Deputy Premier and Minister for Police Troy Grant and Minister for Roads Duncan Gay today launched Operation Saturation to tackle the recent spike in the NSW road toll. “Tough operations like the one we’re launching today make road users sit up and take note of their behaviour on the road and be more cautious,” […]
The Jammu and Kashmir police have registered a case after a video by Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani calling upon Kashmiri youth to join militancy went viral in the state on Wednesday. Burhan, 21, whose group photo with fellow militants was making the rounds on social media in July, has come up with a five-minute […]
A manhunt was underway for a gunman who fatally shot a local news reporter and photographer on live television during an interview outside Moneta, Virginia, on Wednesday morning. Alison Parker was interviewing a woman at approximately 6.45 a.m. when shots rang out. Both women screamed, CNN reported. As the camera fell to the ground, the […]
Sanjeev Khanna, the former husband of Indrani Mukherjee who has been taken into custody on charges of killing Sheena Bora, was arrested by Mumbai Police here on Wednesday, an official said. Khanna was arrested from Alipore area after being grilled for a few hours by Mumbai Police. The arrest comes a day after Indrani, the […]
Outshining seasoned politicians, drawing huge crowds and surging in polls, frontrunner Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has served notice on his opponents that he is in the game to win. “It’s one thing to have the summer of Trump. But it doesn’t mean anything unless we win,” Trump told a crowd Tuesday in Dubuque in […]
Aiming to conserve and improve the quality of litchis, the sweet and juicy summer fruit has acquired its first field gene bank in India – and possibly in the world – in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, renowned for its ‘shahi’ (kingly) variety. “After approval from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, we have set up India’s […]
Will the religious census released by the central government on Tuesday stir up India’s political cauldron? Reports from two states with a sizeable Muslim population suggest that it just could. In Uttar Pradesh, the answer seemingly is in the affirmative, fear many, as the already polarized polity of India’s most politically crucial state is set […]
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the court registry to prepare afresh the paper-book pertaining to the Salman Khan accident case. Justice V.R. Joshi also asked the registry to ask for a fresh paper-book from the sessions court, and if required, the assistance of the trial court judge should be taken to prepare the […]
Five people were killed, and over 100 injured as a statewide shutdown in Gujarat called by the Patidar Arakshan Andolan Samiti turned violent on Wednesday, officials said. Riots, arson, stone-pelting and widespread damage to public and private property forced the authorities to call the army and paramilitary forces. “Three people were killed in Ahmedabad and […]
‘Ankho Dekhi’ fame actor Sanjay Mishra has come on board with director Pritish Chakraborty’s comedy film, ‘Mangal Ho’ where he’ll be playing a Bengali businessman. About the reason behind choosing Mishra to play the character, Chakraborthy told media, “I signed Sanjay Mishra because he is a brilliant actor and brilliant actors can easily fit into […]