A police man collects evidence after a ‘blast’ took place outside the residence of BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia in Jalandhar NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted four people, including Khalistani operatives, for their alleged involvement in carrying out a grenade attack at former Punjab minister Manoranjan Kalia’s house in Jalandhar, officials said…
An 18-wheel trailer truck allegedly ran over three people, killing them instantly, on the outskirts of Amritsar Saturday. The dead include a woman and her son.Police said the trailer truck carrying iron girders was headed from Mahla toward Ajnala. The victims, who were on a motorcycle, were riding behind the trailer and were caught by…
Cough syrup dextromethorphan led to the death of a six-year-old boy in Rajasthan‘s Churu Saturday, the fourth such fatality attributed to the drug in the state in the past 10 days. State health minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar said the syrup had passed tests and was of “standard quality”. The boy was admitted to hospital October…
HYDERABAD: A 28-year-old student from Hyderabad was shot dead in Texas by an unidentified assailant on October 3 (US time) in what police suspect to be an armed robbery attempt at a gas station. Pole Chandrasekhar, who was working part-time at the gas station, was reportedly confronted by a gunman and died on the spot.The…
PATIALA: An Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) deputy commandant was found hanging at the unit mess on Saturday, with Punjab Police sources saying a note was found on the spot that accused a Bihar Police officer of molesting the deceased’s sister and blamed him for the suicide.The deceased officer was recently posted in Patiala. On Saturday,…
Conservative Party conferences of old were packed out events bustling with ministers, MPs, lobbyists and members. Roll on just over a year after their biggest defeat ever, and the Tories’ gathering in Manchester, from 5-8 October, will be a more sober affair. Despite their recent loss, last year’s conference was anything but subdued as it…
File photo: BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia NEW DELHI: The Congress-headed UPA government did not take any strong action against Pakistan after the 2008 Mumbai terror strike as it had “succumbed to the US pressure”, the BJP said Saturday, targeting the party over the recent remarks of its leaders P Chidambaram and Manish Tewari.BJP spokesperson Gaurav…
NEW DELHI: Unique Identification Authority of India waived off all charges for mandatory biometric update of Aadhaar for children, an official statement said on Saturday. The fee waiver has kicked in effective Oct 1 and will be in force for a period of one year.“In a pro-people measure, UIDAI has waived off all charges for…
Will as many people as last year come to Tory conference? I have a leak that helps explore this – and it reveals the party itself is expecting fewer. Normally you don’t get any detailed breakdowns of conference data – who is coming and in what category. But I’ve been shared an early cut of…
File photo: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman (PTI) AHMEDABAD: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday launched a nationwide campaign to return Rs 1.84 lakh crore of unclaimed financial assets lying with banks, RBI, insurance firms, mutual funds, provident fund accounts and other institutions to their rightful owners.The three-month programme also seeks to raise awareness. “These unclaimed amounts…
