New Delhi, Mar 27 : Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal will reveal the truth behind the so-called liquor scam tomorrow, his wife Sunita said on Wednesday. “On March 28 in court, the CM will reveal where the money from the so-called liquor scam has gone,” Sunita Kejriwal said in...
IPS officer Sadanand Vasant appointed as NIA DG
New Delhi, Mar 27 : Senior IPS officer Sadanand Vasant Date has been appointed as the Director General of the National Investigation Agency NIA on Wednesday. The 1990-batch Indian Police Service officer is currently serving as Chief of the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). In a statement, the Ministry of Personnel said the Appointments Committee of...
J&K sees rise in number of bird species
Srinagar, Mar 27 : Jammu & Kashmir has 592 species of birds, an improvement from earlier reports. A study published in Indian Birds-a journal of south Asian Ornithology- analysed the available data which revealed that J&K has 592 species of birds belonging to 21 orders and 88 families. The last checklist of birds was...
Chhattisgarh: Six Naxals killed in encounter
Jagdalpur, Mar 27: Six Naxals were killed in a clash with the police, including four men and two women, on Wednesday morning in Bastar, Chhattisgarh. They recovered a large quantity of explosives from the scene, police said. Deputy Inspector General of Police, South Bastar Range, Kamalochan Kashyap, said that since the recent killing of...
Lok Sabha Polls: Last date for filing nominations for first phase today
7 candidates filed papers for Udhampur seat so far Jammu, Mar 27: The last date for filing of nomination papers for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections will end today while seven candidates so far have filed their nomination papers for the Udhampur-Doda seat. The elections for 102 Lok Sabha seats in 17 States...
Egyptian, Irish FMs discuss efforts to realize Gaza ceasefire
Cairo, Mar 27 : Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday held phone talks with his Irish counterpart Micheal Martin on efforts to implement an immediate ceasefire in the conflict-torn Gaza Strip. The talks, which came a day after the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire during the Muslim...
China launches new satellite to monitor atmospheric, space environments
Taiyuan, Mar 27 : China launched a new satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in its northern Shanxi Province on Wednesday morning. A modified version of a Long March-6 rocket carrying the Yunhai-3 02 satellite lifted off at 6:51 a.m. (Beijing Time). The satellite has entered the preset orbit and will be used for atmospheric...