Dhaka : Bangladesh security forces have shot dead a Rohingya woman in a border town known as a gateway for smuggling meth pills from neighbouring Myanmar, officials said Sunday. Rights activists said Rumana Akter, 20, was the first Rohingya woman to be killed in a clampdown by Bangladesh authorities […]
Rabat : Pope Francis on Sunday warned Catholics in Morocco against trying to convert others to boost their small numbers, during a rare visit by a pontiff to the North African country. Speaking in Rabat’s cathedral on his second day in the Moroccan capital, Francis insisted trying to convert […]
Beijing : A powerful tornado hit a playground in China’s central Henan province on Sunday, injuring 20 people including 18 children, official media reported. A video clip carried by official media outlets showed people fleeing as the tornado blew away a trampoline at a scenic spot in Yucheng county […]
Patna : Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Sunday took a potshot at Rahul Gandhi for deciding to contest Wayanad seat in Kerala, claiming that the Congress chief is feeling “uncomfortable, insecured and helpless in Amethi”, his Lok Sabha constituency for three terms in a row. Rae Bareli, the constituency […]
Gondiya : In two separate operations in the city ahead of the general elections, cash worth Rs 78 lakh, including Rs one lakh from Dr Vijaya Nandurkar, BSP candidate from Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha seat, have been seized, police said on Sunday. In the first operation, Rs 77 lakh were […]
Bengaluru : Congress President Rahul Gandhi Sunday asked leaders and workers of the Congress-JDS alliance in Karnataka to strive unitedly to defeat the Modi government in the Lok Sabha polls. Gandhi’s comments come amid reports of deep resentment in several constituencies among local leaders and workers of the Congress […]
Chennai : Sent into bat, Chennai Super Kings made 175 for five against Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League match here Sunday. Brief Scores: Chennai Super Kings: 175 for 5 in 20 overs (Mahendra Singh Dhoni 75; Jofra Archer 2/17). PTI 31/3/2019
Chennai : Rajasthan Royals captain Ajinkya Rahane has been fined Rs 12 lakh for maintaining a slow over-rate during the IPL match between against Chennai Super Kings here. “As it was his team’s first offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, […]
Mumbai ; The BSE benchmark Sensex rallied over 265.54 points to 38,938.45 in early trade on Monday, driven by sustained buying mainly in metal, auto and financial stocks amid positive global cues. On the Sensex chart, Vedanta, Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Mahindra and Mahindra and ICICI Bank led the […]
Jammu : Pakistani troops Monday fired mortar shells on forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, sparking panic among border residents, officials said. This is for the fourth consecutive day that Pakistan has violated the ceasefire in the twin districts of […]
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