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India protests after Pak’s Hafiz Saeed warns of Pathankot-style attacks

Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed has warned of more Pathankot-style attacks, prompting India on Thursday to say it “is a matter of great concern” that people like the alleged Mumbai attacks mastermind continue to enjoy freedom in Pakistan. “Hafiz Saeed is an internationally designated terrorist; it is for Pakistan to put a stop to his activities,”

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Punjab government transfers 17 IAS, five PCS officers

In a major administrative reshuffle, Punjab government today transferred 17 IAS and five PCS officers, including the Deputy Commissioner of Pathankot. Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal cleared the file to this effect today, a spokesperson for the Chief Minister’s Office said. Among the shuffled IAS officers are Amit Kumar, Additional Secretary Local Government who has

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Phone calls from Pakistan create panic in Pathankot border area

After being tormented by the terrorist attacks on the Pathankot airbase and Dinanagar police station, people of these border towns are once again in a grip of fear, as unwanted phone calls from Pakistan have spread panic among the locals living in Pathankot and Dinanagar. Fearing harassment by the police authorities in case they respond

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Irfan Pathan got Married to Model Safa Baig on 4 February 2016 Photos

Indian Cricketer Irfan Pathan got married with Safa Baig, who is the model in Saudi Arab. Irfan Pathan got married on 4th February 2016 in Jeddah. The wedding information was kept secret. The strictly notice was on their wedding card that do not photography. Now his wife Safa’s photographs is circulating in social media. The

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InFocus Bingo 21 With 4.5-Inch Display, 2GB of RAM Launched at Rs. 5,499

InFocus has launched a new budget smartphone in India, the InFocus Bingo 21, priced at Rs. 5,499. It is available to buy from online stores in Blue, White, and Orange colour variants. The smartphone is listed on the company’s own website as well. The dual-SIM supporting InFocus Bingo 21 runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop and

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India women’s football legend Oinam Bembem Devi to retire after SAG

Indian women’s football team captain Oinam Bembem Devi, who on Thursday announced that the 12th South Asian Games (SAG) in India will be her last tournament, is hopeful of retaining the top spot in the competition. The competition begins on Friday and will be hosted by Shillong and Guwahati. “I have been playing football for

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No major surprises in Asia Cup and World T20 squads: Shami, Negi make the cut; Pandey, Bhuvneshwar miss out

Mohammed Shami and Pawan Negi made it to the the Asia Cup and World T20 squads but Manish Pandey and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were left out as the BCCI’s selection panel headed by Sandeep Patil announced the squads on Friday in Delhi. Other than that there were no major surprises as Mahendra Singh Dhoni had hinted

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From Delhi’s search for match-winners to new teams’ plans: IPL 9 war begins in auction hall

You may disagree with BCCI’s style of functioning. But there is no denying that the logic to their planning takes some beating. They controversially split the Ranji Trophy season to provide a huge yawning gap between the league and the just-commenced knock-out phases. That gap was intentionally packed with plenty of T20 and limited overs

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Two policemen injured in IED blast by Garo militants in Meghalaya

Two policemen were injured in a bomb blast triggered by Garo militants in Meghalaya on Friday, police said. The incident took place in South Garo Hills district and the injured policemen have been admitted to hospital. “Two policemen — Robert Nonglait and Tennyson Ch. Marak — were injured in the improvised explosive device (IED) blast.

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Obama cites humanitarian work by Sikh community to talk about strength of faith

US President Barack Obama on Friday cited the humanitarian work done by the Sikh community as he spoke about the strength that comes from uniting all faiths against fear. “When the Earth cleaves in Haiti, Christians, Sikhs, and other faith groups sent volunteers to distribute aid, tend to the wounded, rebuild homes for the homeless,”

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World powers pledge $10 billion in aid for Syria

World leaders pledged over $10 billion (9.0 billion euros) today to help conflict-hit Syrians at a London conference overshadowed by the breakdown of peace talks in Geneva. The European Union, Germany, Britain and the United States were among the biggest donors to provide food, education and job opportunities for Syrians in their homeland and neighbouring

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Photo of the day: Abhishek celebrates his birthday with Aishwarya, Aaradhya and Bachchan parivar in Maldives

Abhishek Bachchan has turned 40 today. The Dhoom actor was snapped in Maldives spending some quality time with his family including wife Aishwarya Rai, daughter Aaradhya, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and Shweta Nanda. Amitabh took to Facebook to share the picture and wrote “The family that stays together .. sails together ..!! (sic).” Aishwarya, who

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‘Have Some Dignity’, Congress’ Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Told By Supreme Court

Congress parliamentarian Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary began the week watching his belongings being taken out of the bungalow in Delhi he had lived in for four years. He ends the week with more embarrassment. “Have some dignity,” the Supreme Court told him today, dismissing his request to keep the house longer. “Will someone else come and

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Development of eastern parts of India priority of govt: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the development of eastern parts of India is a core priority for his government and small towns must have employment opportunities. Inaugurating two projects in Dibrugarh at Assam, Modi said, “The development of eastern parts of India is a core priority for our government because that is

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Arvind Kejriwal receives DD of Rs 364 to buy shoes so that he won’t embarrass India again!

An engineer from Visakhapatnam wrote an open letter to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and sent a demand draft (DD) of Rs 364 asking Aam Aadmi Party chief to buy a pair of shoes. Sumit Agrawal wrote an open letter asking Arvind Kejriwal to buy new shoes so that he won’t wear sandals on important

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First look: Randeep Hooda’s shocking transformation for Sarabjit Singh biopic

Randeep Hooda has lost 18 kgs in 28 days and is almost unrecognisable as Sarabjit Singh in Omung Kumar’s upcoming biopic. The 39-year-old Haryanvi Jat, who likes his alu ki sabzi and choorma, had to go on a starvation diet, closely super vised by his sister and a doctor. “He cut down on his meals,

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Tens of thousands flee as Syrian regime advances near Aleppo

Tens of thousands of Syrians were apparently streaming towards Turkey on Friday as regime troops pressed a major Russian-backed offensive around Aleppo, while Moscow and Ankara traded barbs over the escalating crisis. Turkey`s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, speaking at a conference in London where donors pledged more than $10 billion in aid for Syrians, said

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Delhi Police Special Cell nabs suspected Islamic State operative from ISBT

In a big breakthrough for the security agencies, Delhi Police’ Special Cell on Friday arrested a suspected Islamic State sympathiser Mohsin from the Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT) in national capital. Mohsin, a resident of Mumbai, was also carrying Rs 85,000 when the security officials nabbed him. The arrested ISIS sympathiser was trying to reach

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Over 40 injured as train derails near Vellore

More than 40 passengers of the Bengaluru-bound Kanyakumari-Bangalore City Express were injured after its four coaches derailed in Vellore district, around 170 km from here, according to reports. The Southern Railway in a statement said the coaches derailed at 4.15 a.m. between Somanayakkanpatti and Patchur of the Bangalore Railway Division. No lives were lost in

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