The entire cricket community had waited for the opening day of the ongoing first Test between England and West Indies in Southampton but rain played spoilsport, allowing only 82 minutes of action on Wednesday. International cricket returned after the enforced break due to the Covid-19 pandemic with the 1st Test of the historic 3-match series. … Read more
The Jammu and Kashmir Police, in unprecedented action against its own, have placed eight cops in custody following the attack in Bandipora that left a former BJP district president and two of his family members dead on Wednesday. The policemen in custody were assigned as personal security officers (PSOs) to Sheikh Waseem Bari, Inspector General … Read more
The Indian Army has asked its personnel to delete 89 apps from their smartphones including Facebook, TikTok, Truecaller and Instagram to plug leakage of information The personnel have been given to July 15 to delete the apps. (File photo) Amid rising tensions with China and concerns over data privacy, the Indian Army on Wednesday asked … Read more
Veteran actor and Bollywood’s favourite comedian Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, better known by his stage name, Jagdeep, breathed his last today in Mumbai. He was 81. Jagdeep passed away at his residence at 8:40 pm on July 8 due to age-related issues. Jagdeep will be laid to rest tomorrow at Shia Kabristan in Mumbai. Jagdeep … Read more
The CBI is due to take over the investigation into the Thoothukudi custodial violence that led to the deaths of Jayaraj and his son J Beniks in June of this year. File photo of J Beniks (right) and his father Jayaraj (left) (Photo Credits: PTI) The Tamil Nadu CB-CID has taken five more police officers … Read more
A 20-metre crane collapsed onto a house in east London on Wednesday leaving people trapped inside, the London Fire Brigade said. (Representational Image: Reuters) A 20-metre crane collapsed onto a block of flats in the Bow area of east London on Wednesday, leaving residents trapped inside. While there is no official confirmation, four people are … Read more
A street shooting in a northern New Jersey community has left four people dead and three others wounded, authorities said. Four victims found at the scene were taken to a hospital. (Representational Image: Reuters) A street shooting in a northern New Jersey community has left four people dead and three others wounded, authorities said. The … Read more
A BJP leader and his father and brother were shot dead by unidentified militants in Bandipora district in North Kashmir on Wednesday. BJP’s Bandipora district president BJP leader Sheikh Waseem Bari along with his brother Umar Sultan and father Bashir Ahmad Sheikh were shot dead by militants who entered their shop in the region in … Read more
The Madhya Pradesh Police has arrested Kanpur gangster Vikas Dubey’s brother-in-law Rajiv Nigam from Shahdol and handed him over to the UP STF team. Rajiv Nigam is a resident of Budhar town in Shahdol district of MP. (Photo: ANI) The Madhya Pradesh police on Wednesday handed over Rajiv Nigam, the brother-in-law of notorious gangster Vikas … Read more
Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Anurag Srivastava said in response to a query about Kulbhushan Jadhav, “We have been pursuing through diplomatic channels full and effective implementation of the ICJ judgment in the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav. The media statement made by Pakistan today in the case seeks to mask its continuing … Read more