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Punjab DGP forms 2 SITs to probe Hooch tragedy

06 Aug 2020 05:44 AM IST

CHANDIGARH: Punjab’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta on Wednesday ordered the constitution of two Special Investigation Teams (SITs) to fast-track investigations in all the FIRs registered in the spurious liquor case that has claimed over 112 lives. ADGP Law & Order Ishwar Singh will supervise both the SIT

J&K ground situation improves despite Pakistan’s sinister agenda

06 Aug 2020 05:43 AM IST

One year after the abrogation of Article 370, the ground situation in jammu & Kashmir has seen a perceptible improvement. One parameter is to see the number of terrorists operating in the Valley. The strength of terrorists in Kashmir is now below 200, the security forces said on Wednesday. Local

Article 370 anniversary: Rs 1,700 crore project for J&K panchayats

06 Aug 2020 05:10 AM IST

Srinagar: In order to strengthen the grassroots democracy in Jammu and Kashmir, the administration has decided to spend Rs 1,700 crore to empower the newly constituted panchayats and give them control of 21 departments to be headed by Panchs and Sarpanchs. On the first anniversary of the abrogation of Article

100 people killed, over 4,000 injured in deadly Beirut blasts

06 Aug 2020 05:09 AM IST

As many as 100 people were killed and more than 4,000 injured in two huge explosions that rocked downtown Beirut on Wednesday. The blasts took place on Tuesday evening, shaking buildings all over the city while also causing severe damage and casualties, Xinhua reported. President Michel Aoun said that 2,750

Sushant’s brother-in-law asked me to pressurise Rhea: Mumbai DCP

06 Aug 2020 05:03 AM IST

“Call Rhea to the police station and pressurise her… Put Miranda behind the bars for a day, so he will start spilling the beans…” These are the excerpts of the WhatsApp messages which Sushant Singh Rajput’s brother-in-law O.P. Singh, who is also a senior IPS officer, had sent to Mumbai’s

China tries to divert attention from LAC, rakes up Article 370

06 Aug 2020 05:02 AM IST

In what is being seen as its bid to divert global community’s attention from the standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), China on Wednesday said that the abrogation of Article 370 by India is illegal. The comment has come from China’s foreign ministry. The Chinese foreign ministry said,

Ex-Pak cricketer throws Ayodhya googly, calls Lord Ram his ‘ideal’

06 Aug 2020 04:56 AM IST

In all awe and praise of the grand “bhoomi pujan” ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, former Pakistani spinner Danish Kaneria on Wednesday took to the microblogging site to tweet “Jai Shree Ram” from his official Twitter handle. The former cricketer also called Lord Ram his idol and the

82% of total Covid cases from 10 states, UTs: Health Ministry

06 Aug 2020 04:53 AM IST

The third worst-affected country in the world, India has crossed the 19-lakh mark in coronavirus cases after 52,509 people tested positive in the last 24 hours. Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that 82% of the total cases are limited to 10 states and Union Territories and that 50 districts account

PM Modi ends 29-year Ayodhya ‘exile’ with bhoomi pujan

06 Aug 2020 04:48 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi says Lord Ram belongs to all, centuries’ long wait is finally over, and the temple will be ‘an instrument to unite the country’.

Ram Mandir fervour sweeps across America and Britain

06 Aug 2020 04:45 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed “bhoomi pujan” for the construction of the Ram temple on Wednesday in Ayodhya. The whole country was euphoric and excited to see this historical ceremony happening. The similar fervour and joy swept across the Hindu community in the United States, with different groups celebrating what

Met dept warns of heavy rains in Mumbai, CM asks people to stay indoors

06 Aug 2020 04:41 AM IST

After heavy showers crippled Mumbai and its neighbouring areas, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray reviewed the situation and instructed officials to be alert and prepared, even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall for Thursday as well. Extremely heavy to heavy rain is expected in Mumbai, Thane,

Cross-border data transfers: (In)Adequate protection?

06 Aug 2020 03:51 AM IST

“Data is the New Oil, the New Gold”. If there is one thing which unites businesses all over the world, it is, above all else, their collection, use, processing or storage of personal/financial data of clients, consumers, service providers and business associates. Across the nations , data protection laws have