Day: December 5, 2018

PM congratulates ISRO on successful launch of GSAT-11

open view web desk The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated ISRO on successful launch of GSAT-11. “A major milestone for our space programme, which will transform the lives of crores of Indians by connecting remote areas! Congrats to ISRO for the successful launch of GSAT-11, which […]

Every citizen must be trained to save others in times of life-threatening distress: Vice President

Bring in legislation to make CPR training compulsory in schools; Teach students about values of care, empathy and compassion; Change in lifestyle, lack of physical activity and unhealthy dietary habits making Indians more prone to heart disease; Launches Mobile Hospital Services of the GSL Hospital open view web […]

Man booked for raping minor girl in Goa

Panaji, Dec 5: A 50-year-old man has been booked for allegedly raping a minor girl in Goa, police said. The accused, a Goa resident who has been working abroad, left India soon after committing the offence in October, Margao Police Inspector Kapil Nayak said on Tuesday. The 14-year-old girl […]

One injured in first phase of rural polls in Assam

Golaghat/Guwahati, Dec 5: One person was injured in police firing when he attacked security personnel with a sharp weapon at a polling station in Golaghat district during the first phase of panchayat elections on Wednesday. A police officer said the person, suspected to be mentally unstable, beat up some […]

Jaya remembered on second death anniversary

Chennai, Dec 5:Late Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa was remembered on her second death anniversary Wednesday with top AIADMK leaders O Pannnerselvam and K Palaniswami leading the party men in paying tributes to her. The ruling party took a pledge to secure a ‘grand victory’ in the […]

3 killed as vehicle falls into gorge in Shimla

Shimla, Dec 5:  Three people were killed after their car fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla district Wednesday, police said. The vehicle slipped and rolled down from the road near Nandpur-Bhajanu area under Jubbal police station limits, they added. Officials said that the bodies were being sent […]

Sensex falls over 200 pts, Nifty slips below 10,800 on global selloff

Mumbai, Dec 5:The BSE benchmark Sensex dropped over 200 points in early trade Wednesday following heavy selloff in global equities after concerns over US-China trade war resurfaced. Global investor sentiment turned weak after uncertainty over negotiations between the US and China countries during the next 90 days rose. […]

Don’t want to box myself: Banita Sandhu

Mumbai, Dec 4:British-Indian actor Banita Sandhu, who made her debut with “October”, says she does not want to limit herself to a particular genre. The 20-year-old actor says she enjoys commercial cinema and she wants to be associated with good content.  “I don’t want to box myself into […]

SC approves Centre’s draft witness protection scheme

New Delhi, Dec 5:The Supreme Court Wednesday approved the Centre’s draft witness protection scheme and asked all the states to implement it till the Parliament comes out with a legislation. A bench headed by Justice A K Sikri said that they have made some changes in the scheme.  […]

‘Political witch-hunt’ carrying on unceasingly against me: Vadra

New Delhi, Dec 5: Days after the ED summoned him in connection with a money laundering probe in a land scam case, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s brother-in-law Robert Vadra Wednesday termed it a “political witch-hunt” and alleged that government departments were operating on an “agenda to besmirch” his reputation. […]

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