Day 2 of Vadra at ED: Mails exchanged with arms dealer’s kin in focus

Day 2 of Vadra at ED: Mails exchanged with arms dealer’s kin in focus

Robert Vadra, brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who appeared for the second round of questioning before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday, was confronted with his mails that were exchanged with Sumit Chadha, a relative of absconding arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari, sources said. Vadra, who was questioned for over two hours before he stepped […]

Mamata’s CBI row unites and divides anti-Modi pack

Mamata’s CBI row unites and divides anti-Modi pack

Mamata Banerjee’s dramatic confrontation with the Centre may have sent the opposition scampering for the unity cover, but with the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) refusing to play along, the Left calling it a sham and a Bengal Congress leader slamming the Chief Minister, the ride remains bumpy for the anti-Modi […]

One-way traffic to continue on Jammu-Srinagar highway

One-way traffic to continue on Jammu-Srinagar highway

Jammu, One-way traffic will continue on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway on Tuesday, the traffic department said. A department advisory however, said that no vehicle will be allowed to move in from the opposite direction. The highway has remained open for one-way traffic since the last three days. Landslides in the Bannihal-Ramban sector at Panthal, Battery […]

Karnataka set for stormy budget session in Bengaluru

Karnataka set for stormy budget session in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Foiling an alleged opposition BJP’s bid to topple it recently, the ruling JD-S-Congress government in Karnataka is bracing up for a 10-day stormy budget session of the state legislature here from Wednesday. “The ruling allies are upbeat on holding the budget session and passing the finance bill after Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy presents the […]

Cold Saturday morning in Delhi

Cold Saturday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, It was a cold Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.2 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, the weather office said. “There was shallow fog in the morning. The sky will remain generally clear,” an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said. The maximum temperature was likely to hover […]

Key fact-checkers stop working with Facebook

Key fact-checkers stop working with Facebook

San Francisco, Two leading fact-checking agencies have ended their partnerships with Facebook, striking a significant blow to the network’s efforts to fight fake news, media reports said. The social network had paid the Associated Press and Snopes to combat its misinformation crisis. But both confirmed they stopped checking articles at the end of 2018, and […]

Apple to celebrate February as ‘Heart Month’

Apple to celebrate February as ‘Heart Month’

New Delhi, It was a cold Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.2 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, the weather office said. “There was shallow fog in the morning. The sky will remain generally clear,” an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said. The maximum temperature was likely to hover […]

Shahabuddin’s nephew shot dead in Bihar

Shahabuddin’s nephew shot dead in Bihar

Mohammad Yusuf was shot dead in Pratappur village, where Shahabuddin hails from. He was gunned down by unidentified assailants late on Friday, Siwan Superintendent of police Navin Chander Jha said. The attackers pumped the bullets into his chest and Yusuf died on the spot,” Jha said, adding it was not yet clear what led to […]

Indian students’ detention in US: Missions in touch with authorities

Indian students’ detention in US: Missions in touch with authorities

New Delhi, The government is according top priority to the case of Indian students in the US facing detention under an alleged immigration fraud and is in touch with the Indian Embassy in Washington and other consulates, the External Affairs Ministry said on Friday. “The government of India, together with our mission in Washington and […]