Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) commandos on early Wednesday morning killed a suspected IS operative in an anti-terror operation that lasted for almost 12 hours in the thickly-populated Thakurganj area of Lucknow in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh. Eight pistols, 650 rounds of ammunition, 50 fired rounds, explosives materials, gold, some cash, passports and SIM cards recovered from the terrorist, Police said.
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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a revised, more limited executive order banning migrants from six mostly-Muslim countries from coming to the United States for 90 days. The new order, aimed at getting around the legal smackdown that spiked the first presidential decree on the subject+ , drops Iraq from the list of seven countries that includes Iran, ...
Read More »Sri Lankan Navy Killed Indian Fisherman
A 22-year-old Britso, a fisherman from Thangachimadam, was shot dead on Monday, allegedly by the Sri Lankan Navy personnel while he was fishing in a mechanised boat at a short distance off Katchatheevu islet. Two more fishermen reportedly suffered injuries in the firing. Hundreds of fishermen staged a demonstration at Thangachimadam, demanding the arrest of the of the Lankan navy ...
Read More »Why not allow deposit of banned notes till March 31 asks Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today asked the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) why the people are not being allowed to deposit their banned Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes in banks till March 31, as promised by the government Deciding to hear on March 10 a batch of petitions challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation move announced on ...
Read More »India hoists tallest tricolour at Attari; it’s visible from Lahore!
Amritsar: At the Indo-Pak border at Attari near Amritsar, a 120-foot-long and 80-foot-wide tricolour was hoisted by Panjab minister Anil Joshi on a 360-foot flag post – India’s tallest- meters away from the zero line. The flag is high enough to be visible from as far as Pakistan’s Lahore city. The flag, which weighs over 100 kg is made of parachute material ...
Read More »Mumbai terror attacks carried out by group based in Pakistan: EX-Pakistan NSA
– Mahmud Ali Durrani NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan National Security Advisor has revealed that 2008 Mumbai terror attacks were done by a terror group located in Pakistan. At the moment, Durrani, however, said the Pakistani govt had no role in the Mumbai attacks . Durrani was speaking at a meeting on combating terrorism at the Institution of Defense Studies and ...
Read More »Arvind Kejriwal-Delhi will become London in a year
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal while campaigning for the upcoming municipal polls in Delhi said that if Aam Aadmi Party is voted to power, the city will look like London in a year’s time. The Delhi Chief Minister’s statement is similar to one made by his predecessor Sheila Dikshit who had promised to turn Delhi into Paris.While some may laugh ...
Read More »US: Indian-American man found dead in New Jersey, family says ‘personal issue’
A 29-year-old Indian-American man was fouNew Jerseynd dead in the US state of America , an incident which the family has described as a “personal issue”. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted Sunday that the Indian Consulate here “has spoken to the father of the deceased in Massachusetts. He says this is a personal family tragedy”. More details were not immediately ...
Read More »PM Narendra Modi says Akhilesh Yadav government is anti-farmer
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lashed out at Akhilesh Yadav-led government in Uttar Pradesh for being anti-farmer and having failed to implement the central government’s schemes meant for state farmers. “There is a government in Uttar Pradesh which has nothing to do with development. This government is anti-farmer. Why is it that farmers don’t benefit from the ...
Read More »Indian Athlete Tanveer Hussain Arrested In US For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Girl
NEW YORK: A 24-year-old Indian athlete has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl, days after he arrived in the US for a snowshoe competition, a report said. Mr Hussain was arrested on Wednesday after the girl’s parents reported the abuse to police, a report in the Adirondack Daily Entreprise said. The incident, according to the police, occurred ...
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