Day: August 28, 2020

CBI books ex-NIA ASP for ‘fraudulently’ obtaining CDR of mobile phone numbers

5:26 pm August 28, 2020

New Delhi: The CBI has booked former National Investigation Agency (NIA) ASP Jalaj Srivastava for obtaining call details records (CDR) and analysis from Vodafone in an alleged fraudulent manner, officials said on Friday. The agency acted on a complaint from the NIA, which sought action against Srivastava, now posted in his parent cadre — Border Security Force — they said. After getting the […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Russia expels Norwegian diplomat, blasts ‘destructive line’

5:20 pm August 28, 2020

Moscow: Russia‘s Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of a Norwegian diplomat in response to a similar move by Norway last week. On Friday, the ministry summoned Norway’s ambassador to Russia, Rune Resaland, who was told that one of the embassy’s diplomats had been declared persona non grata and had three days to leave the country. The ministry said in a statement […]

Man killed by polar bear on Norway’s Arctic Svalbard islands

5:09 pm August 28, 2020

Oslo: A polar bear attacked a camping site and killed a man in the remote Svalbard Islands on Friday, authorities on an Arctic island said, adding the animal was killed. The man was rushed to the hospital in Longyearbyen where he was declared dead by doctors, Deputy Governor Soelvi Elvedah said. Longyearbyen is the main […]

Hope people understand importance of tolerance with ‘Graham Staines…’: Sharman Joshi

4:15 pm August 28, 2020

Mumbai: Actor Sharman Joshi believes his next “Graham Staines, Ek Ankahi Sachai: The Least of These” is an important film as it deals with the issue of religious extremism that is very much prevalent in the society. The film, directed by Aneesh Daniel, is based on the ghastly killing of the Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor […]

Israel lists first commercial passenger flight to UAE

4:09 pm August 28, 2020

Dubai: Israel has listed an El Al flight taking off Monday for Abu Dhabi, which would be Israel’s first commercial passenger flight to the United Arab Emirates after the two countries agreed to a US-brokered deal to normalise relations. The website of the Israel Airports Authority listed the flight on Friday. It said the flight would be numbered LY971, a nod to […]