Month: April 2019

Warm morning in city

New Delhi : Delhiites woke up to a warm morning on Wednesday, with the minimum temperature settling at 27.1 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season’s average. Humidity was recorded at 56 per cent. The weatherman has forecast mainly clear skies with the possibility of them turning partly cloudy […]

Rohit Shekhar Tiwari’s wife arrested for killing him

New Delhi :  The Delhi Police Wednesday arrested Rohit Shekhar Tiwari’s wife Apoorva for allegedly killing him last week, said a senior police officer. The officer said the couple apparently did not have a happy marriage and had frequent fights. Rohit Shekhar was allegedly smothered to death on April […]

After three phases, confident of BJP forming next govt with full majority: Amit Shah

Varanasi :  BJP chief Amit Shah Tuesday said that after three phases of voting in the Lok Sabha polls he is confident that his party will win the elections with a huge margin and form a government with full majority. Shah visited Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency represented by Prime […]

Medium-intensity earthquake in Arunachal Pradesh

Itanagar :  A medium-intensity earthquake shook Arunachal Pradesh early Wednesday. There were no reports of any damage to property or casualties in the quake that occurred at 1:45 am. While the IMD said the quake measured about 5.9, the United States Geological Survey pegged it at 6.1. The epicentre […]

Watson 96 gets CSK back on winning track

Chennai :  Shane Watson brought back memories of last year’s IPL final with a blazing knock that has now almost ensured a play-off berth for Chennai Super Kings as they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets here Tuesday. On a vastly improved Chepauk track, Watson roared back to […]

Gambhir richest among LS candidates in Delhi

New Delhi :  Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir is the richest among all the candidates in fray for the Lok Sabha election in Delhi with total assets worth Rs 147 core. The cricketer-turned-politician, who will be making his electoral debut from East Delhi, has shown an income of nearly […]

Show-cause notice slapped on BJD candidate

Cuttack :  The returning officer of Cuttack district has issued a show-cause notice to a BJD candidate for allegedly trying to influence voters by posting an appeal on social media, a day after campaigning ended for third phase Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Odisha. An election official said […]

Sports Schedule for Wednesday, April 24

CRICKET: *IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab in Bengaluru. *Preview of the IPL match between Kolkata KnightRiders and Rajasthan Royals in Kolkata. SHOOTING: *ISSF World Cup in Beijing. BADMINTON: *Asia Badminton Championships in Wuhan, China. BOXING: *Asian Boxing Championships in Bangkok ATHLETICS: *Asian Athletics […]

Tremors felt in Arunachal Pradesh

New Delhi :  A medium-intensity earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hit Arunachal Pradesh early Wednesday, the National Centre for Seismology said. The epicentre of the quake was West Siang district, it said. The quake occurred at 1:45 am at the depth of 10 kilometres. The northeast region falls under a […]

Sensex rises over 100 pts; Nifty tests 11,600

Mumbai :  The benchmark BSE Sensex jumped over 100 points in early trade Wednesday tracking record gains on Wall Street amid easing crude prices. After hitting an intra-day high of 38,701.52, the 30-share index was trading 75.37 points or 0.20 per cent higher at 38,640.25. The NSE Nifty too […]

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