Month: February 2019

Four-storey building collapses in Karol Bagh

New Delhi : A four-storey building collapsed in central Delhi’s Karol Bagh area on Wednesday, Delhi Fire service said. A call about the incident was received at 8.40 am after which four vehicles, including two rescue responders, were sent to the spot, a senior official from Delhi Fire Service […]

Minor boy missing since Sunday found dead

Muzaffarnagar : A 12-year-old boy, who was missing since Sunday, has been found dead at a jungle in Charthawal town of the district, police said Wednesday. It is suspected that the boy, a student of class IV, was strangulated. The body has been sent for post-mortem, they said. The […]

Hailstorm possibility in Delhi

New Delhi :  Delhiites woke up to a cloudy Wednesday morning, with the weatherman predicting possibility of a hailstorm and thundershowers in the national capital during the day. The minimum temperature was recorded at 7 degrees Celsius while the maximum temperature is expected to reach 21 degrees Celsius, according […]

Rajkummar Rao’s next a horror comedy titled ‘Rooh-Afza’

Mumbai : After “Stree”, Rajkummar Rao is set to star in another horror comedy, “Rooh-Afza”. The film revolves around a singing ghost who puts grooms to sleep so it can possess their brides. Every time there is a wedding in town, local women come together to keep the groom […]

Pakistan violates Indian air space in Nowshera

Jammu : Pakistani fighter jets Wednesday violated Indian air space in Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district but were pushed back by Indian aircraft, a top official said. “The jets entered into Indian air space over Nowshera sector this morning,” the official said. They were immediately pushed […]

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Justice Sanjiv Khanna recuses from hearing Sajjan Kumar’s appeal

New Delhi, Feb 25: Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Monday recused himself from hearing the appeal of former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar challenging the Delhi High Court verdict that sentenced him to life term in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. The apex court on January 14 had […]

Pakistan accuses India of launching strike across Kashmir border

Pakistan said Tuesday that Indian warplanes crossed into its airspace over the ceasefire line in Kashmir and dropped payloads, after tensions spiked between the nuclear-armed neighbours over the disputed region. “Indian Air Force violated Line of Control,” Pakistan military spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor tweeted, referring to the […]

India warplane incursion sends Pakistan tensions surging

Indian warplanes breached Pakistani airspace Tuesday in a move that sent tensions over disputed Kashmir spiralling, but Islamabad furiously denied claims the strike destroyed a militant camp and inflicted heavy casualties. The incursion across the ceasefire line that divides Kashmir between the nuclear-armed neighbours came after India threatened […]

London equities take a pounding as Britain may delay Brexit

Global stock markets retreated Tuesday as China-US trade talk euphoria faded, with London equities also hurt by a rally in the British pound on speculation over a possible Brexit delay. Markets had hurtled higher Monday after US President Donald Trump said he would delay a hike in tariffs […]

New web portal to provide real-time data on WB schools

Kolkata, Feb 26: West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee Tuesday inaugurated a web portal, which is set to provide real-time data on state-run and aided schools. The portal, ‘Banglar Shiksha’ (banglarshiksha.gov.in), will be up and running in two months’ time, he said. The minister also urged his department […]

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