Indian terror suspect searched in flight from Chennai, says Sri Lankan police

70 flights receive bomb threats - Direct flight services

Colombo: Sri Lankan police Saturday searched a flight arriving in Colombo from Chennai after being tipped off that a suspect linked to the Pahalgam terror attack could be on board, a police spokesperson said. A statement from the national carrier, Sri Lankan Airlines, said that its flight arrived at Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport from Chennai at 11:59 am and underwent a comprehensive security inspection upon arrival. “The search was carried out...

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Omar Abdullah calls on PM Modi, discusses situation in J-K

Omar Abdullah calls on PM Modi, discusses situation in J-K

New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday and discussed various issues, including last week's terror attack in Pahalgam, officials said. The meeting at the prime minister's residence lasted around 30 minutes, they said. This is the first meeting between the two leaders since the April 22 terror attack in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed. The officials said Abdullah briefed the...

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Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wins second three-year term

Anthony Albanese

Melbourne: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has become the first Australian prime minister to win a second consecutive three-year term in 21 years. Opposition leader Peter Dutton conceded defeat in Saturday's election, saying, “We didn't do well enough during this campaign, that much is obvious tonight, and I accept full responsibility for that.” “Earlier on, I called the prime minister to congratulate him on his success tonight. It's an historic occasion for...

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Pak Defence Minister threatens to destroy Indian water infrastructure amid Indus Waters Treaty dispute

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Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif warned Tuesday that any structure built by India to divert Pakistan’s share of water under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) would be destroyed, escalating tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours. The remarks came after India announced it would suspend the 1960 treaty, which governs water sharing between the two countries, following a deadly terror attack in Pahalgam April 22 that killed 26 civilians. The treaty guarantees Pakistan...

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Pakistan has launched a disinformation campaign: Indian Army

Pakistan has launched disinformation campaign: Indian Army

Jammu: The Indian Army informed Saturday that the Pakistani media and their proxy social media handles have launched a disinformation campaign against the country's armed forces officers after being rattled by India’s firm resolve to punish the perpetrators of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. “In the wake of India’s firm resolve to punish the perpetrators of...

Odisha's decision for probe into controversy surrounding Jagannath temple in Digha justified: Bengal BJP leader

Odisha’s decision for probe into controversy surrounding Jagannath temple in Digha justified: Bengal BJP leader

Kolkata: The move by the Odisha government directing the Shree Jaagnnatha Temple Administration, Puri to initiate a probe into the controversy surrounding the newly-built Jagannath Temple, officially termed as a cultural centre, at Digha in East Midnapore district of West Bengal is quite justified, according to fashion designer-turned-politician and the BJP legislator from West Bengal, Agnimitra Paul....

Navy Chief meets PM Modi amid strained India-Pakistan relations

Navy Chief meets PM Modi amid strained India-Pakistan relations

New Delhi: Amid the escalation of tension between India and Pakistan following the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam that claimed the lives of 26 people, most of them tourists, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg Saturday. The high-level meeting comes at a time when the...

70 flights receive bomb threats - Direct flight services

Indian terror suspect searched in flight from Chennai, says Sri Lankan police

Colombo: Sri Lankan police Saturday searched a flight arriving in Colombo from Chennai after being tipped off that a suspect linked to the Pahalgam terror attack could be on board, a police spokesperson said. A statement from the national carrier, Sri Lankan Airlines, said that its flight arrived at Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport from Chennai at 11:59...

RCB set 214-run target against CSK in IPL clash

RCB set 214-run target against CSK in IPL clash

Bengaluru: Half-centuries from Jacob Bethell (55) and Virat Kohli (62) as well as a late 14-ball 53 not out from Romario Shepherd helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru set a 214-run target against Chennai Super Kings, in their IPL contest in Bengaluru Saturday. Kohli smacked five sixes and as many fours to make 62 off only 33 balls. The...

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Odisha man sentenced to 20 years RI for sexually assaulting 7-year-old boy

Baripada: A local court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Saturday sentenced a 25-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting a seven-year-old boy. The judgment was delivered by Judge Santosh Kumar Nayak of the Fast Track Special Court under POCSO Act. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on...

Bridge slab collapse in Cuttack: Three killed, two injured

Cuttack: At least three persons, including an engineer and two workers, died after a concrete slab fell on them during the construction work of a bridge over the Kathajodi River here Saturday, police said. Two others suffered critical injuries in the incident, they said. Locals and police personnel rushed to the accident site and rescued the workers,...

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CRPF dismisses jawan who married Pak woman without intimation

New Delhi: The Central Reserve Police Force has dismissed from service its jawan Munir Ahmed for ‘concealing’ his marriage with a Pakistani woman as his action was found to be detrimental to national security, official sources said Saturday. The jawan was last posted with the 41st battalion of the paramilitary CRPF, the lead internal security force of...

 

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