Dhaka : Expressing concern at the significant increase in murders in Bangladesh, the United Nations today called for investigation and prosecution of the perpetrators of the crimes. “I am very concerned about the dramatic increase in number of brutal murders in Bangladesh that target freethinkers, liberals, religious minorities and LGBT activists,” Daily Star quoted UN […]
New Delhi, June 14 : Delhi’s Transport Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday resigned from his post citing health reasons. Rai, who recently underwent a surgery and is currently undergoing physiotherapy at the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, had earlier on Friday met Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and requested that he be relieved of his responsibilities. Delhi’s PWD […]
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir), June 14 : A massive forest fire broke out in Manjakote near Jammu- Poonch highway forest areas last night.The Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department sent a team of fire fighters to douse the flames in the area.”We are trying our best to douse the flame. The condition is very bad as […]
New Delhi, June 14 : With President Pranab Mukherjee rejecting the Bill to exclude the post of Parliamentary Secretary from the office of profit, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ‘scared’ of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) while blaming him for posing an obstacle in the Delhi Government’s […]
New York, June 13 : Omar Mateen, the gunman responsible for the Orlando gay nightclub shooting, has pledged allegiance to the ISIS.The attack killed at least 50 people and left several others wounded.Mateen, identified as a U.S.-based Afghan national, pledged his allegiance to the terror group during a 911 call.He called the dispatchers around 20 […]