Farooq Abdullah wins Srinagar Lok Sabha bypoll
National Conference president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Saturday won the bypoll to the Srinagar-Budgam Lok Sabha seat, beating his PDP rival Nazir Ahmad Khan by a margin of over 10,700 votes.
The snowballing crisis over Pakistan delivering the death penalty to arrested former navy official Kulbhushan Jadhav, has hit the bilateral talks between the coast guards of India and Pakistan. A coastal security source confirmed that the talks that were scheduled for 17 April has been cancelled, even though the Ministry of External Affairs has not issued a statement on the matter.
₹14.8 crore in old notes recovered in raid at ex-councillor’s office
Demonetised currency worth ₹14.8 crore was recovered from the residence of a former city councillor and a history sheeter V. Nagaraju by Bengaluru police on Friday. The searches at his residence and office came in connection with a illegal currency exchange racket.
Eight college students drown off Sindhudurg
Eight people, including three girls, died after drowning in the sea at the Vayri coast in Sindhudurg on Saturday morning.
Police officials said that the deceased were part of a group comprising teachers and students from the Maratha Engineering College, Belgaum and had come to Vayri for a picnic.
'Number of IS fighters killed by US bomb crosses 90'
The massive bomb was dropped after fighting intensified over the past week and US-backed ground forces struggled to advance on the area.
3 suspected RAW agents arrested in PoK: report
Police in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have claimed that they have arrested three suspected RAW agents for their alleged involvement in anti-state activities, according to a media report on Saturday.
The masked suspects were produced before the media during a briefing in Rawalkot, Dawn newspaper reported.
Hackers release files indicating NSA monitored global bank transfers
Hackers released documents and files on Friday that cybersecurity experts said indicated the U.S. National Security Agency had accessed the SWIFT interbank messaging system, allowing it to monitor money flows among some Middle Eastern and Latin American banks.
Srikanth, Sai Praneeth in historic all-Indian final
With K. Srikanth and B. Sai Praneeth reaching the men singles final of the $350,000 Singapore Open badminton championship on Saturday, history was made with India becoming only the fourth nation to send two men into the title-clash of a BWF super series event.
Uthappa, spinners set up convincing win for KKR
Two bowlers who gift wrapped the match for their side were Sunil Narine and Kuldeep Yadav. In a chase of 173, both the spinners snared one wicket each and bowled under the economy of 6. That literally finished the game for Hyderabad.
Warship INS Chennai makes maiden visit to Chennai
The warship is part of the Western Fleet and was commissioned into the Indian Navy last year, a Ministry statement said. The frontline warship will be anchored off the Marina Beach in the evening for the people to have a glimpse. Named after the iconic port city, the ship will be illuminated at sunset.
