SRINAGAR: Ladakh Police arrested activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday and charged him under NSA with inciting violent unrest, among other offences, as the administration continued its crackdown on what it termed a “conspiracy” to throw the Union territory into turmoil.Mobile internet was suspended in Leh as a precautionary measure, although no violence has been reported…
SRINAGAR: Phunsukh Wangdu, the protagonist of the cult 2009 film 3 Idiots, would famously work his way out of trouble with “All izz well”. Ladakhi Sonam Wangchuk, said to be the inspiration behind the endearing character essayed by Aamir Khan, has since gained a reputation more as a political provocateur than a proponent of philosophical…
JALANDHAR: Tamil-origin Sikh and Bahujan Dravida Party President Jeevan Kumar Ilayaperumal, also known as Jeevan Singh, alleged that he faced “humiliating and discriminatory questions” at Delhi airport on Wednesday morning before his flight to Singapore.He says he was asked, “Your address is in Tamil Nadu, but why are you wearing a Sikh turban?”“I faced an…
JAMMU: Crime branch of Jammu & Kashmir Police arrested a native of Hisar, Haryana, for the alleged murder of a Mumbai woman in Aug, sources here said Friday. Officers, however, remained tight-lipped about the arrest of Sher Singh and said details would be shared within days.An unidentified gunman fired several rounds inside a physiotherapy centre…
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha held a crucial security review meeting at Raj Bhavan on Friday, following which he announced the reopening of 12 tourist destinations across the UT shut after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.While chairing the Unified Headquarters (UHQ) meeting, however, the LG asserted that the “war against terrorism is…
INDORE: A young man allegedly ran over his ex-girlfriend with a speeding Activa in the Heera Nagar area of the city after she refused to live with him again. The incident took place on Wednesday evening in Kalpana Nagar area, police said.According to Heeranagar police station in-charge Sushil Patel, the accused, identified as Rajendra Chaurasia,…
Dr Neil K Anand has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for medical fraud after years-long trial that he earlier called David vs Goliath legal battle with the US government. Indian-origin doctor Neil K Anand who was convicted for US health care fraud earlier this year has been sentenced to 14 years in prison…
NEW DELHI: In a significant step to fast-track land acquisition and construction of the first-ever rail link between India and Bhutan — a project of major strategic importance — the railways has designated the proposed 69-km Kokrajhar-Gelephu rail line as a Special Railway Project (SRP).The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) issued the notification this week under…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday raised questions about the maintainability of IRS officer and former NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede’s defamation suit against Shahrukh Khan, his wife Gauri Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment, and Netflix, alleging that their series ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’* harmed his reputation.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav questioned Wankhede’s counsel on…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday extended validity of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 in parts of Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh for six more months, maintaining status quo in terms of police stations and districts tagged as‘disturbed areas” in its notifications issued under AFSPA six months ago.Stating that a further review of…
