Day: February 21, 2021

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

Follow ‘Raj Dharma’, reduce fuel prices: Sonia Gandhi to PM Modi

10:21 pm February 21, 2021

New Delhi : Accusing the government of ”profiteering” off ”people’s misery”, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over ”spiralling” fuel prices, urging him to follow ‘Raj Dharma’ and reduce the prices by partially rolling back excise duty. In a three-page letter to Modi, she said the government has been ”unreasonably overzealous” in levying excessive excise duty on […]

Man-eater tiger captured in Karnataka’s Kodagu

10:15 pm February 21, 2021

Madikeri: A tiger that killed two people in Kodagu district was captured by the forest department on Sunday. The tiger captured in Manchalli village was found with injuries and aged approximately seven to nine years, an official said. ”It was tranquilised by a veterinarian alongside help from tamed elephants Abhimanyu and Gopal from Mathigodu Elephant […]

One more arrested in IED recovery case in Jammu

2:15 pm February 21, 2021

Jammu: An over ground worker (OGW) of Al-Badr outfit has been arrested in connection with the recent recovery of a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) here, an official said on Sunday. Nearly seven kilogram IED was recovered from the possession of a nursing student in the Jammu bus stand area on February 13, foiling a major terrorist plan to […]

John Abraham books Independence Day weekend release for ‘Attack’

2:10 pm February 21, 2021

Mumbai: Action film ”Attack”, starring John Abraham, is slated to be released in theatres on August 13, the makers announced on Sunday. Based on a true story of a hostage crisis, ”Attack” also features Jacqueline Fernandez and Rakul Preet Singh. Written and helmed by debutant director Lakshya Raj Anand, the film stars Abraham as a lone ranger who leads an attack team during a […]

12-year-old boy charred to death in J-K's Samba

Child kidnapped from Chhattisgarh rescued in Jharkhand, 3 held

2:05 pm February 21, 2021

Raipur: A six-year-old boy was kidnapped allegedly by his family cook from Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district and later rescued from neighboring Jharkhand in the wee hours of Sunday, a police official said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday evening following which three kidnappers were also arrested, Raigarh Superintendent of Police Santosh Singh said, adding […]