DH Evening Brief: Two pilots dead in Indian Army chopper crash; Pak court junks Imran Khan's plea to suspend arrest warrants
2 pilots dead in Indian Army chopper crash in Arunachal Pradesh
A Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Army, with two pilots on board, crashed near Mandala in West Kameng district ofArunachalPradesh on Thursday morning, a defence spokesperson said, adding that both pilots had been killed in the crash.Read more
Pakistan court junks ex-PM Imran Khan's plea to suspend arrest warrants
A district court judge in Pakistan on Thursday dismissed former prime ministerImranKhan's plea to suspend non-bailable arrest warrants against him in the Toshakhana case. Read more
More than a referee? Jagdeep Dhankhar prying on House committees
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and Vice President (VP) of India Jagdeep Dhankharhas done something unusual. In an unprecedented move, he has appointed eight officers from his personal office to 12 parliamentary standing committees and eight departmental committees of the Upper House, ostensiblyto ‘assist’ them. None of the committees had sought any assistance from his personal office. Read more
Pentagon shows footage of Russian aircraft dumping fuel on US drone
The Pentagon has released footage of what it says is a Russian aircraft conducting an unsafe intercept of a US Air Force surveillance drone in international airspace over the Black Sea. Read more
Rahul speaking the language of anti-India forces, says Rijiju
The BJP on Thursday launched a fresh salvo on Rahul Gandhi for his democracy remark, with Union Law Minister and party leader Kiren Rijiju alleging that the Congress leader was speaking the language of anti-India forces and a "gang" which had conspired to defame India. 3