Afghan national held by Delhi Police, 1.1 kg heroine recovered
New Delhi, Oct 31 : Delhi Police has arrested an Afghan national from Mehrauli area of Delhi and recovered around 1.1kg of heroine from him worth Rs 2 crores, a senior police official said on Tuesday.
40 year old Qari Mohd Hanif, followed…
T20: Delhi Metro to run extra late night trips on Nov 1
New Delhi, Oct 31: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will be running extra trips on Wednesday night beyond the normal timings of last passenger services to facilitate the spectators of the T20 Cricket Match which is being played at…
Appointment of Kashmir interlocutor ‘nothing more than a tactic’: JRL
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Tuesday said the appointment of an interlocutor on Kashmir by the Government of India is “nothing more than a tactic” after its “failure” of “military repression”.
In a statement,…
Major fire in north Kashmir, 10 structures damaged
Srinagar, Oct 31 : A major fire broke out in a village in north Kashmir district of Kupwara, where so far over 10 structures, including eight residential houses, were gutted.
Official sources said that fire broke out in a residential…
TSRTC bus rams auto-rickshaw; 5 killed, 4 injured
Yadari-Bhongir, Oct 31: Five people were killed and four others seriously injured when the auto-rickshaw in which they were travelling was rammed by Telangana State Road Transport Corporation bus at Bahupet, Yadagirigutta Mandal in this…
AirAsia to sell more stakes in non-flying businesses to fund dividends
SINGAPORE, Oct 31 : AirAsia Bhd on Tuesday said it plans to sell more stakes in non-flying businesses to fund special dividends to shareholders, after announcing a new ground handling joint venture (JV) with Singapore’s SATS Ltd.
The…
Israeli defence team visits Army base in Jammu and Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Israeli defence delegation visited the Indian Army's Northern Command headquarters at Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, official sources said.
"An Israeli delegation led by Major General Yakov (Kobi) Barak called…
PM, Pranab, Manmohan, Rahul pay tributes to Indira Gandhi on death anniversary
New Delhi, Oct 31: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former President Pranab Mukherjee, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday paid tributes to late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her death…
Magnitude 7 quake hits close to New Caledonia
New York, Oct 31: An earthquake of magnitude 7 point 0 struck close to New Caledonia on Tuesday morning, the US Geological Survey said.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said the quake was at a depth of 15 km below the seabed, which did…
DAK seeks free swine flu vaccine for high risk groups
Srinagar, Oct 31: With swine flu scare looming over Kashmir valley after three deaths, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday has sought free vaccination against swine flu for high risk groups like young children, senior citizens,…