Month: January 2019

IndiGo flight returns to base after ‘high vibration’ in Pratt & Whitney engine

NEW DELHI – An IndiGo flight returned to the airport shortly after it took off from the Indian city of Lucknow after the pilot observed “high vibration” in one of its engines, the airline said in a statement on Tuesday. The incident on Monday was the latest to […]

Exclusive: Some in Bangladesh election observer group say they now regret involvement

DHAKA – A top official at an observer group that monitored Bangladesh’s election, as well as one of its foreign volunteers, have said they regret participating in the process, casting doubt on the credibility of a vote won overwhelmingly by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ruling alliance. The president of […]

Cricket: Virat Kohli becomes first to sweep top three ICC awards

Indian captain Virat Kohli capped a memorable 2018 season by becoming the first to win the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) cricketer, test and one-day international (ODI) player of the year awards, the ICC said on Tuesday. Kohli, the top scorer in both tests and one-dayers in 2018, was […]

Another woman seeks Cal HC nod to abort pregnancy

Kolkata, Jan 22: A woman Tuesday moved the Calcutta High Court seeking permission to abort her 25-week old foetus due to medical complications. Hearing the plea of the woman and her husband, Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty directed her to appear before a medical board of state-run SSKM Hospital on Thursday […]

BJP using EVMs to suppress voice of opposition: Akhilesh

Lucknow, Jan 22: Latching on to the claim by a US-based cyber expert that the 2014 Lok Sabha elections were “rigged”, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday questioned the use of electronic voting machines when even the more advanced nations were not using them. He said the Bharatiya Janata […]

EC writes to Delhi Police seeking FIR against self-proclaimed cyber expert

New Delhi, Jan 22: The Election Commission on Tuesday asked the Delhi Police to lodge an FIR against a self-proclaimed cyber expert for his claims that the 2014 Lok Sabha polls were rigged and the EVMs can be hacked. In its letter, the EC said Syed Shuja has allegedly […]

Trump’s proposal to break budget deadlock falls flat

WASHINGTON  — Senate Republicans have released a measure designed around President Donald Trump’s proposal for breaking a budget impasse, its centerpiece his demand for $5.7 billion to build a southern border wall all but guaranteeing Democratic opposition and no foreseeable end to a partial government shutdown. As the […]

Former India hockey player Raghbir Bhola passes away

New Delhi :  Former India hockey player Raghbir Singh Bhola, a two-time Olympic medallist, has passed away aged 92, his family said Tuesday. Bhola, who breathed his last on Monday, represented India in the 1956 Melbourne and 1960 Rome Olympics, winning a gold and silver medals respectively for the […]

Raje targets Raj govt over swine flu menace

Kota (Raj) :  Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje attacked the Congress government over its “failure” to tackle swine flu menace in the state. A total of 49 people have died of the H1N1 flu in the state this year and 1,233 people have been found positive. “Had the […]

Former India hockey player Raghbir Bhola passes away

New Delhi : Former India hockey player Raghbir Singh Bhola, a two-time Olympic medallist, has passed away aged 92, his family said Tuesday. Bhola, who breathed his last on Monday, represented India in the 1956 Melbourne and 1960 Rome Olympics, winning a gold and silver medals respectively for the […]

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