Month: April 2019

Stray dogs feast on abandoned baby in Odisha

Kendrapara : A pack of stray dogs were sighted feasting on a stillborn baby dumped on the roadside near a government hospital in Odisha’s Kendrapara district on Friday, police said. The pedestrians spotted the canine species devouring the body beside the road, close to the district headquarters hospital here, […]

Rahul slams PM, says Modi ran govt for his 15 friends

Krishnagiri (TN) : Congress President Rahul Gandhi Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging he ran his government for 15 of his friends and he wondered why no big-ticket defaulters of bank loans like Vijay Mallya were not in jail. The Congress chief said the ones like Nirav Modi […]

BJP committed to passing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

Silchar (Assam) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said the BJP is committed to passing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill once the NDA returns to power after the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. The bill will be amended after proper consultation with all sections of the society and ensuring safety of […]

Anti-BJP votes deleted across India: Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi :  AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal Thursday claimed that genuine anti-BJP votes have been deleted across India at an “unprecedented scale” and questioned the Election Commission over the fairness of the ongoing polls. His deputy Manish Sisodia accused the EC of “serving the BJP”. In a series of […]

Over 38 per cent polling in Telangana

Hyderabad : Telangana registered over 38 per cent polling till 1 pm across 17 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state where former Union minister Renuka Chowdary and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi are among prominent candidates in the fray. Medak recorded the highest voter turnout at 54 per cent while […]

India’s Independence, Constitution under threat: Mamata

Darjeeling : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that India’s Independence and its Constitution were under threat in BJP regime. Addressing a public meeting at Chauk Bazaar area here, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo said the saffron party was trying to “take advantage of the political […]

Over 24 per cent polling till 1100 hrs in UP

Lucknow : Over 24 per cent polling has been recorded till 11 am in the eight Lok Sabha seats of western Uttar Pradesh on Thursday in the first leg of the seven-phased general elections. Three Union ministers– V K Singh (Ghaziabad), Satyapal Singh (Baghpat) and Mahesh Sharma (Gautam Buddha […]

Anti-opioid addiction drug maker charged with fraud

RICHMOND, Va. — Shares in a British company that makes an opioid addiction-withdrawal drug lost about 70% of their value Wednesday after its executives were accused of lying about the product for years to boost profits. Federal prosecutors in Virginia filed fraud charges Tuesday against Indivior, which makes […]

South Korean court orders easing of abortion ban

SEOUL, South Korea  — In a major reversal, South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Thursday ordered the easing of the country’s decades-long ban on abortions, one of the strictest in the developed world. Abortions have been largely illegal in South Korea since 1953, though convictions for violating the ban […]

Brain scans may reveal concussion damage in living athletes

Researchers may be closing in on a way to check athletes while they’re alive for signs of a degenerative brain disease that’s been linked to frequent head blows. Experimental scans found higher levels of an abnormal protein tied to the disease in a study of former National Football […]

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