Month: November 2018

Senior Congress leader M I Shanavas passes away

Thiruvananthapuram :  Senior Congress leader M I Shanavas, passed away early Wednesday at a private hospital in Chennai, Tamil Nadu after a prolonged illness. He was 67. The Member of Parliament who represented the Wayanad constituency twice in the Lok Sabha breathed his last at around 1 am. He […]

Youth attacked over money dispute in UP

Muzaffarnagar :  A 22-year-old man sustained serious injuries as he was allegedly attacked by a group of men at his residence in Jolly village here over a money dispute, police said on Wednesday. Israr Ansari was rushed to a hospital after the attack on Tuesday, they said. Circle Officer […]

Youth gets 7 years in jail for raping minor

Muzaffarnagar :  A special POCSO court here has sentenced a 26-year-old man to seven years in prison for abducting and raping a 15-year-old girl in 2014. In the judgement pronounced on Tuesday, Additional District Judge Ram Sudh Singh found Virender Kumar guilty of offences under sections 363 (kidnapping) and […]

Five labourers mowed down by car in Hisar

Hisar :  Five labourers were killed and nine others injured after a car ran over them on an overbridge near Jindal steel plant here, police said Wednesday. The deceased were residents of Bihar’s Saharsa and Khagaria districts. The incident took place at about 2 am on Wednesday, they said. […]

One killed, two injured in accident in UP

Muzaffarnagar : A 15-year-old girl was killed and two of her family members were injured after the motorcycle they were travelling on was hit by a speeding canter in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district, police said. The incident took place at the Kandhla-Kairana road on Tuesday evening, they said. The […]

BJP, Cong bet on turncoats in Rajasthan

The ruling BJP and the Congress in Rajasthan have fielded 11 turncoats for the December 7 Assembly polls, hoping that the “parachute” candidates will shine for them in the elections. Voices of dissent are being heard from both parties and sidelined party leaders are quick to cross over […]

Sikkim increases forest cover by over 4 pc since 1993: CM

Gangtok ; A plethora of initiatives for preserving biodiversity in Sikkim such as spreading mass awareness and adopting an eco-friendly policy has led to an increase of its forest cover by over four percent since 1993, Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling has said. The green cover in the tiny […]

Vice Prez, PM greet people on Milad-un-Nabi

New Delhi : Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday greeted people on Milad-un-Nabi, saying Prophet Mohammad showed humanity the path of universal brotherhood. Prophet Mohammad showed humanity the righteous path of compassion and universal brotherhood, Naidu wrote on Twitter. The prime minister said on […]

Sensex falls over 200 points on weak global cues

Mumbai :  The BSE benchmark Sensex fell over 200 points in early trade Wednesday following weak global cues amid fresh foreign fund outflows. The 30-share was trading 215.44 points, or 0.61 per cent, lower at 35,259.07 points. The gauge had lost 300.37 points Tuesday. Sectoral indices led by IT, […]

US backs S.Korean candidate, not Russian, to head Interpol

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday endorsed a South Korean candidate to take the helm of Interpol, brushing aside Moscow’s concerns that rivals are mounting a last-minute effort to scuttle a Russian frontrunner’s chances. Kim Jong-Yang is currently the acting president of the global police body. […]

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