New Delhi: Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir on Friday joined BJP in presence of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. Welcoming him into the party fold, Jaitley said Gambhir’s decision reflects the kind of expansion the saffron party has undergone in recent years. “The BJP will be a fabulous platform to work […]
Istanbul: Muslim nations on Friday called for “genuine” measures against Islamophobia after the attack on two New Zealand mosques that killed 50 people. Violence driven by Islamophobia requires “genuine, comprehensive and systematic measures to address this affliction,” ministers from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation said in a statement after a meeting in Istanbul. The OIC […]
New Delhi: An alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed militant has been arrested from Lajpat Rai area of the New Delhi, official sources said on Friday. The arrest was made by special cell of Delhi police late Thursday night. The militant, identified as Sajjad Khan (27), hails from Pulwama and was wanted in a NIA case and under the Unlawful […]
Srinagar: A policeman was injured during clashes with civilian protesters after a stone hit his head near encounter site in Shopian’s Gadapora village. Police sources said that the policeman was deployed to contain the protests when a stone thrown by protesters hit his head resulting in serious injury. He said that the cop has been […]
Srinagar: Two United States service members were killed in Afghanistan on Friday while conducting an operation, the NATO-led Resolute Support mission said in a statement, Express Tribune reported. It gave no further details and withheld the names of the service members until next of kin were informed. The US military’s mission is focused on guiding and […]
Srinagar:Terrorists Friday attacked two cars in Karachi, killing two and injuring as many people. In the first incident which took place near Neepa Chowrangi two people were killed in the remits of Aziz Bhatti Police Station. Four gunmen on two motorcycles sprayed the car with bullets from both sides. The vehicle bearing number plate ATF […]
Srinagar:Nine people have suffered injuries during clashes with government forces near the gunfight site in Gadapora village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Quoting doctors at the Primary Health Centre Harmain, reports said that nine civilians were brought to the health fcility with injuries. They said that eight of the injured have received pellet injuries while […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday led the campaigning of joint Congress-NC candidates and said the alliance was aimed to keep India secular and “save” it from divisive politics. Vikramaditya Singh, grandson of erstwhile Sadr-e-Riyast senior Congress leader Karan Singh, and former minister Raman Bhalla, who is a joint candidate of […]
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has levied a penalty of Rs 14.40 lakh and ordered confiscation of nearly Rs 6.8 lakh in connection with a FEMA case against senior resistance leader Syed Ali Geelani, officials said Friday. The case pertains to Geelani in “illegal possession” of foreign exchange, a case which was being investigated by the […]
Srinagar: Two youths have suffered pellets injuries during clashes with government forces near Shopian encounter site on Friday. Reports quoting doctors of Harmain primary health centre said that two youth hit with pellets were brought to the hospital. They said that one of the two injured youths had received a critical pellet injury in his eye […]
