Pakistan

Popular eatery Krishna Dhaba owner’s son shot in Srinagar

11:30 pm February 17, 2021

Srinagar: The son of the owner of popular food joint Krishna Dhaba, located in a high-security area of the city, was shot at by terrorists from a close range and critically wounded on Wednesday evening, police said. The victim, Akash Mehra, was immediately rushed to SMHS Hospital where his condition was stated to be critical, officials said. Banned terror […]

Civilian shot at by militants in Srinagar

10:17 pm February 17, 2021

Srinagar: A civilian was injured after militants opened fire at him in the high-security Durganag area of the city on Wednesday, police said. The militants fired at Akash Mehraj in his shop, Krishna Dhaba, a police official said. He said Mehra was rushed to the hospital in an injured condition. Krishna Dhaba is a popular […]

2 Christian youths booked on blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Punjab

5:28 pm February 17, 2021

Lahore: Two Christian youths have been booked on blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Punjab province, police said on Wednesday. ”Model Town Police (in Lahore) have registered an FIR against two Christian youths under sections 295-A, 295-B and 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC),” Superintendent of Police Asim Iftikhar told reporters here. ”We are raiding the whereabouts of the suspects and soon […]

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

Do not fall prey to BJP’s promise of citizenship, Matuas urged

11:58 pm February 13, 2021

Thakurnagar: The Bangla Pokkho, organisation which propagates Bengali sub-nationalism, on Saturday urged members of the Matua community not to fall prey to the BJP’s promise of providing them citizenship by implementing the contentious CAA. The BJP is trying to destroy West Bengal, leaders of the organisation alleged at a rally held against CAA and NRCat […]

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Twitter blocks 97 pc of accounts, posts flagged by IT Ministry

3:34 pm February 12, 2021

New Delhi: Twitter has blocked over 97 per cent of the accounts and posts flagged by the IT Ministry for provocative content and misinformation around farmers’ protest, sources said. This followed a meeting between Twitter representatives and the Information Technology Secretary on Wednesday evening where the US-based microblogging platform was issued a stern warning to comply with local laws […]