Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on stage in New York
Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born novelist who was ordered killed by Iran in 1989 because of his writing, was attacked on stage at an event in New York and suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck, according to New York State Police and an eyewitnes.
Salman Rushdie was taken to the hospital by medical helicopter. Author Salman Rushdie was stabbed after taking stage at a Chautauqua Institute event. This man has been detained by police.-#NYPD#SalmanRushdie #Newyork pic.twitter.com/M2xt3nicbh
Peddler with drugs worth more than Rs 20 crore arrested in Delhi
Delhi Police has arrested a 39-year-old drug supplier and recovered four kilograms of drugs worth more than Rs 20 crore in the international market, officials said here on Friday.
The accused has been identified as Akhilesh Kumar Ray, a resident of Chhapra in Bihar, they said.
On Tuesday, police got a tip-off that Ray had collected a big consignment of heroin from Bihar and he would come near EDM Mall Anand Vihar to deliver the consignment, a senior police officer said.
Police laid a trap and nabbed him after he was seen coming from the EDM Mall side with a bag in his hand, Deputy Commissioner of Police (special cell) Jasmeet Singh said.
India calls out China for blocking UN sanctions against JeM terrorist
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said that there should be no double standards in dealing with terrorists after China blocked a proposal by the US and India to designate Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) Deputy Chief Abdul Rauf Azhar as a "global terrorist" in the UN Security Council.
Abdul Rauf is the brother of JeM chief Masood Azhar who is the mastermind behind the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
"It is unfortunate that the international community has been unable to speak in one common voice on our collective fight against terrorism. There should be no double standards in dealing with terrorists. The practice of hold and block without any justification must end," MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said during his weekly press conference.
Solan, Himachal Pradesh | Suddenly a landslide occurred when 2 cars were standing on that portion of the road which got swept away. Fortunately, there weren't any people inside those cars. No casualties were reported. We are looking for damaged cars: Multan Bansal, Tehsildar pic.twitter.com/vaiIFC1X1j
Focus on customers, solve their problems immediately: Vaishnaw tells BSNL staff
Telecom minister Ashwani Vaishnaw on Friday asked BSNL staff to focus on customers and solve their problem immediately in order to help in turning around the fortunes of the loss-making organisation. The government has approved a package of Rs 1.64 lakh crore for the company and now responsibility lies on everyone to make the organisation very strong, the minister said.
"I am rock solid with you. The Prime Minister is with you. Now, we have to be with our customers. Every customer is God. Customer is the king. Whatever problems customers face, they should become our problem and (we should) solve them immediately. Focus on your customers," Vaishnaw told the staff during his visit to Chennai.
Uttar Pradesh | The Anti-Terrorism Squad of UP has arrested Jaish-e-Mohammed and Tehrikh-e-Taliban Pakistan-linked terrorist from Saharanpur: UP ATS pic.twitter.com/isre3l2sR1
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host all the medal winners of the Commonwealth Games 2022 at his official residence in Delhi at 11 AM tomorrow.
ED has conducted searches at various premises of Yellow Tune Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Bengaluru and has issued an order to freeze the company's bank balances, payment gateway balances andcrypto balances of Flipvolt crypto-currency exchange totalling Rs 370 crores worth of assets.
LinkedIn lays off entire global events marketing team: Report
As we hear sobbing stories on LinkedIn about employees being fired amid the global meltdown, the Microsoft-owned professional networking platform itself has laid off workers from its global events marketing vertical, the media reported.
According to an Insider report, LinkedIn has laid off "all the employees on the professional social network's global events marketing team amid continued economic uncertainty".
According to the report that came out on Thursday, a LinkedIn spokesperson did not disclose the exact number of employees affected.
Nirmala Sitharaman tried to scare people by saying spending government money on public welfare will destroy the country: Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia.
Terrorists have fired upon a joint party of police and CRPF in Bijbehara area of Anantnag.One police personnel was injured. The area has been cordoned off.Search operation is underway,Kashmir Zone Police has said.
BJP has appointedMLC Chandrashekhar Bawankule its Maharashtra unit president and MLA Ashish Shelar as its Mumbai city chief.
On one hand, UP CM Yogi Adityanath honoured Indian athletes from all different states after Tokyo Olympics, on the other hand, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal can't even provide services to his own athletes. The Delhi sports budget has also seen a decline: Union Sports Min Anurag Thakur
BJP's Sambit Patra slams Arvind Kejriwal over 'freebies'
Freebies are baits to lure so that the ambitions of Arvind Kejriwal get fulfilled. He acts as if he is worried for the entire world but he is worried only about himself, only about the benefits of "Main, "Mera" and "Meri Party": BJP leader Sambit Patra pic.twitter.com/Upnbv3YjI9
IAF contingent departs for first-ever India-Malaysia joint air force exercise
A contingent of the Indian Air Force left for Malaysia today to participate in a bilateral exercise named 'Udarashakti'. This is the first bilateral exercise being conducted between Indian Air Force and Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). pic.twitter.com/ltetUZVPG1
NIA arrests ninth accused in murder of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal
Tailor Kanhaiyya Lal Teli murder case in Rajasthan | National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested the ninth accused, identified as Muslim Khan, on 10th August for his active role in the conspiracy, says the agency pic.twitter.com/ShaOnEqpUk
36 injured in double-decker bus accident on Agra-Lucknow Expressway
Double-decker bus hits divider on Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Firozabad and falls into a gorge, 36 passengers injured: Police
Turkey urges Finland, Sweden to fulfil NATO commitments
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu urged Finland and Sweden to take "concrete steps" about their commitments that should be fulfilled before their accession to the NATO.
"They have not yet fulfilled their commitments made in the documents (to join NATO)," Cavusoglu told the annual Ambassadors' Conference, which was held in the capital Ankara to discuss the Turkish foreign policy.
Finland and Sweden decided to join NATO after the outbreak of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war on February 24. (IANS)
Rajnath Singh interacts with athletes from the Armed Forces who participated in CWG
#WATCH Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interacts with sportspersons from the three Armed Forces who participated in the Commonwealth Games, 2022 pic.twitter.com/C3z3x9frEz
NASA finds Martian equator to contain little to no ice
The Martian equator contains little or no ice, according to a new analysis of seismic data from NASA's Mars InSight mission.
The findings, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, describes the dry conditions in the top 300 metres of the subsurface beneath the landing site near the Martian equator.
"We find that Mars' crust is weak and porous. The sediments are not well-cemented. And there's no ice or not much ice filling the pore spaces," said geophysicist Vashan Wright of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego. (IANS)
PM Modi lauds Indian conservationists' efforts on 'World Elephant Day'
On #WorldElephantDay, reiterating our commitment to protect the elephant. You would be happy to know that India houses about 60% of all Asian elephants. The number of elephant reserves has risen in the last 8 years. I also laud all those involved in protecting elephants. pic.twitter.com/E1BnabkWUz
120 people, 240 animals killed in Maharashtra since June 1 due to heavy rainfall
120 human lives and 240 animal lives have been lost due to heavy rainfall in various districts of the State from 1st June till now. pic.twitter.com/gx9QeZ7QMA
UK economy shrinks in second quarter amid recession fears
Britain's economy shrank in the second quarter, official data showed Friday, as it heads towards recession.
UK gross domestic product dropped 0.1 per cent in the April-June period after a rise of 0.8 per cent in the first quarter, while the Bank of England expects the economy to fall into recession this year. (AFP)
Bihar Dy CM Tejashwi Yadav to meet Congress chief Sonia Gandhi today
Deputy CM of Bihar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav to meet Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi later today in Delhi. (File photos) pic.twitter.com/OBMZdTudsc
Delhi Police busts smuggling ring, recovers 2,000 rounds of ammo ahead of I-Day
Delhi Police busts a syndicate involved in the smuggling of ammunition, recovers a huge quantity of ammunition including around 2000 live cartridges; 6 persons arrested.
South Korea pardons Samsung boss, convicted of bribery, 'to help the economy'
The heir and de facto leader of the Samsung group received a presidential pardon Friday, continuing South Korea's long tradition of freeing business leaders convicted of corruption on economic grounds.
Billionaire Lee Jae-yong, convicted of bribery and embezzlement in January last year, will be "reinstated" to give him a chance to "contribute to overcoming the economic crisis" of the country, justice minister Han Dong-hoon said. (AFP)
FBI sought nuclear documents in Trump home raid: Report
US federal agents were looking for documents relating to nuclear weapons when they raided former President Donald Trump's home in Florida this week.
It was not clear if such documents were recovered at the former president's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach.
More than 25 held in connection with violence in K'taka's Koppal district
#UPDATE | More than 25 people taken into custody in Hulihyder village, in connection with violence that occurred at the time of Muharram. Investigation is going on: SP Koppal#Karnataka https://t.co/aZAKRlqTwp
Comedian-actor Raju Srivastava still 'critical and on ventilator'
Popular comedian-actor Raju Srivastava continues to be "critical and on ventilator" in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the AIIMS. The 58-year-old stand-up comic was admitted to the hospital after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday and later underwent angioplasty. (PTI)
BJP workers celebrate after arrest of TMC leader Anubrata Mondal in cattle smuggling case
West Bengal | BJP workers distributed sweets among people and celebrated yesterday in Birbhum, following the arrest of TMC Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal in cattle smuggling case. He has been sent to a 10-day CBI in connection with the matter. pic.twitter.com/jbGLKNGFf4
McDonald's to reopen some restaurants in Ukraine despite ongoing war
American fast food giant McDonald's wants to reopen some of its restaurants in Ukraine, despite the ongoing Russian war against Kiev.
"After lengthy consultations and discussions, we have a phased plan to resume operations at some restaurants in Kiev and western Ukraine," the company said in a statement posted on Facebook on Thursday.
It said work would be done in the coming months to restore supply chains and prepare restaurants that were closed at the start of the war on February 24. (IANS)
Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny sets up one-man trade union in Russian prison
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has set up a trade union within the penal colony where he is being held in what many see as punishment for his sustained opposition to the Russian government. Navalny explained his step was due to the exploitation of around 600,000 people in Russia's prisons, though he added that he would also be happy to represent the interests of the guards, too, if needed. (IANS)
US Attorney General moves to unseal warrant for search of Trump's home
US Attorney General Merrick Garland moved Thursday to make public the legal authorization for the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s home in Florida, which was carried out as part of the government’s effort to account for documents that one person briefed on the matter said related to some of the most highly classified programs run by the United States.
Garland said he had personally approved the search after the failure of “less intrusive” attempts to retrieve material taken from the White House by Trump.
Garland provided no details. But the person briefed on the matter said investigators had been concerned about material from what the government calls “special access programs,” a designation even more classified than “top secret” that is typically reserved for extremely sensitive operations carried out by the United States abroad or for closely held technologies and capabilities. (NYT)
Counting of votes for Goa panchayat polls under way
The counting of the votes for the panchayat elections in Goa held earlier this week began on Friday morning, which will decide the fate of more than 5,000 candidates. The counting began at 8 am at 21 centres across 12 talukas of the state. Polling for 186 panchayat bodies in Goa was held on Wednesday. Read more
Charge sheet names 47 accused in June 3 violence in Kanpur sparked by Nupur Sharma's comments
The Kanpur Police has filed a charge sheet naming 47 as accused in the June 3 violence that erupted over suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma's remarks against the Prophet.
As many as 20 people have been named as 'masterminds' behind the violence, and six have been released due to a lack of evidence.
According to the police, around 20 of the 47 people charged in the case were involved in the conspiracy. This is the first charge sheet filed in connection with the violence. (IANS)
DVAC conducts raids at 26 premises of K P P Baskar, an ex-MLA of the AIADMK
Tamil Nadu | Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) conducts raids at 26 premises of former MLA of AIADMK, KPP Baskar in connection with a matter of disproportionate assets. Baskar is a close aide of ex-CM and party's Interim General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswami.
Indian rupee likely steady amid US dollar rebound
The Indian rupee is expected to open little changed to the US dollaron Friday amid a recovery in the American currencyand expectations that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will step in to support the local unit. The rupee is tipped to open at 79.60-79.65 per US dollar in initial trades, as against 79.63 in the previous session. (Reuters)
Migrant labourer shot dead by terrorists in J&K
Amigrant labourer has been shot dead byterroristsin Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora.The incident took place atSoadnara Sumbal village ofBandipora. Read more
Shinde visits his village in Satara for first time since becoming Maharashtra CM
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday visited Dare, his village in Satara district, for the first time since occupying the top post of the state.
He was accorded a warm welcome by the villagers. "I have come to my native village for the first time after taking charge as chief minister. I am overwhelmed by the affection showered on me by the people of the village," he said. There is a big scope for tourism in this western Maharashtra region and the state government will take steps to promote tourism in the area, Shinde said.
Pakistan frees TV executive held over an anti-army broadcast
A Pakistani court in the southern port city of Karachi on Thursday ordered the release of a TV news director who was arrested the previous day over an anti-army broadcast, his colleagues and lawyer said.
The release of Ammad Yousaf, a senior executive at the country's popular private ARY Television, came a day after police raided his home and arrested him. He had been accused of broadcasting an anti-army interview with Shahbaz Gill, chief of staff at Tehreek-e-Insaf opposition party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Calm returns to Sierra Leone as protest death toll rises
Calm returned to Sierra Leone Thursday a day after an economic protest spiralled into violence the authorities said killed four police officers, and a hospital source said claimed the lives of six protestors.
Police and troops patrolled the streets of the capital Freetown, and some shops in the city's central business district had reopened, an AFP reporter saw.
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