By pratiksha kukreti | Updated: September 7, 2017 10:48 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the mausoleum of last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar in Yangon today. He also offered prayers at the Kali temple there during his three-day visit to Myanmar.
A Special Terrorism And Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act court in Mumbai sentenced 1993 Bombay blasts convicts Abu Salem and Karimulla Khan to life imprisonment with a penalty of Rs 2 lakh each. The court also awarded death sentence to Tahir Merchant and Feroz Khan while, Riyaz Siddiqui has been sentenced to 10 years in jail. The court had convicted six people, including the mastermind of the attack Mustafa Dosa and Abu Salem on June 16 this year.
Seven coaches of Shaktipunj Express derailed in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra district. No casualties have been reported. According to reports train derailed at 6:13 AM between Obra and Phaphrakund stations.
Hurricane Irma killed 6 people in the French part of the Caribbean Island Saint Martin. According to reports 95 per cent of French part of Caribbean island Saint Martin has been destroyed by the hurricane. As a measure of precaution, Florida, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands have declared states of emergency. A report by United Nations suggests that 37 million people could be affected by Hurricane Irma.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon on the last day of his three-day visit to Myanmar. Modi will also Kalibari Temple. He visited Ananda Temple in Bagan yesterday.
Roger Federer loses to Juan Martin del Potro 7-5, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 in the quarterfinal of US Open 2017. This is the end of Roger Federer’s campaign.
A special Terrorist and Disruptive Activity (TADA) Court would pronounce the quantum of sentence against Abu Salem and 4 others in the 1993 Mumbai Bomb Blasts Case today. The court had convicted six people, including the mastermind of the attack Mustafa Dosa and Abu Salem on June 16 this year.