Constable killed as militants attack police team in Anantnag ahead of Rajnath visit
Militants on September 9 attacked a police party in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district leaving a constable dead, striking barely a kilometre from the venue of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s scheduled meeting with security personnel on September 10, a police official said.
CBI books Jayanthi Natarajan, carries out searches
The Central Bureau of Investigation on September 9 conducted searches at the Chennai premises of former Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan in connection with alleged irregularities in the approval to a proposal for leasing of 56 hectare forest land to a private firm for mining of iron and manganese ores in Jharkhand’s Singhbhum district.
Gurugram student murder: CBSE sets up fact-finding committee
The CBSE has set up a two-member fact-finding committee to probe the circumstances under which a Class II student of Ryan International School was brutally murdered.
Fibre tunnel, firecracker factory found inside Dera Sacha Sauda premises
A tunnel and a passageway connecting Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s quarters to the hostel of his female disciples were on Saturday found by the security agencies during the second day of a massive sanitisation exercise inside the headquarters of his sect.
Irma weakens to Category 4 hurricane
The National Hurricane Center on Saturday said Irma has weakened slightly to a Category 4 hurricane, as it moves over the Camaguey Archipelago of Cuba.
Vinicius set to be most expensive footballer to play in India
Named in the Brazil squad for the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup, wonderkid Vinicius Junior is set to become the most expensive footballer ever to play in a competitive tournament in India.
Canada extradites two to India over honor killing
Canada's Supreme Court on Friday ruled that two of its citizens can be extradited to India for their alleged role in an honor killing 17 years ago. Surjit Singh Badesha, 72 and Malkit Kaur Sidhu, 67, are wanted in connection with the murder of Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu, who was 25 at the time of her death.
Separatists detained, march to NIA headquarters foiled
The authorities on Saturday detained top separatist leaders, including Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik, and foiled their scheduled 'march' to the National Investigation Agency headquarters in New Delhi "to court arrests", as Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrives in Srinagar on his four-day visit.
Parliamentarian proposes setting up common memorial for Tamils
A senior Sri Lankan parliamentarian has proposed setting up of a common memorial in the country to commemorate thousands of Tamils killed during the three- decade-long brutal civil war against the LTTE.
