Atiq Ahmad's son killed in encounter in Jhansi

Jhansi (UP) (IANS) Mohd Asad, son of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, along with shooter Ghulam, has been shot dead in an encounter by a team of Special Task Force (STF) in Jhansi.

Both carried a reward of Rs five lakh on their heads.

6 stray dogs maul toddler in Nagpur

Nagpur (IANS) In a shocking incident, a three-year-old toddler was attacked by a pack of at least six stray dogs on a road in Nagpur, a police official said on Thursday.

The incident occurred on Tuesday morning in Anmol Nagar when the boy,…

'Christians are in danger, a false picture', Centre to SC on plea alleging attacks on minority

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre has brought on record data from eight states before the Supreme Court to claim that plea alleging increasing attacks on Christians across the country is an "attempt by the petitioners to paint a false picture", and petitions…

India has proactive approach now from reactive stance of past: PM

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took a jibe at the erstwhile UPA regime, saying that since 2014 (when the BJP-led government came to power) India has adopted a proactive approach as opposed to the reactive stance of the earlier…

Akhilesh terms encounter of Atiq's son fake, slams BJP

Lucknow (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh of carrying out a 'fake encounter' to eliminate the son of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his associate in Jhansi.

ED registers FEMA case against BBC India

New Delhi (IANS) In a latest development in the BBC I-T raid case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has now filed a FEMA violation case against the news broadcaster, sources claimed on Thursday.

The ED filed the case against BBC India for irregularities…

Police intervention ordered in Amartya Sen-Visva Bharati land dispute case

Kolkata (IANS) Following the land dispute between Visva-Bharati University authorities and Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen over a 'disputed portion' of land in possession of the latter within the university premises, an executive magistrate…

Turbulence in MP BJP: Ex-CM Kailash Joshi's son likely to jump ship to Cong

Bhopal (IANS) Former BJP minister and son of ex-Chief Minister (late) Kailash Joshi's son Deepak Joshi, who has been sidelined from the state politics for the last few years, is likely to join the Congress. The process of dialogues between Joshi…

Police: 2 persons in civil dress fired at armymen at Bathinda military station

Chandigarh (IANS) Two unidentified persons in civil dress opened fire at army personnel sleeping in the barracks inside the Bathinda military station in Punjab, killing four armymen, Superintendent of Police (Investigation), Ajay Gandhi, said on Wednesday,…

Not a terror attack: Punjab Police on Bathinda military station firing

Chandigarh (IANS) Four Army personnel were killed in a firing incident inside the Military Station in Punjab's Bathinda, one of the country's largest defence establishments, the Indian Army said on Wednesday. However, the local police clarified…