Islamabad: A suicide bomber on Tuesday detonated his explosives near a police vehicle outside a court in Pakistan’s capital, killing at least 12 people and wounding 27 others, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said. Naqvi, who visited the site of the blast, said the attacker wanted to enter the court complex, but on failure, he detonated…
New Delhi/Srinagar: Police on Tuesday investigated the Red Fort blast as a possible terror attack and zeroed in on a Pulwama doctor, who was driving the car that exploded and had links to a terror module busted with the recovery of explosives mainly from Faridabad. Dr Umar Nabi is believed to have died in the…
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday handed over the probe into a blast near the Red Fort to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), sources said. This is a clear indication that the blast, which has so far claimed 12 lives, is being considered by the government as an act of terror,…
Hyderabad: A private bus caught fire on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada national highway in the Nalgonda district of Telangana in the small hours of Tuesday, police said. However, none of the 29 passengers were injured in the incident that occurred in Chityal mandal at around 1.45 AM when the bus was proceeding to Kandukur in Andhra Pradesh…
New Delhi: The death toll in the blast near Red Fort rose to 13, with three more people succumbing to injuries, police said on Tuesday. A powerful explosion ripped through a slow-moving car at a traffic signal near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening. Till last night, nine people were confirmed to have…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged voters in Bihar to exercise their franchise enthusiastically and set a new voting record in the second and final phase of the assembly elections in the state. Voting began for 122 constituencies in Bihar in the high-stakes assembly polls on Tuesday morning, amid tight security arrangements….
New Delhi: The man driving the car that exploded near the Red Fort, killing at least nine peopl,e allegedly also had links to the Faridabad terror module where a huge cache of explosive material was seized, Delhi Police sources said on Tuesday. According to sources, Umar Mohammad, a Pulwama resident and a doctor, was allegedly…
Patna: A total of 14.55 per cent of the 3.7 crore voters exercised their franchise in the first two hours of voting in the second phase of assembly elections in Bihar on Tuesday, an official said. Gayaji district recorded the highest polling percentage so far at 15.97, followed by Kishanganj (15.81) and Jamui (15.77). Bhagalpur…
Mumbai: Dharmendra’s daughter Esha Deol on Tuesday said the veteran actor is “stable and recovering”, urging the media to stop circulating false news about his health as the 89-year-old star remains under observation at a Mumbai hospital. “The media seems to be in overdrive and spreading false news. My father is stable and recovering. We…
Hyderabad: Polling for the by-election to Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency here began at 7 AM on Tuesday, amid tight security arrangements. Over 4.01 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise who will decide the electoral fortunes of 58 candidates. The contest is triangular among the ruling Congress, BJP and BRS. According to officials, 226…
