The FIR registered in Patna against Rhea Chakraborty, actor and ex-girlfriend of Sushant Singh Rajput, has some serious allegations against her. Sanjay Singh, Inspector General, Patna Central Zone said that the FIR was registered against her based on a complaint filed by Rajput’s father KK Singh on Sunday has various sections 341, 342, 380, 406,420, 306 and 120 (B) of the IPC that include abetment of suicide. “KK Singh has been troubled ever since his son’s suicide. He met a senior police officer of Patna and narrated his woes to him. He did not trust the Mumbai Police in this…
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The ‘game-changing’ Rafale fighter jets will soon be inducted into the Indian Air Force as they land in Ambala. The first batch of five Rafale jets, which entered the Indian airspace on Wednesday afternoon, received a warm welcome by an Indian Naval warship. “May you touch the sky with glory. Happy landings,” INS Kolkata was heard in a radio message to Rafale jets. To this, the Rafale pilot wished ‘Fair winds’ to the Indian Naval warship. “Wish you fair winds. Happy hunting…over and out,” the ‘Aero leader’ is heard in the radio message. Here is the exchange between the Rafale…
An alert was sounded at the Al Dhafra airbase in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday after an Iranian military exercise. Located about an hour from UAE’s capital city Abu Dhabi, the Al Dhafra base houses US and French troops and aircraft. https://twitter.com/barbarastarrcnn/status/1288139384378851328?s=20 Incidentally, the first batch of India’s five Rafale fighter aircraft due to arrive in Haryana’s Ambala on Wednesday landed at the Al Dhafra base on Tuesday night as part of an overnight halt. The aircraft, three single-seater and two double-seater began their journey from the Merignac airbase in the French port city of Bordeaux and will…
Chinese health authority said Wednesday that it received reports of 101 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Tuesday, including 98 locally-transmitted cases and three imported ones. Eighty-nine of the 98 locally-transmitted cases were reported in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, eight in Liaoning Province, and one in Beijing Municipality, the National Health Commission said in its daily report. No deaths related to the disease or new suspected COVID-19 cases were reported Tuesday. Of the domestic transmissions, 89 were reported in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, eight in the Liaoning Province, and one in Beijing, the National Health Commission said in…
Dubai-based Indian-origin author Avni Doshi is among the 13 authors longlisted for the prestigious 2020 Booker Prize for her debut novel ‘Burnt Sugar’, alongside double Booker winner Hilary Mantel for ‘The Mirror and The Light’. The so-called “Booker Dozen” was unveiled on Tuesday after judges evaluated 162 novels published in the UK or Ireland between October 2019 and September 2020, with a shortlist of six to be whittled down by September in time for the 50,000-pound literary prize in November. “This utterly compelling read examines a complex and unusual mother-daughter relationship with honest, unflinching realism — sometimes emotionally wrenching but…
“Congress is another name for horse trading” said JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday as he slammed the party’s erstwhile state ally for its nationwide “Save Democracy” campaign against the BJP, accusing it of trying to topple democratically elected governments. The former Chief Minister said Congress is an expert in dividing political parties and purchasing MLAs. In fact, the term horse trading in politics came to be in use because of it, he said. “Congress has launched a nation-wide Save Democracy, campaign against the BJP which is buying MLAs to topple democratically elected governments. What has Congress done it? Haven’t…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s eldest son Yair has apologised to Hindus after he faced flak from some Indians who found one of his tweets to be “quite offensive”. On Sunday, 29-year-old Yair, who is very active on social media and often defends his father’s policies, posted a picture of the Hindu goddess Durga, with the face of Liat Ben Ari, the prosecutor in his father’s corruption cases, superimposed over the goddess’ face. Her many arms were also raised in an objectionable gesture. “I’ve tweeted a meme from a satirical page, criticising political figures in Israel. I didn’t realise the…
India’s COVID-19 tally raced past the 15 Lakh mark on Tuesday, consistent with the info from the states and union territories. The Union health ministry figures updated at 8 AM showed a single-day jump of 47,703 pushing the entire number of cases to 14,83,156, while the price climbed to 33,425 with 654 more people succumbing to the disease. Recoveries surged to 9,52,743 pushing the recovery rate to 64.24 per cent while the active cases were recorded at 4,96,988. However, a PTI tally showed India’s COVID-19 caseload at 15,28,516; price at 34,180; and recoveries at 9,84,516. The tally has been compiled…
The frontline troops of China and India have “completed” disengagement at the most locations of their border, a senior Chinese official said on Tuesday, adding things on the bottom is easing Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin made this statement at an appointment here when he was asked whether the border troops from India and China have completed the disengagement from Galwan, Gogra and thermal spring areas in eastern Ladakh. The regard to Pangong Tso, a serious friction point, was conspicuously absent within the question asked by a reporter from China’s official media During the briefing, the spokesman noted that…
On August 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reportedly place a silver brick at the foundation site of the majestic Ram Mandir during the Bhoomi Pujan ceremony in Ayodhya. As per reports, the silver brick weighs 22.6 kg and costs around ₹15,59,000. Besides, the name of the PM Modi, date and time to be placed and the Holy chant of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ is written on the brick. As per the inscription, the brick will be placed at the site at 12:15:15 pm. The brick is inked with markings of Holy Swastika, and Hindu ceremonial adornments of Haldi, kumkum and…