Shiv Sena Exits From NDA, Terrorists Killed In Jammu And Kashmir & Other Top Stories

Shiv Sena's Exit From NDA Becomes Official As President Accepts Arvind Sawant's Resignation

It’s official! The Shiv Sena’s exit from the NDA took a irreversible turn with President ram Nath Kovind accepting Arvind Sawant’s resignation on Tuesday. According to an official statement, “The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has accepted the resignation of Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant from the Union Council of Ministers, with immediate effect, under clause (2) of Article 75 of the Constitution.” Read more…

Maharashtra: Behind Congress' Reluctance Towards Shiv Sena, Ideological Gulf, 'Italian Mummy' Barb

After series of marathon meetings and deliberations and conflicting reports, Monday ended with the Shiv Sena still far away from the Chief Minister’s Office with the Congress keeping its cards close to its chest. While officially there is another round of meeting expected in Delhi on Tuesday, where the top Congress leadership will decide the future strategy, however, latest reports say that it is almost decided that the Grand Old Party of India will not be in coalition with the Shiv Sena. Read more…

Jammu And Kashmir: 2 Terrorists Killed In Ganderbal Encounter, Soldier Injured

At least two terrorists were killed in an encounter that broke out on Tuesday in Gund area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Kulan area of the central Kashmir district in the morning following inputs about the presence of militants. During the search, the hiding militants fired upon the security forces, who retaliated, according to an officer. Read more…

Terrorists Want To Target Punjab, Suspects Arrested From Mohali Reveal Conspiracy Of Grenade Blasts

Two terror suspects arrested at the Mohali Airport last week have revealed a sinister plot that includes foreign funding and series of grenade blasts across Punjab. Latest media reports say that two suspects – Lakhwir Singh and Surinder Kaur – have told the security agencies that they used to receive huge amount of funds in their accounts to buy weapons and other purposes. Lakhwir Singh, 23, who belongs to Hoshiarpur used to work in Dubai. He had recently returned home when he was arrested at the airport. Whereas Sukhwinder Kaur is a resident of Faridkot. The 33-year-old is unmarried and works as a nurse in Ludhiana. Read more…

Khashoggi’s Murder Has No Forgiving: Uber CEO Backtracks After Calling It A ‘Mistake’

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has backtracked from the statement where he called the murder of a Washington Post columnist a "mistake." Khosrowshahi on Monday tweeted,” There’s no forgiving or forgetting what happened to Jamal Khashoggi & I was wrong to call it a “mistake.” As I told @danprimack after our interview, I said something in the moment I don't believe. Our investors have long known my views here & I'm sorry I wasn’t as clear on Axios (sic)." Read more…