Month: January 2019

Surprising North Carolina State to face North Carolina

North Carolina State has been one of college basketball’s biggest surprises, passing nearly every big test so far. The 15th-ranked Wolfpack will get perhaps the toughest one yet on Tuesday, facing No. 12 North Carolina. “We haven’t really talked about the buzz a lot,” N.C. State coach Kevin […]

Thai, Saudi officials meet over case of young Saudi woman

BANGKOK — Thailand’s immigration police chief met Tuesday with officials of the Saudi Embassy in Bangkok, and said the officials told him they are satisfied with how the case of a young Saudi woman who claims to be fleeing her abusive family has been handled. Maj. Gen. Surachate […]

German recession fears mount after more poor industrial data

BERLIN  — Government figures show that industrial production in Germany dropped for the third consecutive month in November, a development that’s likely to fuel concerns that Europe’s biggest economy may have entered a technical recession in last year’s fourth quarter. The Economy Ministry said Tuesday that production was […]

20 children injured in Chinese primary school attack

BEIJING  — A male attacker injured 20 children Tuesday inside a primary school in China’s capital, officials said. Three of the children have serious but non-life-threatening injuries, the Xicheng district government said on its social media account, adding that the attack took place at 11:17 a.m. The suspect […]

Inaugural issue of Jal Charcha released

E-version of the magazine also launched Shri Gadkari stresses on the need to implement successful practices in water conservation Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari released the inaugural issue of the monthly magazine of the Ministry – Jal Charcha – in New Delhi […]

Strike disrupts rail and road traffic in Odisha

Bhubaneswar :  The two-day nationwide strike called by central trade unions to protest the Centre’s alleged anti-worker policies disrupted rail and road traffic in Odisha on Tuesday. Train services were hit as trade union activists staged rail roko on the first day of the 48-hour strike at many places […]

No protests for first time during Q hr in winter session

New Delhi :  Lok Sabha for the first time in the winter session saw no protests by opposition parties in the Well during the Question Hour on Tuesday. Protests in the Well with sloganeering and display of placards by members of various parties were a common scene in this […]

Modi to address rally in Agra on Wednesday

Agra (UP) :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick-start the BJP’s election campaign in Uttar Pradesh with a rally in Agra on Wednesday. Modi is scheduled to fly to Agra from Bidar in Karnataka and reach around 3.15 pm. According to party sources, he is expected to inaugurate a […]

Cold conditions continue in Punjab & Haryana

Chandigarh :  Cold conditions continued to prevail in many places of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday. Fog reduced visibility in the morning in places like Ludhiana, Adampur, Halwara, Bathinda, Hisar and Karnal. Adampur near Jalandhar was the coldest place in the two states with a minimum temperature of 5.3 […]

Govt introduces quota bill in Lok Sabha

New Delhi :  The Government on Tuesday introduced a Bill in Lok Sabha for 10 per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutions for economically backward section in the general category. The Bill, approved by the Union Cabinet on Monday, was brought in on the last day of the […]

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