Representative image (PTI Photo) JAMMU: A gun battle broke out between security forces and terrorists in the forests in the upper reaches of Billawar, in J&K’s Kathua district, on Wednesday, where a group of two-three ultras was suspected to be hiding. Around 4pm that evening, locals had reported spotting a terror suspect in Kamad Nallah…
Suvendu Adhikari and Mamata Banerjee (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: West Bengal leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Monday sent a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, dismissing CM Mamata Banerjee’s “desperate lies” about the SIR exercise and her latest request to the Election Commission to halt it. The BJP leader said her concerns were…
Security personnel keep vigil following a wave of violence allegedly triggered by rumours, in West Karbi Anglong, Assam. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Fresh violence was reported from Assam’s trouble-torn Karbi Anglong district for a second consecutive day on Tuesday, with at least eight people injured as a clash between two groups of protestors prompted police…
NEW DELHI: A video showing BJP councillor from Patparganj ward Renu Chaudhary confronting a foreign national in a Delhi public park and berating him for not speaking Hindi has gone viral, triggering widespread criticism on social media.In the clip, Chaudhary questions the man for not learning Hindi despite living in India and warns him of…
Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano erupts again Hawaiʻi’s Kīlauea volcano erupted again on Friday, sending lava fountains soaring up to 370 metres (1,200 feet) and burying a US Geological Survey (USGS) camera that briefly captured the activity in volcanic debris.The eruption, which began around 8.45 am on Saturday, produced 12.1 hours of continuous lava fountaining, the USGS…
A UPS cargo plane carrying three crew members crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Tuesday evening, erupting into flames and sending thick black smoke billowing over the area.The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft, bound for Hawaii, went down around 5:15 pm local time (3:45 am IST), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…