Accused in knife attack on Jagan Reddy gets bail

Accused in knife attack on Jagan Reddy gets bail

Amaravati, Feb 8 The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday granted bail to Janipalli Srinivas alias Kodi Kathi Srinu, an accused in the 2018 knife attack on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. A division bench of Justice Durga Prasad Rao and Justice Kiranmayee Mandava granted conditional bail to Srinu, who has been…

SC rejects bail plea filed by alleged Khalistani separatist for involvement in SFJ case

SC rejects bail plea filed by alleged Khalistani separatist for involvement in SFJ case

New Delhi, Feb 8 The Supreme Court has rejected the bail plea moved by an alleged Khalistani separatist who was booked by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) over his involvement in the activities of banned terrorist organisation ‘Sikhs for Justice’ (SFJ). Saying that the accused Gurwinder Singh alias Gurpreet Singh Gopi was knowingly facilitating the…

Indian-American Purdue student Sameer Kamath’s death ruled suicide

Indian-American Purdue student Sameer Kamath’s death ruled suicide

New York, Feb 8 The death of a 23-year-old Indian-American Purdue University student Sameer Kamath in Indiana has been ruled a suicide, according to a release from a US county coroner’s office. Sameer Kamath, whose body was found at Crow’s Grove Nature Preserve in Williamsport, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, Warren…

US drone strike kills Iran-backed militia leader in Iraq

US drone strike kills Iran-backed militia leader in Iraq

Washington, Feb 8 The US central command (CENTCOM) has said that it killed a a senior commander with the Iran-backed militia group Kata’ib Hezbollah in Iraq, allegedly involved in planning attacks on American bases overseas. The commander was killed during a strike that took place around 9:30 p.m. local time, according to the CENTCOM. “The…

Bangladesh cuts import tariffs on selected consumer items

Bangladesh cuts import tariffs on selected consumer items

Dhaka, Feb 8  Bangladesh on Thursday withdrew customs tariff and slashed regulatory duty on rice, sugar and dates, and lifted value-added tax (VAT) on edible oil with immediate effect. In a notification, country’s National Board of Revenue (NBR) withdrew a 25 per cent customs duty for rice import, and lifted VAT on edible oil. It…

‘Gau Sansad’ wants the cow to be declared ‘Mother of the Nation’

‘Gau Sansad’ wants the cow to be declared ‘Mother of the Nation’

Prayagraj, Feb 8 The cow may be granted the status of ‘Mother of the Nation’ before the Maha Kumbh 2025, if the Uttar Pradesh chief minister accepts the demand of the sants in Prayagraj. The sants want that the cow should be referred to as ‘Rama’, with ‘Ra’ standing for ‘Rashtra’ (nation) and ‘Ma’ for…