Day: January 15, 2019

Cold morning in Delhi, fog delays 13 trains

New Delhi :  Delhiites woke up to a cold morning with the minimum temperature settling at 7 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal. As many as 13 trains were running late due to fog, officials said. According to a meteorological department official, humidity was recorded at 92 per cent. […]

Arun Jaitley travels to US for medical check up

New Delhi :  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has unexpectedly left for the US for a medical check up relating to his kidney ailment, sources said. Jaitley, who had undergone a renal transplant surgery on May 14, 2018, had not travelled abroad in last nine months. He was scheduled […]

Trump birth control coverage rules blocked nationwide

HARRISBURG, Pa : — A federal judge on Monday put a nationwide hold on Trump administration rules that allow more employers to opt out of providing women with no-cost birth control. U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone in Philadelphia agreed with a lawsuit originally filed by Pennsylvania, citing the […]

PM greets soldiers on Army Day

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday greeted soldiers on the occasion of Army Day, saying the nation is proud of their grit and determination. “I bow to their courage and bravery,” he tweeted. He said the countrymen are proud of the grit and determination of the soldiers. […]

BJP following scorched-earth policy: Chidambaram

New Delhi :  Senior Congress leader P Chidamabaram Tuesday accused the BJP government of following a scorched-earth policy, saying it will spend the money it does not have and will leave a huge unpaid bill for the next dispensation. He asserted that only those who know they face defeat […]

Ex-prosecutor to lead health care firm’s rape investigation

PHOENIX  — A former top prosecutor in Phoenix was hired Monday by a health care facility to investigate the circumstances into how a patient in a vegetative state gave birth after she was sexually assaulted. Police are conducting a separate criminal investigation. Former Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley […]

India to add 1,000 aircraft in 7-8 yrs: Govt official

Mumbai : The country is going to add 1,000 aircraft over the next 7-8 years, a top government official said Tuesday. “We would be adding about 1,000 more aircraft in about next 7-8 years,” Ministry of Civil Aviation secretary, RN Choubey, said, adding that the country will be adding […]

FDA resuming some food inspections halted by shutdown

NEW YORK  — The Food and Drug Administration said it will resume inspections of some of the riskiest foods such as cheeses, produce and infant formula as early as Tuesday. The routine inspections had been briefly halted as a result of the partial government shutdown. FDA Commissioner Scott […]

Manali in HP shivers at minus six deg C

Shimla : Manali in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district shivered at minus six degrees Celsius Tuesday while Keylong the administrative centre of the tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti continued to be the coldest place in the state at minus 8 degrees Celsius. Kalpa in Kinnaur district is usually colder […]

NSA invoked against those arrested in Bulandshahr cow slaughter case

(UP) :  The Bulandshahr district administration on Monday invoked the National Security Act (NSA) against seven people arrested in connection with the alleged cow slaughtering incident in Siyana tehsil last month, officials said. Cattle carcasses were found strewn in the fields outside village Mahaw in Siyana on December 3 […]

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