Dharwad (Karnataka), Aug 18 : The Special Investigation Team (SIT) filed a chargesheet against the seven accused of killing renowned Kannada writer M.M. Kalburgi in August 2015, including the hitman Ganesh Miskin in the district court in Karnataka’s Dharwad. “Miskin was also the hitman in the murder of Kannada journalist Gauri Lankesh at her residence […]
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2 Bangladeshis killed by speeding luxury car in Kolkata
Kolkata, Aug 17 : A speeding luxury car mowed down two pedestrians – both Bangladesh citizens – close to a vital south Kolkata intersection early on Saturday, police said. Another pedestrian was also injured in the incident that took place near the bustling Shakespeare Sarani-Loudon Street junction. The luxury car, apparently hit by another vehicle, […]
Stop #logout campaign, Zomato’s Goyal urges in tweetstorm
New Delhi, Aug 17 : As hundreds of restaurants delisted from online food aggregators’ platform across the country, Zomato’s Founder Deepinder Goyal on Saturday requested restaurant owners to stop the #logout campaign. In a tweetstorm, Goyal said that young entrepreneurs (much like him) in the restaurant industry are feeling the pressure to such an extent […]
Major fire in AIIMS, Emergency wing closed
New Delhi, Aug 17 : A major fire broke out on a second floor of a building in the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) complex on Saturday evening. No casualty was reported but as a precautionary measure, the adjacent Emergency department has been closed and patients shifted elsewhere even as efforts to douse […]
Military officers, bureaucrats move SC over Article 370
New Delhi, Aug 17 : Six retired military officers and bureaucrats have filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the decision to revoke Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The petitioners include Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Kapil Kak, Major General (Retd) Ashok Kumar Mehta, former IAS officers Hindal Haidar Tyabji, […]
Indian Army hits Pakistani post opposite Rajouri
Srinagar, Aug 17 : The Indian Army hit a Pakistani post opposite the Rajouri sector in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday during continuous cross-fire following a ceasefire violation on the Line of Control (LoC) by Pakistan that left a soldier dead, officials said. The number of casualties incurred by Pakistani forces in the hit are […]