Day: November 12, 2018

Nine injured in clash over harassment of woman in UP

Muzaffarnagar : Nine people were injured during a clash between two groups over the harassment of a woman in Khaikheri village here, police said Monday. SHO Jitender Kumar said on Sunday Bahadur Singh had an arguments with Balraj after the woman, who was known to him, was harassed by […]

Political leaders condole demise of Ananth Kumar

Mumbai : Politicians across party lines paid tributes to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union minister Ananth Kumar, who died in Bengaluru on Monday. The 59-year-old parliamentary affairs minister breathed his last at a private hospital in the Karnataka capital after battling lung cancer for several months, hospital […]

Doctor found dead at his residence in northwest Delhi

New Delhi : The body of a 65-year-old doctor was found at his residence in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area Monday, police said. The police received a call at around 10.30 am, following which they rushed to the spot and found the body of the man on a bed, they […]

Notification issued for Telangana Assembly election

Hyderabad : The Election Commission Monday issued notification for the December 7 election to the Telangana Legislative Assembly. According to the notification, nominations would be accepted from November 12 to 19 while the date for scrutiny of papers has been fixed on November 20. The last date for withdrawing […]

Rafale deal: Centre hands over document on decision process to petitioners

New Delhi : The Centre on Monday complied with a Supreme Court order and handed over to petitioners, who sought a court-monitored CBI probe into the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France, the document detailing the decisions taken to procure the aircraft. The document titled “Details of […]

Japanese steel firm refuses to meet South Korean lawyers on forced labor case

The Japanese steel firm, ordered by a South Korean court to compensate South Korean workers for forced labor, refused to meet South Korea lawyers on Monday. Two lawyers and civic activists visited the headquarters of Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp. in Tokyo to deliver a letter that […]

Australian woman arrested in strawberry needle scare

Police in Queensland, Australia, said they arrested a woman for allegedly contaminating fresh strawberries with sewing needles, injuring at least one man. Officials charged the 50-year-old woman with seven counts of contaminating goods after a months-long investigation. There were hundreds of reports of needles found in strawberries starting in September, […]

Diabetes drug might also ease heart failure risk

The diabetes drug Farxiga might do double-duty for patients, helping to ward off another killer, heart failure, new research shows. Type 2 diabetics who took Farxiga saw their odds of hospitalization for heart failure drop by 27 percent compared to those who took a placebo, according to a […]

Death toll in Northern California Camp Fire climbs to 23

The death toll in the Camp Fire in Northern California has climbed to 23 — the third deadliest ever in California — and scorched 109,000 acres — the third-most destructive in the state, officials said Sunday. On Saturday night, an additional 14 fatalities were reported by the Butte County […]

India wins on last ball to sweep T20 series vs West Indies

  CHENNAI, India — India got the benefit of a misfield on the last ball to scrape to a six-wicket victory over the West Indies in the third Twenty20 international and 3-0 sweep of the series. Nicholas Pooran’s whirlwind 53 not out off 25 balls helped West Indies […]

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