Month: December 2018

Ex-serviceman held with 9 kg charas in Nagrota

Jammu, Dec 23:The police arrested an ex-army man on Sunday with 9 kg of high quality charas from Nagrota area here along Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, officials said. Mohammad Ayoub Malik, who hails from south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, was signalled to stop his car at a check point but […]

Woman with three children found hanging at home

Agra, Dec 23: A 30-year-old woman and her three children were found hanging from the ceiling of their home Sunday under the Fatehabad police station area, around 30 km from here, police said.  The deceased were identified as Mamta, Junu (5), Ranjit (3) and Ajit (six months), they said.  […]

Ex-MLA, 6 others join Peoples Conference in Jammu

Jammu, Dec 23: The Peoples Conference, headed by separatist-turned-politician Sajad Lone, received a shot in the arm when seven prominent persons, including a former legislator, joined the party here on Sunday. Former MLA Zanskar Syed Mohammad Baqir Rizvi, former PDP spokesperson Abhijeet Jasrotia, lawyers Abrar Ahmad Khan and Irfan […]

HC extends deadline to apply for Delhi Judicial Service Exam till Dec 24

New Delhi, Dec 23: The Delhi High Court has extended the deadline to apply for the Delhi Judicial Service Examination 2018 till December 24 night. A bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and A K Chawla said once the schedule for filling the online application form and last date had […]

Netanyahu seeks to calm Israeli concerns over Trump’s Syria pullout

Jerusalem, Dec 23:Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought on Sunday to calm domestic concerns over US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from Syria, saying his country will still act against Iran there. Netanyahu will also reportedly meet US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo when he travels to […]

PM manipulating data to boast about govt achievements: Yechuri

Kolkata, Dec 23: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechuri on Sunday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was resorting to manipulation of statistics to paint a rosy picture of his government’s achievements. Yechuri claimed Modi’s announcement that 99 per cent goods will now attract 18 per cent or lower GST […]

India most tolerant country in world: Rajnath

Lucknow, Dec 23: Rebuffing allegations that intolerance was rising in the country, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Sunday no nation in the world was as tolerant as India. Singh made the remarks two days after actor Naseeruddin Shah had expressed concern over “intolerance” in the country while referring […]

SpaceX launches Air Force’s best GPS yet, ends banner year

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX has launched the U.S. Air Force’s most powerful GPS satellite ever built. A Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Sunday, hoisting the satellite into orbit. The satellite was supposed to soar Tuesday but rocket concerns and then weather delayed […]

India’s no-frills hotel giant eyes European markets

An Indian startup is turning its attention towards usurping the West’s largest hotel chains after establishing itself as India’s biggest player and shaking up the Chinese market. Oyo Rooms, which specialises in no-frills accommodation, was only formed in 2013 but is already worth an estimated $5 billion after […]

Shocking video shows tsunami rip through stage as band performs

Dramatic video posted online showed the tsunami that struck Indonesia smashing into an open-air concert, hurling members of a pop band from the stage and slamming into the audience. Riefian Fajarsyah, lead vocalist of the band “Seventeen” later posted an emotional video to his 260,000 Instagram followers in […]

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