an official said. The accused, including Mahboob Pasha, Khaja Moideen and M Sadiq Basha, have been charged […]