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 […]
Pune : Punjab on Tuesday staged a fine recovery to down Goa 2-1 to maintain an all-win record, even as both teams made it to the semi-finals from Pool B of the boys U-21 football competition at the Khelo India Youth Games. Goa took the lead in the 56th […]
Panaji : Congress president Rahul Gandhi is likely to address a rally of the party workers in Goa by this month-end, a senior party functionary said Tuesday. “Rahul Gandhi is expected to visit Goa this month-end during which he will address the party workers,” Congress Goa spokesman Sunil Kavthankar […]
New Delhi : The NHRC has issued a notice to the Rajasthan government over reports that the head of a baby allegedly got separated from the body during delivery at a state-run hospital in Jaisalmer, officials said Tuesday. In a statement, the National Human Rights Commission said it had […]
Mumbai : Extending gains for the second session, the BSE benchmark Sensex Wednesday rose over 100 points tracking heavy buying by domestic institutional investors after the government said that the country’s trade deficit had narrowed to a 10-month low. The 30-share index jumped 122.14 points, or 0.34 per cent, […]
Seeking an “authentic” experience as he backpacked through war-torn Afghanistan, Dutch tourist Ciaran Barr searched the Couchsurfing website for locals to stay with. He found an astonishing number of potential hosts. Despite the country’s decaying security nearly 2,000 Afghans — the vast majority of them men — have […]
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