Former CBI Director and Ex-Governor (Manipur) Ashwani Kumar allegedly died by suicide at his home in Shimla on Wednesday. The suicide has been confirmed by Director General of Police Sanjay Kundu who also reached the spot. Kumar was found hanging at his home in Shimla. A suicide note has been recovered from the site. DGP Kundu told Outlook the police have recovered a suicide note in which he Ashwani Kumar has not blamed anyone for his death. The note simply reads, “I am fed-up with my disease and disability thus ending this life. My soul will embark upon a new…
Author: Our Correspondent
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 10 runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 match in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Batting first, KKR were all out for 167 despite Rahul Tripathi’s 51-ball 81. In reply, CSK were stopped at 157 for five in the stipulated 20 overs. Barring Tripathi, no KKR player crossed the 20-run mark. Tripathi’s knock included eight fours and three sixes. Dwayne Bravo was the pick of the CSK bowlers with 3 for 37 as he completed 150 IPL wickets, while Sam Curran, Karn Sharma and Shardul Thakur got two apiece at…
Congress leader Jivan was found engineering riots in Hathras. According to a sting operation carried out by Republic TV, Rahul Gandhi’s aide in Hathras revealed murky details of a bloody plot to instigate caste riots in the village. Admitting on camera that Congress used the Hathras incident for furthering its brand of politics, Dalit Congress leader Shyoraj Jivan, who is believed to be a close aide of Rahul Gandhi, said that the preparations were complete to stoke massive caste-based riots in Hathras. He also reportedly admitted that their groundwork was so strong that nobody would have been able to stop…
Rajasthan police has lodged an FIR against media manager of former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot and Jaipur based senior journalist for reporting ‘phone tapping of Congress MLAs’ during their stay in a hotel in Jaisalmer amidst the political crisis in the state. The Rajasthan Police had lodged the FIR at Jaipur’s Vidhayak Puri police station against Lokendra Singh who is the media manager of former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot and Sharat Kumar, a Rajasthan based senior journalist working with Aaj Tak news channel. The FIR was lodged on October 1, 2020, under Sections 505 (1) (whoever makes, publishes…
The union cabinet on Wednesday approved signing of an agreement with Japan that’s aimed toward enhancing cooperation in emerging technologies, protection of critical infrastructure, cyberspace and to mitigate threats to communication networks, the govt said It said India and Japan are committed to an “open, interoperable, free, fair, secure and reliable” cyberspace environment and can work towards promoting the web as an engine of innovation and economic process . “The union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) within the field of cybersecurity between India and Japan,” the govt…
Actor Rhea Chakraborty was released from Byculla jail hours after the Bombay High Court granted her bail in an alleged drugs case related to the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. While Rhea was granted bail on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh, the high court rejected the plea of her brother Showik and alleged drug peddler Abdel Basit Parihar. The actor left the prison in a car that had its windows covered with newspapers amid a sea of reporters, cameramen, policemen and others gathered outside. This despite the Mumbai Police warning the media against “chasing celebrities and advocates” and…
Last week, Delhi saw that the number of positive cases from those tested stood at 5.47%. Officials in the health department said reduction in positivity rate signals that the disease spread is under control.The positivity rate of Covid-19 in Delhi witnessed a marginal decline on Tuesday with 2,676 (4.99%) out of 53,591 persons tested in the last 24 hours being found positive for the viral infection. According to the Delhi health department, 9,103 tests were conducted using RTPCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat tests and the rest, 44,488 tests, were carried out using rapid antigen tests in the last 24 hours. Of those tested, 2,676…
Rafael Nadal passed his first real test of this year’s French Open with a 7-6(4) 6-4 6-1 victory against Italian rising star Jannik Sinner as his quest for a record-breaking 13th title gathered momentum on Tuesday. Nadal is also looking to match Roger Federer’s record of 20 Grand Slam men’s singles titles, was stretched by the 19-year-old Sinner as he set up a clash with Argentine Diego Schwartzman, who beat him in the Italian Open quarter-finals last month. The 34-year-old Nadal’s 97 previous victories at Roland Garros made the difference in key moments with the Spaniard rallying from a break…
Two senior most lawyers in Pakistan, Abid Hassan Minto and Makhdoom Ali Khan expressed regret and refused to appear on behalf of Kulbhushan Jadhav. While Abid Hassan Minto said he has retired and no longer practices law, Makhdoom Ali Khan cited prior engagements. India has requested that Kulbhushan Jadhav be represented by an Indian lawyer or the Queen’s counsel. However, Pakistan Foreign Office said Pakistan has rejected India’s demand for an Indian lawyer or a Queen’s counsel. Meanwhile, India maintains that Pakistan had to first fulfil its obligations of adhering to the ICJ (International Court of Justice) ruling in letter…
https://twitter.com/BSNLCorporate/status/1312669025537683456?s=20 World’s longest tunnel, Atal Tunnel is now equipped with 4G connectivity. BSNL has fully equipped the newly built Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh, reports Hindustan Times. BSNL has installed three 4G base transceiver stations (BTSs) in the tunnel for its customers to use 4G as they pass through it. Earlier, BSNL Himachal Pradesh had stated that it’s team had worked day and night in 0 degree temperature to install the 3 4G BTSs in the tunnel at a height of 13,051 feet. It should be noted that the state-run Telco has been offering 4G through its 3G spectrum in…