Three persons arrested in Assam for alleged connection with the Burdwan blast case were today remanded in eight days’ NIA custody by a city court which sent eight other accused to judicial custody till January 16.
Officiating chief judge at Bankshall Court G C Talukdar remanded Saiful Islam, Rafikul Islam and Sahanur Alam, who were brought on a production warrant by this court from Gauhati Central Jail, till January nine.
India and Bangladesh have decided to work together for better border management.
The Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) guard the 4,096-km long border between the two sides. They regularly hold meetings to tackle the security challenges.
A 20-member Indian delegation led by BSF Director General Devendra Kumar Pathak was in Dhaka recently to discuss border related issues.
Border Guard Bangladesh chief Major General Aziz Ahmed led the 23-member Bangladesh delegation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who attended the celebrations to mark 75th anniversary of local Marathi daily ‘Pudhari’ here on Saturday, said that debate and dialogue are the two most essential aspects in a democracy.
“The newspapers, especially regional ones, have showed great courage. I congratulate the entire Pudhari family; ‘Pudhari’ newspaper has taken birth during the Indian freedom struggle,” the Prime Minister said.
“Avatar” actress Zoe Saldana, who has given birth to twin boys, has named them Cy and Bowie.
Saldana, who is married to Marco Perego, welcomed her sons last month, but she has now shared a photograph of their baby bottles and revealed that she was toasting 2015 with champagne and caviar, reports mirror.co.uk.
“Our boys CY and BOWIE are finally here.#marcoperego and I wanted to thank you for your beautiful wishes and for your patience,” she tweeted.
Pakistan has rejected India’s claim that the crew of a Pakistani fishing boat blew up and sank their vessel in an attempt to evade capture at the hands of the Indian Navy in a high-speed chase at sea, Geo News reported. Reuters file photo
Pakistan has rejected India’s claim that the crew of a Pakistani fishing boat blew up and sank their vessel in an attempt to evade capture at the hands of the Indian Navy in a high-speed chase at sea, Geo News reported.
A flying snake, known to be endemic to Sri Lanka, has been sighted in Andhra Pradesh’s Seshachalam forests, forest officials and researchers said.
According to researchers, this is the first time that Chrysopelea taprobanica has been sighted outside the island nation.
The species, known to be found in dry zone lowlands and parts of the intermediate climatic zones in Sri Lanka, was spotted at the Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve in Chittoor district.
It was about a year ago that the species was seen in Chalama, a core forest area about 25 km from the hill shrine of Tirumala.
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian played ‘spot the difference’ with her fans by sharing a photograph from her own childhood alongside that of her baby North West.
The photographs were actually shared by one of her fans, and the “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” star, who is married to rapper Kanye West, shared it, reports mirror.co.uk.
“I’m not sure who made this but I love these side-by-side pics. This is me on the right as a baby & North on the left,” the 34-year-old tweeted along with the pictures.
The benchmark BSE Sensex settled at a four-week high while NSE Nifty surged to near 8,400 levels this week on hopes of much-awaited sectoral reforms and encouraging manufacturing output data for December.
Only two-days of the week witnessed a tepid trading hindered by weak-sentiment over political uncertainty in Greece as well as liquidity drench following lack of major foreign funds inflow due to New Year holidays in most of the global market.
Terror seems to have returned to the Indo-Pak border areas in Jammu and Kashmir, where heavy mortar shelling by Pakistan Rangers since the past twelve hours, has triggered migration from the affected border villages.
“We are leaving our homes and hearths shelled by Pakistan since last night. We are going to shelter camps. There is no end to the firing during past 12 hours,” Namrita Devi of Beingallar area in Samba district said.
Australian fast bowling legend Glenn McGrath has backed Shane Watson and predicted a return to form for the struggling all-rounder in the fourth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) beginning Tuesday.
Watson has endured an extended lean phase with the bat, failing to score a Test century in 12 months.
Criticism regarding the No.3 batsman has intensified in the ongoing Test series against India after he failed to get going with the bat.
In what is becoming the norm for Bengaluru police, another ‘green corridor’ was created for safe transportation of the live heart of a brain dead person from MS Ramaiah Hospital in North Bengaluru to BGS Global Hospital in Kengeri.
The patient reported to be 21, had met with an accident near Jalahalli on January 1st and declared brain dead the next day. The authorities at MS Ramaiah Hospital had spoken to the family members about possible organ donations.
After two day of losses, gold staged a comeback to trade Rs 135 higher at Rs 27,160 per ten gram at the bullion market today.
This was on emergence of buying by jewellers and retailers at existing levels amid a rebound in global markets.
Silver, however, fell by Rs 365 to Rs 36.235 per kg on lack of buying support from industrial units and coin makers.
Traders said besides fresh spell of buying by jewellers and retailers, a firming trend in global markets on lower US equities boosting demand for the precious metal as an alternative investment, buoyed the sentiment.
A woman was killed and eight other people were injured Saturday in Pakistani shelling along the international border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba and Kathua districts, police said.
The woman identified as 45-year-old Toshi Devi, wife of Somnath and a resident of Mangu Chak village in Samba district, was injured in the shelling and succumbed to her injuries at a hospital.
The eight injured were being treated in the same hospital in Jammu, a police officer told IANS.
The shelling forced scores of villagers to migrate.
Asking Pakistan to stop ceasefire violations, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said while India has been offering its hand of friendship, Pakistan was repeatedly targeting border areas in India.
“Pakistan is our neighbouring country and we want good ties with all our neighbouring countries. Pakistan should stop ceasefire violations,” Singh told reporters.
He wondered why Pakistan was continuously indulging in ceasefire violations, despite having suffered badly every time.
Pitbull has recently revealed that his goal and slogan for 2015 is “make history.”
The 33-year-old, who hosted Fox’s New Year’s Eve celebration from Miami, has every intention of making the next 365 days count in a big way, People magazine reported.
The American rapper from Miami said that he takes vitamins in the morning, and then he drinks a little Voli vodka with water and three limes before going on stage. (ANI)
At least three people lost their lives while two others got injured after a goods train collided with a tractor at Warriana manned railway crossing here on Saturday.
The accident took place due to the alleged negligence of the person manning the railway crossing gate, who left it open when the train was passing.
Further details are awaited. (ANI)
It is a sad time for a democracy like Pakistan when the military is openly directing the political system in the nation, an editorial in a leading Pakistan paper has lamented.
According to the editorial “A Sad Day” published in the Dawn, Pakistan’s political leadership has failed to defend the country’s constitution and resist the demands of the generals.
Pakistan’s army chief General Raheel Sharif said on Friday that it was not the desire of the military to form the special courts but the need of the hour.
Former foreign secretary Shashank on Saturday said that there are many important people in the Pakistan Government, who would like to puncture Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s idea of India.
“As one knows there is going to be ‘Gujarat Vibrant Summit’ and also the PBD (Pravasi Bharatiya Divas) where Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be going. There are many important people in the Pakistan Government, who would like to puncture Mr. Modi’s idea of India which is going all out to increase its growth rate, Swachh Bharat Campaign and ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’ type of policy,” said Shashank.
A new study has recently revealed that plant genetic advance could lead to more efficient conversion of plant biomass to biofuels.
Plant geneticists including Sam Hazen at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Siobhan Brady at the University of California, Davis, have sorted out the gene regulatory networks that control cell wall thickening by the synthesis of the three polymers, cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin.
In a major development to the reports of the unfortunate crashing of AirAsia flight, it is revealed that the permission has been denied to the ill-fated airline to fly on the doomed airliner’s route.
Indonesia’s transport ministry spokesman JA Barata said that AirAsia’s permit for the route had been frozen because it violated the route permit and the schedule given, the Guardian reported.
In addition to this, it was further revealed that the ill-fated airline was flying on an unauthorized schedule.
Bahujan Samaj Party ( BSP) supremo Mayawati on Saturday criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government for failing to deliver on the promises it had made prior to the Lok Sabha elections last year.
She said the government had not done anything for the betterment of the poor and the underprivileged since coming to power and was yet to bring back the black money stashed abroad.
Thanking the Central government and intelligence and security agencies for successfully thwarting a possible terror attack in the country, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Saturday said successful coordination had prevented a possible mishap on New Year.
“I thank the Prime Minister, Government of India, intelligence and security agencies for successfully neutralizing an attempt of terror attack in nation. With successful coordination between our security and intelligence agencies, a mishap has been prevented from taking place on the New Year,” Shah told media persons here.
BSP supremo Mayawati today charged the NDA government with discriminating against Dalit icons like Kanshi Ram while awarding Bharat Ratna to Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Madan Mohan Malviya.
She also attacked the Narendra Modi government for adopting the “ordinance route” on key issues.
“Just like the previous Congress-led UPA government, the NDA government is adopting the same discriminatory attitude while honouring two persons of the same caste – Vajpayee and Malviya – with the Bharat Ratna recently,” she told a press conference here.
Pakistan today rejected reports that a Pakistani fishing boat said to be carrying explosives was intercepted by the Indian Coast Guard off the coast of Gujarat and the vessel exploded before sinking along with four occupants.
Foreign Office Spokesman Tasnim Aslam categorically denied the reports which said that the incident occurred on the night between December 31 and January 1, some 365 km off the coast of Porbander, generating strong speculation that it was reminiscent of the 2008 Mumbai terror strikes.
Aslam told the media that no boat from Karachi had gone to the open seas.
Salman Khan seems to be the next target for religious fundamentalists, who have trained their guns on the stars next release ‘Bajarangi Bhaijaan’.
While protesting Aamir Khan’s ‘PK’, which they claimed was anti-hindu, they said they would not tolerate ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ which they claim promotes ‘love jihad’.
The protests which have become quite violent with several theatres vandalised which were screening ‘PK’.
As quoted in DNA, the film’s director Kabir Khan said, “I’ve been getting hate mail from a particular radical organisation. They think the film promotes love jihad.”