Everything is available in Pakistan, even a nuclear bomb, if looked for properly, IM operative Riyaz Bhatkal told his cousin, arrested Indian Mujahideen member Yasin Bhatkal, during a chat, the NIA said Monday. In a charge sheet filed in a Delhi court, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said that Yasin Bhatkal and his cousin Riyaz, […]
The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central government on a plea by the Aam Aadmi Party challenging the decision of not dissolving the Delhi assembly as recommended by the outgoing AAP government. The plea challenged the presidential proclamation placing the Delhi assembly in suspended animation and not dissolving it as was recommended by […]
The Editors Guild of India Monday expressed concern over “growing attacks and unsubstantiated charges levelled against the media” and took strong exception to some expression used by former Army chief V.K. Singh and AAP leader Arvind Kejrwal. “It is distressing to find a person like Gen. V.K Singh using the term ‘presstitutes’ to describe journalists […]
The union home ministry has sought a report from the Maharashtra government on the repeated parole granted to Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, an official said here Monday. Last week, in a communication, the centre asked the state government to clarify whether Dutt was accorded any special privileges while accepting his parole request thrice within eight […]
The Indian Mujahideen was planning to attack the Akshardham temple in the national capital and the army cantonment area in Pune, the NIA has said in a charge sheet filed against the outfit’s co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and three others. According to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) charge sheet filed Feb 20, data retrieved from laptops […]
Indian Mujahideen operative Riyaz Bhatkal was badly treated by his ISI handlers, and voicing anger, he once referred to them as “kutte” (dogs) in a chat message traced by the NIA. According to the charge sheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a court Monday against Yasin Bhatkal, co-founder of the IM who […]
India and China held their sixth annual defence and security dialogue here Monday during which they agreed to continue to work towards maintaining peace and tranquility on their disputed border. The dialogue was co-chaired by India’s Defence Secretary R.K. Mathur and Deputy Chief of General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army, Lt Gen Wang Guanzhong. […]
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Monday seemed headed for a split after 13 legislators said they were no longer with the party, but party leaders denied any rift and six of the “rebels” said they were still with the Lalu Prasad-led party. “The RJD has not split as claimed,” party leader in the assembly Abdul […]
Leaders from both the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday refused to confirm reports of an alliance, after an LJP leader claimed a tie-up was on the cards. A senior LJP leader close to party president Ram Vilas Paswan told IANS that the BJP was in touch with the LJP […]
Seven separatist guerrillas were Monday killed by security forces in an operation in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said. An army patrol party was fired upon by guerrillas in a forest area near Dardpora (Lolab) village of Kupwara, 120 km from here. The security forces launched an operation against the militants, […]