- India
Chhattisgarh: Four Naxalites held in Bijapur district
Bijapur: Four Naxalites including two women, one of them carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh on her head, were arrested on Saturday in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said. Explosives were also…
- India
MP: Houses of 11 demolished after cops find beef in their refrigerators
Mandla: Houses built on government land by 11 persons were demolished in tribal-dominated Mandla in Madhya Pradesh as part of action against the illegal beef trade in the state, a police official…
- India
Scrap NEET, allow states to conduct entrance tests: Karnataka DyCM
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday urged the Centre to scrap the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and allow states to conduct their own entrance tests. Speaking to reporters…
- India
Nod to prosecute Arundhati Roy under UAPA ‘misuse of power’: Sharad Pawar
Mumbai: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday described as “misuse of power” the Delhi Lieutenant Governor’s sanction to prosecute author Arundhati Roy under the stringent UAPA for an alleged provocative speech…
- Pakistan
Pak police destroy tombstones of 17 graves belonging to persecuted Ahmadi community
Lahore: Police in Pakistan under pressure from a radical Islamist party allegedly destroyed the tombstones of 17 graves of the minority Ahmadi community in the Punjab province on Saturday, the second such…
- India
Major fire breaks out in abandoned building near Manipur CM’s bungalow
Imphal: A major fire broke out at an abandoned building near the Manipur secretariat complex close to Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s official bungalow here on Saturday evening, police said. Three fire…
- India
UP: Farmers committing suicide due to harassment by moneylenders, alleges Akhilesh
Lucknow: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday, June 15, alleged that farmers, youth and other people are harassed by the moneylenders and are forced to commit suicide under the BJP government. In…
- India
Miscreants loot church, attack 2 priests in Odisha’s Sundergarh district
Rourkela: Unidentified miscreants physically assaulted two priests and looted Rs 10 lakh from a catholic church in Odisha’s Sundergarh district, police said on Saturday. Sub-Divisional Police Officer (Rourkela Zone 3) Nirmal Chandra…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Petrol, diesel to get costlier as govt hikes sales tax on fuel
Bengaluru: Karnataka government on Saturday hiked sales tax on fuel which will make petrol and diesel costlier. According to official sources, petrol will now go up by Rs 3 and diesel by…
- Kashmir
Online shopping, possible recession impact trade in Kashmir ahead of Eid: Traders
Srinagar: Markets in Srinagar and elsewhere in the Kashmir valley lacked the usual hustle and bustle ahead of Eid-ul-Zuha as the sales remained sluggish given subdued shopping. The markets in and around…
- India
15 killed, 13 injured as tourist bus falls into gorge in Uttarakhand
Rudraprayag: Fifteen tourists were killed and 13 injured when a tempo traveller skidded off the road and fell into the Alaknanda River on Badrinath national highway in Uttarakhand here on Saturday, officials…
- News
Cyber attack on Pakistani UN Mission; account, email, YouTube breached
Islamabad/United Nations: Pakistan’s Permanent Mission to the UN was targeted by a cyber attack, infiltrating its official email account and the YouTube channel, a media report said on Saturday. The cyber attack…
- Hyderabad
Modern warfare no longer a physical domain: IAF chief in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Modern warfare is no longer a solely physical domain, but a dynamic and ever-evolving landscape increasingly influenced by complex data networks and advanced cyber technologies, IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal VR…
- Bangalore
POCSO case: Yediyurappa to appear before CID on June 17
Bengaluru: Senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa on Saturday, June 15, said he will appear before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on June 17 for an inquiry in connection with the POCSO…
- Middle East
Kuwaiti fire: Authorities launch crackdown on illegal property extensions
Dubai/Kuwait City: Authorities in Kuwait have launched a crackdown on illegal property extensions in the wake of a devastating fire at a seven-storey building that claimed the lives of 50 people, including…
