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

Penguin to publish Taslima’s 12 new titles in English

3:29 pm August 25, 2019

New Delhi: Penguin Random House India Sunday announced the acquisition of 12 new titles in English by controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen, with the first of these books to come out in 2021. The titles will range from autobiographical writings to essays, fiction, short stories, and poetry. Nasreen said this body of work represents her […]

Man injured due to sharp kite string in Nashik district

Child dies after manjha slits throat

3:24 pm August 25, 2019

New Delhi: A four-and-a-half-year-old girl, who was travelling on a motorcycle with her parents, died after her throat was slit by a glass-coated manjha in Khajuri Khas area, police said on Saturday. The victim was identified as Ishika, a resident of Sonia Vihar. The baby was admitted to JPC hospital where doctors declared her brought […]

Confusion prevails over removal of freedom fighters’ bust from DU campus

11:21 pm August 24, 2019

New Delhi: Confusion prevailed on Saturday over the overnight removal of busts of Veer Savarkar, Bhagat Singh and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose from outside the Arts Faculty of Delhi University’s North Campus. While the RSS-affiliated ABVP, in a statement, claimed it was removed by Delhi University Students’ Union, the student outfit’s member and outgoing president […]

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

UN expert: No peace in Myanmar if no military prosecutions

3:37 pm August 24, 2019

United Nations: A member of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar warned Friday that there will be no long-term peace in the country and no return of Rohingya refugees unless there is accountability for the “brutality” of Myanmar’s military forces. Radhika Coomaraswamy, a Sri Lankan lawyer who is one of the mission’s three […]

Soldier commits suicide near LoC in JK's Poonch

CRPF officer kills self in Kashmir

12:43 pm August 24, 2019

New Delhi: A 33-year-old Assistant Commandant of the CRPF posted in Kashmir allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself from his personal weapon, officials said Saturday. M Arvind of the 40th battalion was found dead at his residence in Sadar area of Anantnag on Friday evening, they said. He shot himself from his service weapon, the […]