A woman was killed and another got injured when Pakistan resorted to unprovoked shelling in Jammy and Kashmir’s Uri sector, sources said. The Pakistan forces fired mortars and other weapons in an unprovoked ceasefire violation. The Indian Army is giving a measured response, sources say. This comes on a day when Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation in Rampur sector of Baramulla. “On June 12, in the morning hours, Pakistan initiated an unprovoked ceasefire violation along the LoC in Rampur sector of district Baramulla by firing mortars and other weapons,” the defence spokesperson said. There was no report of casualty till…
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Did you know Shoojit Sircar told Ayushmann Khurrana about Gulabo Sitabo at a star-studded wedding reception? The Gulabo Sitabo director, speaking to Zoom TV in an interview, revealed that he approached Ayushmann about Gulabo Sitabo at the wedding reception of Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh. Replying to a query about whether Ayushmann was the first choice for the role or not, Mr Sircar told Zoom TV: “Yes, he was the first choice but before that, we debated a lot. His casting was done later. First was Mr Bachchan’s casting and then I remember I think I broke the news to…
Mass forwarded messages on WhatsApp and social media that a full lockdown will be enforced in Maharashtra, the state with the highest number of coronavirus cases, from June 15 has prompted Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to tweet an appeal not to believe in the malicious rumours. Maharashtra on May 31 announced its “Mission Begin Again” plan that allowed outdoor activities from 5 am to 7 pm, and shops to reopen between 9 am and 5 pm, while maintaining safety guidelines and social distancing practices. The rising cases of coronavirus, however, have caused concerns and soon the rumours of a full…
Polls to elect mayors and deputy mayors of the three corporations in Delhi are slated to be held on June 24, officials said on Friday. This is perhaps the first time when mayoral elections for the three civic bodies — NDMC, SDMC and EDMC — will be held on the same day. The then unified Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was trifurcated into north, south and east Delhi municipal corporations in 2012. “The polls to elect mayors for the three corporations will be held on June 24. For the new South Delhi mayor, the exercise will take place in the…
The statue of Mahatma Gandhi in London’s Parliament Square is among several monuments being covered and boarded up in London ahead of another set of planned protests, which erupted after the custodial killing of African-American George Floyd. The steps below Mahatma Gandhi’s statue and the sculpture of former UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill nearby were among those targeted with graffiti during anti-racism Black Lives Matter protests last weekend, which ended in violent clashes between demonstrators and police officers on duty. More clashes are feared this weekend as anti-racist groups as well as far-right bodies are planning rival demonstrations in the…
Amid the ongoing border dispute between India and Nepal, a Bihari farmer from Sitamarhi district was killed while two others were injured in indiscriminate firing by the Nepal Police on Friday at the Indo-Nepal border. The injured were in hospital and are said to be out of danger. According to the police, the Nepal armed police near the Jankinagar border resorted to firing while the farmers were working in the field. Sources said following the incident, tension has increased in the area. Sitamarhi Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar told IANS that the injured have been admitted to the hospital, where…
Coronavirus patients are being treated “worse than animals”, the Supreme Court said today as it pulled up Delhi amid spurt of virus cases in the national capital. “COVID-19 patients are treated worse than animals. In one case, a body was found in the garbage. Patients are dying and nobody is there to even attend to them,” the court said this afternoon as it asked the Arvind Kejriwal government to explain the fall in testing in the city. “Why has your testing gone down from 7,000 to 5,000 a day when Chennai and Mumbai have increased their testing from 16,000 to…
The first unmanned test flight of Indian rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), as part of the country’s human space mission Gaganyaan, will not happen this year, said officials. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had planned the first of the two test flights later this year. “The first flight of the rocket as part of Gaganyaan mission will not happen this year (2020),” a senior ISRO official, speaking on the condition of anonymity. While the actual reason for the delay is not known, perhaps the Covid-19 lockdown had its impact on the first test flight. In his address at…
Amulya Leona, the Bengaluru college student, who was arrested in February on sedition charges after she shouted pro-Pakistan slogans at a public event, has been granted bail. 19-year-old student, Amulya Leona, was arrested in February after she shouted ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ at an anti-CAA rally where she was sharing the stage with AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. Amulya Leona was finally granted bail on Thursday night. While she was addressing the public from stage, Amulya Leona suddenly shouted the pro-Pakistan slogans, taking the organisers and Owaisi by shock. Owaisi scrambled to stop Amulya Leona from chanting slogans for Pakistan as others got…
Nitish Kumar disclosed that in the upcoming state polls, his main promise to voters will be irrigation facilities to all the agricultural land in the state. Mr Kumar made the promise while talking to Janata Dal United workers from Kaimur and Rohtas districts on Thursday evening. The party has been holding these virtual conferences since Sunday and on an average, he has addressed over 5,000 workers from each district. The announcement of providing water for irrigation assumes significance as it follows that of electricity and piped drinking water to all the households and separate agriculture feeders to ensure adequate supply…