Jaisalmer : At least two Border Security Force (BSF) jawans were killed and five others injured in an accidental blast in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district on Friday. The jawans are said to be from 161 Battalion of the BSF.The incident took place when a mortar shell exploded during a training exercise in a firing range in […]
London : An alarmed World Health Organisation (WHO) has reportedly convened an emergency meeting to discuss what it called the ‘explosive’ spread of the Zika virus. The virus has been linked to thousands of birth defects in Latin America.WHO Director General Margaret Chan said she was ‘deeply concerned’ to hear that the virus has spread […]
New Delhi : Arunachal Pradesh Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa and the Centre are likely to file their replies in the Supreme Court today on petitions justifying the imposition of the President’s rule in the state.Earlier on Wednesday, a five-judge bench of apex court had admitted petitions filed by the Congress leaders over the imposition of […]
New Delhi : In a major relief for Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the criminal proceedings against him in his case of allegedly ‘denigrating’ a Hindu god by posing as Lord Vishnu on the cover page of a magazine. Dhoni has also sought the transfer of the case against him […]
Amritsar : An Afghanistan national has been detained at the Pathankot railway station today over visa validity issues.The 25-year-old was on his way from Srinagar when he had an altercation with a passenger over travelling without a ticket.The police was called after the scuffle broke out and the man was handed over to the police, […]