Month: December 2018

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. […]

Mallya offers to return 100% of public money, says UK extradition to take own legal course

New Delhi, Dec 5: Fugitive liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya Wednesday said his extradition from the UK to India will take its own legal course, while offering to pay back 100 per cent of “public money”. Mallya, who has been fighting a legal battle against his extradition to India, claimed […]

Governor pays tribute to Sheikh Abdullah

open view web desk JAMMU, DECEMBER 04: Governor Satya Pal Malik has paid rich tribute to Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah on his birth anniversary and recalled his significant contribution to the development of Jammu and Kashmir. In his message, Governor observed that Sheikh Sahib was a popular leader and […]

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