Month: November 2018

Supreme Court gets 4 new judges

New Delhi  Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi were Friday sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court, taking its strength to 28. The swearing-in ceremony started at 10:30 am in court number 1 of the apex court and Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi […]

Terrorist killed in encounter in J-K

Srinagar :  An unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Handwara area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said Friday. Security forces launched an operation based on credible inputs about the presence of terrorists in Pohrupeth in Handwara area Thursday evening, a police official […]

Humid morning in Delhi, mercury settles at 16 deg C

New Delhi : The minimum temperature here was Friday recorded at 16 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, even as weather turned very humid in the morning. Relative humidity was recorded at 92 per cent at 8:30 am, according to the MeT Department. The minimum temperature was […]

One naxal gunned down by security forces in C’garh

Raipur :  One naxal was gunned down in an exchange of fire with security forces in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Friday, police said. The gunbattle was still on, they said. “The exchange of fire broke out in the forest of Kamkanar village under Gangaloor police station limits when […]

SC dismisses CBI’s appeal in Bofors case

New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed CBI’s appeal against the Delhi High Court verdict discharging all the accused including Hinduja brothers in Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it was not convinced with the grounds of the […]

Rana Daggubati joins ‘Housefull 4’ cast

Mumbai : Actor Rana Daggubati has joined the cast of Akshay Kumar-starrer “Housefull 4”. The “Baahubali” star shared the news on Twitter and said he will be starting shoot for the project soon. “Heading to the sets of Housefull 4. Shooting in Mumbai after a very long time!!” Daggubati […]

SC quashes FIR against Anurag Thakur, Dhumal and others

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court Friday quashed an FIR against BJP MP Anurag Thakur, former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and others in a case related to alleged irregularities in granting land on lease for construction of the Dharamshala cricket stadium. A bench of justices A […]

Presidency student found hanging in his room

Barasat (WB) : A Presidency University student was found hanging from the ceiling fan of his room in his residence here, the police said. As Swapravo Bhakta was not spotted for a long time, his mother found the door of his son’s room locked from inside in the night […]

PNB posts Rs 4, 532 cr loss in Sep qtr as bad loans soar

New Delhi : Fraud hit Punjab National Bank Friday posted a staggering loss of Rs 4,532.35 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2018 on rising bad loans. The state-owned bank had a net profit of Rs 561 crore in the July-September quarter of last fiscal 2016-17. Its […]

US-based journalist says she was raped by M J Akbar 23 yrs ago in India

Washington :  A US-based editor of a leading media house has accused former Union minister M J Akbar of raping her in India 23 years ago, saying the “brilliant journalist” used his position as the editor-in-chief of a newspaper to prey on her, an allegation denied by his lawyer. […]

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