Month: January 2019

1984 anti-Sikh riots: SC notice to CBI on Sajjan Kumar’s appeal

New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the CBI on former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s appeal against his conviction in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Ashok Bhushan and S K Kaul also issued notice […]

DNA of wolf declared extinct in wild lives on in Texas pack

DALLAS — Researchers say a pack of wild canines found frolicking near the beaches of the Texas Gulf Coast carries a substantial amount of red wolf genes, a surprising discovery because the animal was declared extinct in the wild nearly 40 years ago. The finding has led wildlife […]

20 TN fishermen arrested by SL Navy

Rameswaram : At least 20 Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested Sunday by the Sri Lankan Navy for fishing off Neduntheevu, sources said. Eleven fishermen hailing from Pudukottai district and nine from Jegathapattinam were surrounded by the Lankan Navy for fishing in the Lankan waters early Sunday morning and were […]

SP-BSP alliance: Cong leaders meet in Lucknow

Lucknow :  A day after the SP and the BSP announced alliance for the Lok Sabha polls in the state, senior Congress leaders Sunday held a brainstorming meeting at the party’s state headquarters here to discuss future course of action. The Congress, which has been left out of the […]

Felling of trees for PM’s helipad sparks row in Odisha

Balangir (Odisha) :  Two days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Balangir district, a row surfaced on Sunday over alleged cutting of trees to prepare a temporary helipad. Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Balangir, Sameer Satpathy said several trees were felled near the railway station ground in […]

Democrats roll out big health care proposals in the states

SEATTLE  — Riding the momentum from November’s elections, Democratic leaders in the states are wasting no time delivering on their biggest campaign promise — to expand access to health care and make it more affordable. The first full week of state legislative sessions and swearings-in for governors saw […]

Maoist arrested from Giridih

Giridih (Jharkhand) :  A Maoist, who came home to observe festival in Chitara village in the district, was arrested on Sunday, police said here. Yodho Tudu was wanted in the killing of a policeman during an encounter on March 30, 2009 near Merampahari of the district, said Bagodar sub-divisional […]

Manali shivers at minus 5 deg C after fresh snowfall

Shimla :  Himachal Pradesh’s famed tourist place Manali in Kullu district witnessed a fresh spell of snow, taking the temperature to minus five degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said. The tourist place witnessed 2 cm more snowfall from 5.30 pm on Sunday till 8.30 am on Monday, Shimla MeT […]

Center where comatose woman had baby faced criminal probe

PHOENIX  — Regulators wanted to remove developmentally disabled patients from a Phoenix long-term care facility years before a woman in a vegetative state gave birth, Arizona’s largest newspaper reported Sunday. The Arizona Republic reported Hacienda HealthCare faced a 2016 criminal investigation for allegedly billing the state more than $4 million […]

3 workers run over by train on rail track in Maharashtra

Mumbai : Three workers were killed after being run over by the Mumbai-bound Tejas Express on a railway track in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, a police official said Monday. The incident took place on Sunday night when the victims, all contractual labourers, were working on tracks near Jite railway station […]

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