Amar Dubey, considered a close aide of Vikas Dubey, has been killed by Uttar Pradesh Police in an encounter at Moudaha in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district. Amar Dubey, who is a history-sheeter and a wanted criminal, was killed in an encounter by the Uttar Pradesh’s Special Task Force (STF) early on Wednesday morning. Amar Dubey was also an accused in the Kanpur encounter case in which eight cops were killed by the Vikas Dubey gang. Earlier, sources revealed that Vikas Dubey, responsible for the murder of eight policemen, was hiding in a hotel on the Delhi-Mathura highway. He was allegedly…
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S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, citing what he called human rights abuses by the Chinese government in Tibetan areas, said the United States would restrict visas for some Chinese officials because Beijing obstructs travel to the region by U.S. diplomats, journalists and tourists. Pompeo said in a statement the United States remained committed to supporting “meaningful autonomy” for Tibetans and respect for their fundamental human rights. “Access to Tibetan areas is increasingly vital to regional stability, given the PRC’s human rights abuses there, as well as Beijing’s failure to prevent environmental degradation near the headwaters of Asia’s major rivers,”…
Coronavirus cases in India has crossed the 7 lakh-mark while the death toll is now over 20,000. India is now ranked third in the world after the United States and Brazil, two countries with the highest Covid count in the world. Coronavirus cases in India climbed from 6 lakh to 7 lakh in just 4 days. After Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, Delhi has become the third state to record over 1 lakh coronavirus cases. Maharashtra now has over 2 lakh Covid cases and Tamil Nadu has 1.11 lakh. Meanwhile, India has two potential vaccines that are ready to undergo human…
The Chinese pullback in the Galwan river valley has been confirmed by the latest satellite images. High-resolution images captured on July 6, shows that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has pulled back at least one km from the point of confrontation of June 15. The images show that the tents, vehicles and pre-fabricated roofs put up by the PLA near patrol point 14 (PP14) have been removed by the Chinese troops. The images captured by Worldview 3 satellite of space firm Maxar Technologies also suggest that the Chinese troops have rebuilt roads which lead to PP14 over past few days.…
India might witness the worst of the coronavirus pandemic early next year if a vaccine remains elusive. Based on a recent study on testing and case data of 84 countries, comprising 60 per cent of the world population, researchers of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have predicted that India might record 2.87 lakh coronavirus cases per day by February 2021. Researchers Hazhir Rahmandad, TY Lim and John Sterman of MIT’s Sloan School of Management used the SEIR (Susceptible, Exposed, Infectious, Recovered) model, a standard mathematical model for infectious diseases used by epidemiologists, for their analysis. They have also projected that…
The former CEO of the Guru Raghavendra Bank, which has its headquarters in south Bengaluru, was found dead on Monday evening outside his home in the city. Police have not yet confirmed the cause of death of M Vasudev Maiya. The bank had hit the headlines in January when the Reserve Bank of India or RBI began an investigation into financial irregularities amounting to over Rs 1,400 crore. The central bank had imposed a set of restrictions early January for “next six months or until further review” at the time. The bank was not allowed to carry out any further…
Police on Tuesday said an IGP-rank officer is probing into a letter purportedly written weeks before his death by DSP Devendra Mishra, alleging a nexus between gangster Vikas Dubey and the now suspended Chaubeypur station officer. The announcement came on a day when a senior officer also pointed fingers at the then Kanpur SSP Anant Deo, now a DIG, to whom the letter was allegedly sent. Police said there was no record of the letter, which has surfaced on social media, at the SSP’s office or at other offices. But they added they will continue to investigate into the matter.…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make a major worldwide address, expected to focus on India’s trade and foreign investment prospects, at India Global Week 2020 organised in the UK from Thursday. Modi, who will connect remotely to the event pitched as one of the biggest international events on India’s globalisation, is likely to lay out numerous investment and manufacturing opportunities that India has on offer as the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. “As the world battles to emerge out of the shadows of COVID-19, India with its immense talent pool, its technological prowess, and growing appetite for leadership has…
The accused has been identified as Bilal Ahmed Kuchey from Kakapora in Pulwama. On Monday, the agency produced him before the NIA Court in Jammu and got a 10 day remand for his custodial interrogation. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a person in Jammu and Kashmir for providing shelter and mobile phones to terrorists involved in the 2019 Pulwama attack on a CRPF convoy that left 40 jawans dead. This is the seventh arrest in the case so far. The accused has been identified as Bilal Ahmed Kuchey from Kakapora in Pulwama. On Monday, the agency produced him…
On Tuesday, the Kerala government had removed M Sivasankar as the Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister after his name surfaced in a high-profile gold smuggling case related to the UAE embassy in the capital of Kerala. He has now been replaced by IAS Mir Mohammad Ali. As per reports, Sivasankar was also removed as the IT secretary. As per reports, Sivasankar is accused of making calls to the customs department to get clearance for a ‘diplomatic package’ that was smuggling 30-kg of gold. He has also been accused, by both the Congress and the BJP, for protecting one of…