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"Killed for saying what he believed in"; Sajad Lone remembers father Abdul Gani Lone on death anniversary

After a gap of 33 years, Jammu and Kashmir Police nabbed two absconding killers of Mirwaiz Moulvi Mohammad Farooq and Peoples' Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone pointed out that not even a single killer of his father Abdul Gani Lone has been arrested even after the passing of 21 years.

May 21, 2023

J&K turns into a fortress; unprecedented security deployed amid G20 summit [details]

Additional forces deployed in all sensitive areas across the Union Territory, BSF jawans conducting patrolling on special boats in the river Chenab in the Jammu region.

May 21, 2023

World's first lip kiss dates back 4,500 years; occurred in Mesopotamia [details]

In a startling revelation, researchers now report that lip kissing was practiced by the peoples of the ancient Middle East 4,500 years ago, moving the earliest documentation for kissing back 1,000 years.

May 21, 2023

Int'l travel scam unearthed in Delhi; four arrested & 80 passports seized [details]

The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police on Sunday said four persons have been arrested for duping people on the pretext of sending them abroad. The police have found that Mexico and El Salvador-based agents were also working for the gang, and seized 80 passports.

May 21, 2023

Boy dies of heart attack in T'gana village; parents celebrate birthday, cut cake [details]

A 16-year-old boy died of suspected heart attack a day before his birthday in the Babapur village of Telangana's Asifabad district, and the grief-stricken parents cut the cake with the body on the side to fulfil his wish.

May 21, 2023

No one wants to be K'taka speaker; fear of jinx haunts senior Congress leaders [details]

Senior Congress leaders in Karnataka, who are being offered the Speaker's post in the new Assembly, are unwilling to take the responsibility, sources have said, adding that a fear of jinx surrounds the post.

May 21, 2023

Houses of PAK, PoJK-based terrorists raided in J&K's Doda district [details]

Over 100 terrorists of the Doda district, who managed to cross the LoC in the early 1990s, are operating from different parts of Pakistan, and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

May 21, 2023

Aliens are here on earth, says Stanford professor who researched UFOs for US government

Nolan, who has worked with the US government said that aliens are "been here a long time and it's still here."

May 21, 2023

First Cabinet Meeting, First Priority: New K'taka cabinet gives approval to implement 5 guarantees

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Saturday that the first cabinet meeting has given approval in principle to implement the five guarantee schemes promised in the Congress party's election manifesto.

May 20, 2023

Pak's desperately trying to disrupt G20 summit; one more infiltration attempt foiled on LoC [details]

Amid repeated attempts by Pakistan to push terrorists on this side of the border ahead of the G20 summit, Army Commander reviews the security scenario on LoC in North Kashmir.

May 20, 2023

African Grey Parrots seized from Tarzan Circus in Bengal

In a late night raid on Friday, the police recovered three African Grey Parrots from the possession of the authorities of Tarzan Circus in West Bengal's Birbhum district.

May 20, 2023

Millets awareness campaign reaches Sydney: RANA, RajKov join forces; poster released [details]

Two major international Rajasthani organisations, RANA (USA) and RajKov (Australia) have signed an MoU to bring India's Millets awareness campaign to Australia.

May 20, 2023

Only 10 of Rs 2,000 notes can be exchanged per account holder at a time: RBI

Announcing the decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 denomination notes from circulation, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks not to issue such notes with immediate effect.

May 20, 2023

Karnataka CM swearing in ceremony: 2 injured as police resort to lathi-charge to control crowd

Two people were injured after police in Bengaluru resorted to a mild lathi-charge on Saturday as a large number of Congress workers and supporters of Siddaramaiah and D.K. Shivakumar thronged the Kanteerava Stadium in the city to attend the swearing in ceremony.

May 20, 2023

Siddaramaiah takes oath as K'taka Chief Minister; DK Shivakumar as Deputy CM, 8 others as ministers

Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office to Siddaramaiah as Karnataka Chief Minister, while D.K. Shivakumar took oath as Deputy Chief Minister, followed by 8 others as Cabinet ministers

May 20, 2023