Srinagar, Feb 10 (UNI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday raided 15 locations across Jammu and Kashmir as part of its crackdown on the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), an unlawful association under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, in a terror funding case. NIA teams swooped down on the premises of various suspects at five locations in…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (UNI) The Supreme Court, surprised by the issue of women prisoners getting pregnant in jails and around 196 babies being born in different jails in West Bengal, said on Friday that it will examine the issue. A bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Sanjay Kumar asked Senior Advocate Gaurav Agrawal,…
Raipur, Feb 9 (UNI) Mumbai’s star batsman Prithvi Shaw announced his return from injury by hammering a record century before lunch against Chhattisgarh on Day 1 of the Elite Group B Ranji Trophy match here on Friday. Shaw, who was out of action for the last five months due to a knee injury, did not…
Jaipur, Feb 9 (UNI) Cheteshwar Pujara cracked a brilliant century against Rajasthan in a Ranji Trophy match and staked a claim for national selection ahead of the announcement of the national team for the ongoing England Test series. The national selectors are set to meet to announce Tea India for the remaining three Test matches…
New Delhi Feb 9 (UNI) India and Rwanda held discussions on a wide range of opportunities to enhance defence cooperation including training, joint military exercises and defence industrial cooperation. Both the countries held their first edition of Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) meeting in Kigali, Rwanda on Thursday, where the Indian delegation highlighted the growing…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (UNI) A Delhi Court on Friday granted interim bail to former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and her daughters, Misa Bharti and Hema Yadav till February, 28 in the Railways Land for Job Scam case. Special MP/MLAs case’s Judge Vishal Gogne after hearing said, “Applicants/accused Rabri Devi (A-2), Misha Bharti(A-5), Hema…
Baku, Feb 9 (UNI) Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev has won the early presidential election, gaining 92.12% of the vote, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said on Friday after processing 100% of ballots. “As of now, the CEC has completed the counting of votes after counting 100% of the votes … Ilham Aliyev gains 92.12%,” the CEC…
Pallekele, Feb 9 (UNI) Pathum Nissanka became the first Sri Lanka batsman to score a men’s ODI double hundred. Nissanka’s unbeaten 210 was also the highest-ever individual score for Sri Lanka in ODIs and beat Sanath Jayasuriya’s 24-year-old record. Jayasuriya had scored 189 against India in Sharjah in 2000. After Afghanistan asked Sri Lanka to…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (UNI) Odisha Assembly Speaker Pramila Mallick on Friday adjourned the house sine die for an indefinite period. The budget session of Odisha Assembly which commenced on February 5 was scheduled to continue till February 13 with seven working days. However, the Assembly was adjourned sine die after five working days in which…
Srinagar, Feb 9 (UNI) Thousands of people thronged the revered Hazratbal Shrine for congregational Friday prayers in connection with the concluding function of Mehraj-Ul-Alam, the auspicious occasion of Prophet Muhammad’s (SAW) ascension to heaven. The Asar-e-Sharief Hazratbal, housing the holy relic of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW), on the bank of Dal Lake, was filled with…
