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Editors Guild Condemns ‘Attack’ on Arnab Goswami
Editors Guild of India has issued a statement condemning “physical attack against senior editors of Republic TV channel Arnab Goswami and Samyabrata Ray.” It states that “any physical attack, instigation for hate or verbal abuse hurled against any journalist is a reprehensible act.”
(Soource: ANI)
Markets: Sensex Drops 487 Pts, NIFTY Above 9,100
Sensex has dropped 487.36 points to 31,375.72 in opening session. Nifty has declined 129.35 points to 9,184.55.
(Source: PTI)
BJP Sitapur MLA Questioned on ‘Anti-Party Activities’
A BJP MLA from Sitapur, whose purported audio clip criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi went viral on social media, has been asked by the party leadership to explain his alleged anti-party activities.
"A show cause notice has been served to party MLA from Sitapur Sadar Rakesh Rathore for indiscipline. Complaints were coming against him for his involvement in anti-party activities. He has been given seven days time to explain," a party release quoted BJP state president Swatantra Dev Singh as saying.
(Source: PTI)
Pak Army Shells Forward Areas Along LoC in J&K's Rajouri
The Pakistan Army on Friday shelled forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, drawing retaliation from the Indian Army, a defence spokesperson said.
(Source: PTI)
Hailstorm Leaves 4,200 People Homeless in Tripura
Over 4,000 people were affected and thousands of houses and crops were damaged due to rain and hailstorm at different paces of Tripura on Wednesday night.
Takarjala and Golaghati of Sepahijala district and Kalyanpur of Khowai district have suffered the most due to rain and hailstorm.
(Source: PTI)
Sensex Slumps 535 Pts to End at 31,327; Nifty Above 9,100
Sensex slumped 535.86 points to end at 31,327.22 on Friday, while Nifty dropped 159.50 points to 9,154.40 at close.
(Source: PTI)
Petition Filed in Bombay HC Seeking NIA Probe Into Palghar Lynchings
A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking an investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the Palghar lynching incident.
(Source: ANI)
Grenade Lobbed at CRPF Camp in J&K's Budgam
A grenade was lobbed at a CRPF camp in Dooniwari area of Chadoora in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam. The area has been cordoned off and the personnel are reported to be safe, the police said.
(Source: ANI)
Lisbon Court Rejects Abu Salem's Petition Over Extradition
A Lisbon court has dismissed a petition by 1993-Mumbai blasts' case convict Abu Salem claiming that his extradition conditions were violated by India, officials said.
Rejecting the petition of gangster Salem, Lisbon Administrative Court 5 Organic Unit said it lacks jurisdiction in the matter as the subject is political and diplomatic in nature, they said.
The court observed that the contentions of Salem are not acts of administrative nature, instead they are political and diplomatic in nature falling under the international law and not under administrative law, they said.
Salem was extradited from Portugal in 2005 and has been sentenced to 25-years in prison in India.
(Source: PTI)
CRPF Jawan Injured in Grenade Attack in J&K's Budgam District
A CRPF jawan was injured in a grenade attack by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district on Friday, officials said.
The militants hurled a grenade at a CRPF camp at Dooniwara in the district's Chadoora area around 6:30 pm, they said.
The officials said the jawan suffered minor injuries in the incident.
(Source: PTI)
Kidnapping & Murder of Minor: SC Commutes Death Sentence of Two Convicts
The Supreme Court on Friday commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence awarded to two men for murdering an eight-year-old son of a dentist couple in Nagpur in 2014 after kidnapping him for ransom.
(Source: PTI)
13 Shops Damaged After Fire Breaks Out in IIT Kharagpur Campus
At least 13 shops were damaged after a fire broke out at a market in IIT Kharagpur campus on Friday evening. The fire has been doused now.
(Source: ANI)
Two Militants Killed in Encounter After Abducting Police Constable in J&K's Kulgam
Two militants were killed in a brief encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Friday, hours after the duo abducted a constable, the police said.
The militants opened fire at a patrolling party of the Army in the Frisal area of Kulgam, in south Kashmir, in the evening, they said.
The forces retaliated and the two militants were killed, a police official said.
(Source: PTI)