Month: October 2018

Zika cases rise to 106 in Rajasthan

New Delhi :The number of people infected with Zika virus rose to 106 in Rajasthan on Thursday. Of the total affected people, 25 are pregnant women, said a Union Health Ministry official. The six new Zika cases confirmed on Thursday were from Jaipur and two neighbouring districts, he […]

Woman gives birth after undergoing uterus transplant

Pune, Oct 18 : A 28-year-old woman who had undergone a uterus transplant gave birth to a baby girl at a private hospital here Thursday. A doctor who treated her claimed that it was the first such case in the country. Meenakshi Walan, resident of Vadodara, underwent the transplant […]

Seventy shepherds rescued from Himachal’s Bara Bhangal

Shimla, Oct 18 : Seventy shepherds have been rescued from Bara Bhangal area of Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district after being stranded for nearly a month, a senior official said on Thursday. Nineteen groups of 70 shepherds along with over 10,000 sheep and 250 horses have been rescued, Baijnath sub-divisional […]

Noida Police busts fake call centre Noida Police

Noida (UP), Oct 18 : The Noida Police Thursday said it had busted a fake call centre operating from the city and arrested the mastermind for allegedly duping Canadians and other foreign nationals. Working on an input from the Canadian police, the fake call centre operating out of Sector […]

Woman’s decomposed body found in jungles in outer Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 18 : The decomposed body of a woman was found in jungles in outer Delhi’s Mundka area, police said on Thursday. The body was found on October 14, they said. The lower portion of the body is highly decomposed and it is suspected it was dumped […]

Four killed in TN as bus collides with truck

Villupuram (TN), Oct 19 : Four people including a woman were charred to death on Friday when a bus bound for Madurai rammed into a cargo truck near here resulting in the two vehicles going up in flames, police said. The accident occurred when the bus hit the cement […]

Sports Schedule for Friday, October 19

CRICKET *Stories related to West Indies’ tour of India. *Other stories related to Indian and international cricket. TENNIS *Various tournaments on ATP Circuits. BADMINTON *Denmark Open. FOOTBALL *Indian Super League match between Pune City FC and Mumbai City FC. Credit : PTI

Farmer beaten to death in UP

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Oct 19 : A 65-year-old farmer was allegedly beaten to death by unidentified miscreants in Shamli district’s Titoli village, police said Friday. The farmer, Karan Pal had gone to irrigate his fields Thursday but he did not return home, SHO Adarsh Mandi Police station Anil Singh said. […]

Saibaba’s message inspires humanity: Modi

Shirdi (Maha), Oct 19 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said Saibaba’s message of “shradha aur saburi” (faith and patience) has inspired humanity. Modi wrote this message in a visitor’s book after offering prayers to Saibaba at the world famous temple town Shirdi in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district. “I felt […]

3 terrorists killed in infiltration bid in J&K

Srinagar, Oct 19 : Three unidentified terrorists were killed in a failed infiltration bid along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, a defence spokesman said Friday. The Army Thursday foiled the infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Baramulla district, the spokesman […]

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