A court here on Tuesday framed charges of murder and disappearance of evidence against Aaftab Amin Poonawala who is accused of strangling his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar to death and chopping her body into pieces.Additional Sessions Judge Manisha Khurana Kakkar said prima facie a case for offences under IPC sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing […]
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Over 2,000 people evacuated from violence-hit Manipur
Authorities have relocated over 2,250 residents from violence-hit Manipur to Assam in the past three days, with around 300 of them moving towards Mizoram, according to the Cachar district administration. Officials said so far eight shelter camps have been set up in Cachar’s Lakhipur, while some temporary ones have been put in place in Sonai. […]
Farmers break barricades at Jantar Mantar near wrestlers’ protest venue
The farmers from the Bharatiya Kisan Union on Monday reached Jantar Mantar where the wrestlers have been protesting since April 23 against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The video shared by news agency ANI showed the BKU members breaking the barricades and trying to reach the protest venue. “A […]
Another ‘mysterious’ blast on Amritsar’s heritage street triggers panic; DGP denies terror angle
Another blast rocked the holy city of Amritsar on Monday. The blast occurred on Heritage Street on the way to the Golden Temple, around the same place where a blast had taken place on Saturday. No one was injured. The incident happened at around 6.30 am. Police and forensic teams have reached the spot and […]
MiG-21 aircraft crashes in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh; 2 civilians killed, pilot safe
A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed during a routine training sortie in Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan on Monday, leaving at least two civilians dead and as many injured on the ground, police said. In a statement, the IAF said the pilot of the aircraft sustained minor injuries.Bikaner Inspector General of […]
At least one injured in blast in Amritsar’s Heritage Street; situation under control, say cops
The Amritsar police are investigating a blast that took place at Heritage Street near Darbar Sahib on Saturday night in which at least one person was injured, officials said, assuring citizens that the situation was under control and urging them not to panic.According to officers, forensic teams have reached the spot to determine the cause […]
Delhi high court orders Google to remove YouTube videos linking Indian spices to cow dung, urine
The Delhi High Court has directed internet giant Google LLC to block or take down from YouTube certain “defamatory” videos, which targeted major brands including ‘Catch’ by alleging that Indian spices contain urine and cow dung, in case they resurface. The high court said it was convinced that creation and uploading of such videos by […]
5 soldiers killed during ongoing anti-terror operation in J&K’s Rajouri
At least five soldiers were killed when a group of terrorists ambushed them inside a jungle in Jammu & Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Friday. The terrorists behind the attack on an army truck on April 20 in Poonch that left five soldiers dead are also believed to have been involved in the fresh ambush. Jammu-based […]
Sharad Pawar meets protesting NCP cadres, says ‘final decision on quitting soon’
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday met his supporters – who are protesting against his decision to step down as the party chief – outside Y B Chavan Centre in Mumbai and told them that the final decision on his resignation will be taken in the next two days. The former union […]










