Day: December 22, 2018

Lok Sabha adjourned till noon amid protests

New Delhi :  The proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned for nearly 50 minutes Friday morning amid din created by AIADMK, TDP and AAP members over a variety of issues. There were no protests by Congress members who had been persistently attacking the government on the Rafale jet […]

Science Says: A big space crash likely made Uranus lopsided

WASHINGTON  — Uranus is a lopsided oddity, the only planet to spin on its side. Scientists now think they know how it got that way: It was pushed over by a rock at least twice as big as Earth. Detailed computer simulations show that an enormous rock crashed […]

Chronology of Tandoor murder case

New Delhi :  Following is the chronology of events in the Tandoor murder case, in which the Delhi High Court Friday ordered “forthwith” release of former youth Congress leader Sushil Kumar Sharma, serving life term for the murder of his wife Naina Sahni in 1995. -Jul 2, 1995: Police […]

1 lakh differently-abled voters exercised their franchise in Raj

Jaipur :  Nearly one lakh differently-abled voters exercised their franchise right in the recently concluded assembly elections in Rajasthan. Additional Chief Electoral Officer Jogaram said some districts registered higher percentage of voting by differently-abled persons in comparison to the last state polls. In Chittorgarh, 92 per cent of the […]

Federal shutdown begins after lawmakers fail to reach deal

WASHINGTON — A partial federal shutdown took hold early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump’s demands for $5 billion to start erecting his cherished Mexican border wall, a chaotic postscript for Republicans in the waning days of their two-year reign controlling government. Vice President Mike […]

Parliament adjourns for the day over snooping law, Rafale jet deal

New Delhi :  The proceedings in Parliament were disrupted for 8th consecutive day Friday over a variety of issues, including the latest snooping row, the Rafale jet deal and Cauvery dam. Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day around 12.15 pm as AIADMK, TDP and Congress members protested […]

GRP cop found dead in car, police says suicide

Yamunanagar (Har) : A 40-year-old Special Police Officer with Government Railway Police here was found dead in his car on Friday, with police claiming he shot himself with his licensed pistol. Paramjit, who was posted as the SPO in the GRP here, was found dead in his car which […]

Up outfit books Naseeruddin Shah flight tickets to Pak

Meerut :  The Uttar Pradesh Navnirman Sena Friday said it will send veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah a air-ticket for Pakistan over his comments on the Bulandshahr violence. The actor found himself at the centre of a major controversy over his remarks in reference to the killing of a policeman […]

Sadhu commits suicide in UP

Muzaffarnagar : A 52-year-old sadhu allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling at his residence in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Saturday. The incident took place on Friday in Dhandeda village under Kakroli police station limits, they said. Prakashanand Giri’s body was found hanging from […]

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