Month: March 2019

Indian national stabbed to death in Munich

New Delhi : An Indian man died and his wife sustained injuries after they were stabbed by an immigrant near Munich in Germany, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said Saturday. “Indian couple Prashant and Smita Basarur were stabbed by an immigrant near Munich. Unfortunately, Prashant has expired. Smita is […]

Seven held, over 100 kg of smuggled gold seized

Mumbai :  The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has claimed to have busted a massive gold smuggling racket with seizure of 106.9 kg of gold and arrest of seven persons here. Acting on a tip-off, its sleuths seized 75 kg of smuggled gold concealed in two vehicles in Mumbai’s […]

Warm morning; light rain expected in Delhi

New Delhi :  It was a warm Saturday morning in Delhi with the minimum temperature settling at 20.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above the average in the season. Partly cloudy skies, thunderstorm and very light rain are forecast for the day, said a MeT department official. Relative humidity was […]

Missing man found dead in UP, three held

Muzaffarnagar :  A 28-year-old man who had been missing since March 26 was found murdered in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Saturday. The body of the deceased, Jogender, was found in Nayagaon village under Ramraj police station in the district on Friday evening, they said. Jogender, a […]

Delhi Horse Show gets underway

New Delhi :  Over 500 competitors would display their skills in four different categories at the Delhi Horse Show which is being held here till April 7. Over 400 horses are participating in the event which got underway on Friday. Competitors are grouped in four categories senior, young rider, […]

Taxmen raid residence of DMK leader Duraimurugan

Chennai/Vellore : Income tax sleuths Saturday conducted searches at the residence of senior DMK leader Duraimurugan at Katpadi in Vellore district over suspected use of unaccounted money for electioneering. This comes days after tax raids led to a political storm in neighbouring Karnataka. The tax officials along with personnel […]

You destroyed my day, Sanju tells Warner

Hyderabad :  Sanju Samson’s magnificent ton was overshadowed by David Warner’s blistering half-century and the Indian batsman conceded that the Aussie spoilt his party. Samson’s (102 not out) ton went in vein as Warner (69 off 37 balls) helped Sunrisers Hyderabad chase down a mammoth 199-run target to beat […]

Indian national stabbed to death in Munich

New Delhi : An Indian man died and his wife sustained injuries after they were stabbed by an immigrant near Munich in Germany, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said Saturday. “Indian couple Prashant and Smita Basarur were stabbed by an immigrant near Munich. Unfortunately, Prashant has expired. Smita is […]

Saina second highest in first quarter earnings

New Delhi : London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal has the second highest earnings in women’s singles in the first quarter of the new season. The 28-year-old from Hyderabad, a winner of the Indonesia Masters, semifinalist at Malaysia Masters and quarterfinalist at All England Championship, saw USD 36,825 added […]

Amit Shah to file nomination for Gandhinagar seat, top NDA leaders to attend his rally

Ahmedabad :  BJP chief Amit Shah, who is set to file his nomination for the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat on Saturday, started his election campaign by garlanding the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel here. Shah has replaced BJP veteran L K Advani, who had been winning uninterrupted from Gandhinagar […]

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