Category: NATIONAL NEWS

S Jaishankar’s remarks appeared to be a reference to repeated holds and blocks on proposals to blacklist terrorists.Multilateral platforms are being misused to justify and protect perpetrators of terrorism, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday during an open debate at the UN Security Council, in a veiled attack on China and its close ally Pakistan. Presiding over the UN Security Council open debate on ‘Maintenance of International Peace and Security: New Orientation for Reformed Multilateralism’, Mr Jaishankar also said the knock on effects of conflict situations have made…

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The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has sought details about the status of services as per the Operation, Management and Development Agreement (OMDA) from DIAL, which is majority-owned by GMR group. Amid congestion, state-owned AAI has asked Delhi airport operator DIAL to provide details on whether there has been any deficiency in providing services at the airport, according to an official. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has sought details about the status of services as per the Operation, Management and Development Agreement (OMDA) from DIAL, which is majority-owned by…

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Rahul Gandhi was also seen hugging Pratibha Singh, wife of late Virbhadra Singh, on stage. Top Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attended the oath taking ceremony of the new Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, and his deputy — Mukesh Agnihotri — at Ridge Maidan in Shimla on Sunday. Here’s your 10-point guide to this big story: In a grand symbolic gesture on stage right after the newly elected leaders were sworn-in, a garlanded picture of late Virbhadra Singh, former royal and six time Chief Minister of…

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A police spokesman said the Kathua SSP chaired a security and crime review meeting in view of important events. As the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra is scheduled to reach Jammu and Kashmir next month, a senior police officer on Sunday reviewed the overall security situation in Kathua – the gateway district to the Union Territory bordering Punjab – an official said. Senior Superintendent of Police of Kathua RC Kotwal, who chaired the meeting at the district police lines, directed officers to strengthen the border security grid and enhance patrolling…

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Shivpal Singh Yadav also said he has told Dimple Yadav to be his witness (gavah) if Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav does something wrong with him again. Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) president Shivpal Singh Yadav has said it was a phone call from “daughter-in-law” Dimple Yadav that prompted him to campaign for her for the upcoming Mainpuri bypoll. Shivpal Singh Yadav also said he has told Dimple Yadav to be his witness (“gavah”) if Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav does something wrong with him again. Amid a deteriorating relationship with nephew Akhilesh Yadav,…

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The police had written to the dating application in connection with the investigation, as Aaftab reportedly met several women through it. The woman that Aaftab Amin Poonawala, who brutally murdered his live-in girlfriend Shraddha Walkar, had invited while pieces of Shraddha’s body were still kept in his fridge, is a doctor by profession, police have said. He met the woman through the mobile dating application Bumble, the same platform where he had first met Shraddha. The Delhi Police have contacted the woman, who is a psychologist, they said. The police…

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The almost 10-minute-long video clip, from September 12 around 8 pm according to the time stamp, shows Mr Jain relaxing in his bed when he is visited by three people in casual clothing. Fresh trouble may be brewing for jailed Aam Aadmi Party minister Satyendar Jain as yet another CCTV video of his prison cell shows him hosting guests, and also features a visit from a now-suspended Tihar Jail superintendent. AAP Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has accused the BJP of using central agencies to go after its…

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The two were colleagues in Mumbai and started dating. After her family did not approve of their relationship, the couple eloped to Delhi and started living in a flat in Mehrauli. In a shocking case, a man allegedly strangled his live-in partner, chopped her body into 35 pieces, and dumped them in Delhi’s Mehrauli forest over 18 days, say police sources. He got away with the murder for five to six months. He would step out at 2 am every day to dump the body parts, sources say. The accused has…

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Corruption has increased in the country, Industrialists are looting the wealth of the villages, and the government is silent, Anna Hazare’s secretary said. Anna Hazare’s secretary Kalpana Inamdar on Thursday said that Team Anna will launch an agitation against BJP, if the party does not fulfil promises it made to the people post-2014.  She said that the BJP has failed to fulfil all its promises despite being voted into power by the people with a thumping majority. Inamdar at a press conference organised by the Rashtriya Kisan Manch here said…

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In a video of the incident that surfaced on social media, the accused were allegedly seen throwing a cow from their vehicle on the road. Three alleged cattle smugglers were arrested Thursday after being chased by ‘gau rakshak’ in Sector 56 area when their car overturned, police said.  The driver of the pickup truck and two others managed to flee, they said. “There were three cows in the pickup Jeep and one of them was injured. The injured cow has been sent to a shed for treatment,” said Inspector Sanjeev…

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