Month: March 2019

Suspected white supremacist charged with murder after New Zealand mosque shootings

CHRISTCHURCH/WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant, 28, a suspected white supremacist, was charged with murder on Saturday after 49 people were killed and dozens wounded in mass shootings at two New Zealand mosques. Tarrant, handcuffed and wearing a white prison suit, stood silently in the Christchurch […]

Apple Watch may spot heart problem but more research needed

WASHINGTON — A huge study suggests the Apple Watch can detect a worrisome irregular heartbeat at least sometimes — but experts say more work is needed to tell if using wearable technology to screen for heart problems really helps. More than 419,000 Apple Watch users signed up for […]

Stricken New Zealanders reach out to Muslims after shooting

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — New Zealand’s stricken residents reached out to Muslims in their neighborhoods and around the country on Saturday, with a fierce determination to show kindness to a community in pain as a 28-year-old white supremacist stood silently before a judge, accused in mass shootings at […]

When gunman advanced on New Zealand mosque, 1 man ran at him

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — When the gunman advanced toward the mosque, killing those in his path, Abdul Aziz didn’t hide. Instead, he picked up the first thing he could find, a credit card machine, and ran outside screaming “Come here!” Aziz, 48, is being hailed as a hero […]

B C Khanduri’s son joins Congress

Dehradun :  Senior BJP leader Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri’s son Manish Khanduri joined the Congress on Saturday at a rally here in the presence of party president Rahul Gandhi. Welcoming him into the party fold, Gandhi said him joining the Congress will strengthen the party. Speculation is rife that the […]

TRS prez to kick off LS poll campaign from Karimnagar

Hyderabad : TRS president and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will kick off his campaign for the Lok Sabha polls with a public meeting at Karimnagar on Sunday. Karimnagar has been a stronghold of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) since the party’s formation in 2001. Rao had represented […]

11 dead as SUV falls into gorge in J-K’s Ramban

Banihal/Jammu :  Eleven people, including four women and five children, were killed and four others injured when an SUV skidded off a road and fell into a deep gorge in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The SUV, carrying 15 passengers from Chaderkote to Rajgarh, […]

President confers Padma awards

New Delhi :  Folk Singer Teejan Bai, Larsen and Toubro chairman Anil Kumar Naik, scientist S Nambi Narayanan, actor Manoj Bajpayee and 106-year-old environmentalist Saalumarada Thimmakka were among the 54 noted citizens conferred the Padma award by President Ram Nath Kovind here on Saturday. Teejan Bai and Naik received […]

J-K GUV condemns New Zealand mosque shootings

Jammu :  Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Saturday condemned the shooting at two mosques in New Zealand, saying the whole world should stand united in the fight against terrorism. “This heinous act is an attempt to spread fear and hatred and there can be no justification for […]

SP fields Shyama Charan Gupta from Banda LS seat

Lucknow  :  The Samajwadi Party Saturday announced the name of its one more candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. A party release issued here said that Shyama Charan Gupta will be its candidate from Banda Lok Sabha seat. The party had Friday declared five candidates for the Lok […]

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