Anantnag operation enters fourth day; drones and helicopters pressed into service
Srinagar, September 16 (Press ki Taquat) The operation to flush out militants from the dense forest area in Anantnag district entered its fourth day as drones and helicopters were pressed into service to track and neutralise the ultras who killed three security forces officers, officials said on Saturday. Security forces deployed drones and helicopters to […]
Raghav Chadha to ride a boat to bring his bride to Udaipur
Jaipur, September 16 If sources are to be believed, AAP MP Raghav Chadha will go in a boat during his wedding procession to bring his bride Parineeti with him after the wedding rituals which are scheduled in Udaipur in September. The wedding procession, as per sources, will happen on September 24. Before this, a programme […]
In not so good news for Indian students, UK to hike visa fee from October
London, September 16 In a move set to impact several Indian students, the fee for applying for a study visa from outside the UK is set to increase by 127 pounds beginning next month, following a legislation being laid in the British Parliament. The UK Home Office said on Friday that the fee for applying […]
Reconstituted CWC to hold first meeting in Hyderabad; strategy for assembly, general election on agenda
Hyderabad, September 16 (Press ki Taquat) The first meeting of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee (CWC) will be held here on Saturday to evolve a strategy for the upcoming assembly polls in five states and the 2024 general election. Holding the crucial meeting in the Telangana capital, the Congress is also looking to send out […]
Punjabis among 16 sentenced for money-laundering, human smuggling in UK
London, September 16 (Press ki Taquat) A group of 16 people, including many of Indian origin, have been given jail sentences totalling more than 70 years for their involvement in international money-laundering and people smuggling in the UK. An investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) identified that members of a West London-based organised crime […]
Indian Air Force to get 12 more Sukhois from Russia
New Delhi, September 16 (Press ki Taquat) Three months after securing a path-breaking deal with the US on procuring cutting-edge jet engine technology and armed drones, India has gone back to its cold-war era ally Russia and okayed the procurement of 12 Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter jets for the Indian Air Force. The Defence Acquisition […]
10 children missing after boat capsizes in Bagmati river in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur, September 14 At least 10 children went missing after a boat capsized in Bagmati river in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district on Thursday, officials said. The boat was carrying 30 children, and 20 of them have so far been rescued, they said. The incident took place near Madhupur Patti ghat along the Bagmati river. Talking to […]
Monu Manesar to be questioned in connection with murder of 2 men from Rajasthan
Jaipur, September 13 (Press Ki Taquat) Police in Rajasthan will question suspected cow vigilante Monu Manesar in connection with the murder of two Muslim men from the state whose charred bodies were recovered in Haryana’s Bhiwani district in February, officials said on Wednesday. Monu Manesar — booked by Rajasthan Police for the murder of Nasir […]
Second terrorist killed during encounter in J-K’s Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu, September 13 (Press Ki Taquat) A second terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces on Wednesday, raising the death toll during the ongoing three-day search operation in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district to three, officials said. A suspected Pakistani terrorist was killed in an encounter in the remote […]
7-Year Jail or Lifer: Govt Gives Teeth to Sedition 2.0 Under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill
While the new bill has dropped the word ‘sedition’, it now attracts imprisonment for life or up to seven years as compared to earlier when a person could get away with a fine when convicted for sedition Even as the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill, 2023 is being vetted by the Parliament’s standing committee, debates […]