Colombo : Sri Lanka’s former president Chandrika Kumaratunga Tuesday blamed President Maithripala Sirisena for the 51-day power tussle in the island nation, saying the SLFP party would not approve his plans to have an alliance with former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa. In a strongly-worded letter to the President, Kumaratunga called […]
New Delhi : National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma will meet Jadavpur University’s vice chancellor on Friday to discuss the matter involving a professor who allegedly wrote a “misogynistic” social media post. The professor had written a post on Facebook on virginity of women which he deleted later. […]
New Delhi : A 45-year-old man allegedly committed suicide Tuesday by jumping in front of a train at the busy Rajiv Chowk metro station in Delhi, police said. The incident during the morning rush hour disrupted metro services for 15-20 minutes on the Blue Line, which connects Dwarka to […]
Jammu : In a bid to build bridges between Raj Bhawan and Hurriyat Conference, J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik Tuesday reached out to the separatist leaders urging them to apprise him directly of the cases of “atrocity and injustice” to common people that they may come across. Malik made […]
Ahmedabad : BJP chief Amit Shah Tuesday visited the famous Lord Jagannath temple here with his family members and also reviewed the progress of an upcoming cricket stadium in Motera area. Shah, who has been in his home state since Monday, visited the Jagannath temple in Jamalpur area of […]
Jalna : A labourer allegedly held captive by a contractor for more than a fortnight over a monetary dispute was rescued by the police here in Maharashtra, an official said. The accused contractor, Kundlik Chavan, was arrested, he said. Namdev Jadhav (aged around 45), a resident of the neighbouring […]
Hyderabad : Continuing his efforts to forge a non-BJP, non-Congress front ahead of the coming Lok sabha polls, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Chief K Chandrasekhar Rao has decided to hold talks with YSR Congress to try and rope it into the proposed coalition. Rao deputed the party’s working president […]
Mumbai : A 32-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly groping a teenage girl while boarding a suburban train at Dadar station, police said Tuesday. The 16-year-old victim, a resident of neighbouring Thane district, was boarding the train for Titwala with her friend Monday evening when the accused Om […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix is raising its U.S. prices by 13 to 18 percent, its biggest increase since the company launched its video streaming service 12 years ago. Its most popular plan will see the largest hike, to $13 per month from $11. That option offers high-definition streaming […]
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