Day: April 22, 2019

Curfew lifted a day after Sri Lanka rocked with multiple blasts

Colombo : Sri Lanka on Monday lifted the curfew which was indefinitely imposed after the island nation was rocked with eight blasts targeting churches and hotels that killed over 215 people. Sri Lankan government on Sunday imposed curfew with immediate effect after the blasts which was lifted at 6 […]

Ukraine comedian Zelensky wins presidency in landslide

Kiev (Ukraine) : A comedian with no political experience won a landslide victory in Ukraine’s presidential election, drawing congratulations from global leaders while dealing a stunning rebuke to his country’s political establishment. Volodymyr Zelensky, whose only previous political role was playing the president in a TV show, trounced […]

Vistara comes under fire for tweeting, then deleting picture of retired major general on flight

New Delhi :  Full service carrier Vistara was caught in a social media storm Sunday for tweeting and later deleting a picture of its staff with a retired major general. “We do not want our platform to be disrespectful or hurtful to anyone. Our decision to remove the post […]

Accused in spurious liquor case held

Muzaffarnagar : Police have arrested one of the accused in connection with the supply of spurious liquor in Miranpur town in the district that left two persons dead. Two persons died and another fell ill after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Miranpur town here. The three had consumed spurious […]

Debt-ridden farmer commits suicide

Muzaffarnagar :  A debt-ridden farmer allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison in a village in Shamli district, police said Monday. Rajender, 50, had taken a loan from a cooperative society and was finding it difficult to repay it, according to village head Bijender Kumar. Rajender consumed poison yesterday and […]

JJP fields Digvijay Chautala against Hooda from Sonipat

New Delhi :N Jannayak Janata Party on Monday announced its three Lok Sabha candidates for Haryana, including Digvijay Chautala from Sonipat against former Haryana chief minister and Congress candidate Bhupinder Singh Hooda. The party also announced Jai Bhagwan Sharma and Mehmood Khan as its candidates from Kurukshetra and Gurgaon, […]

Shiv Sena asks govt to take over Jet Airways

Mumbai :  The Shiv Sena on Monday urged the NDA government to take over the temporarily grounded private carrier Jet Airways and save its staff from losing their jobs. It asked Prime Minister Modi to take a cue from the foresight shown by former PMs Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira […]

NIA questions two women from Wardha

Nagpur : A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) officers questionned two women in Wardha in Maharashtra on Saturday and Sunday, a local police officer has said. The team of officers from Delhi and Hyderabad questionned the women on the basis of inputs provided by an accused who was […]

Panda was busy promoting own industries as MP: Patnaik

Kendrapara (Odisha) : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Sunday hit out at Baijayant Panda, the BJP candidate from Kendrapara Lok Sabha seat, accusing him of promoting his own industries during his tenure as MP. Addressing a poll rally at Rajnagar under the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency, the CM said, […]

RCB just about manage to beat ‘MSD’ in a thriller

Bengaluru : Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the umpteenth time was in line to pull off another incredible chase but finally ran out of luck as Royal Challengers Bangalore managed to beat CSK by one run in another last-ball IPL thriller on Sunday. Chasing a target of 162, CSK needed […]

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