Month: April 2019

Missing man found dead in UP’s Shamli

Muzaffarnagar (UP) :  The body of a 23-year-old man, who had been missing for a day, was found at a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district, police said Wednesday. The man, Arun Kumar, was found dead in a field in Unn village Tuesday, Jhinjhana Station House Officer OP Choudhary […]

Five get three years in jail for animal cruelty

Muzaffarnagar (UP) ; A fast-track court in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district has convicted five people of animal cruelty and sentenced them to three years of imprisonment. Fast-track court judge Abid Shamim on Tuesday also slapped a fine of Rs 10,500 on each of the accused — Kapil, Alijan, Ashraf, […]

Dhoni unhappy with Chennai pitch despite 4 wins at home

Chennai ;  Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has criticised the “low scoring” Chepauk pitch despite winning all their home games so far here. Defending champions CSK thrashed Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets on Tuesday night for their fifth win in six games and fourth in a […]

Chidambaram launches attack on PM Modi

New Delhi ; Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Wednesday took a swipe at the Modi government, charging that in this regime conviction comes first and investigation later and a person is guilty until proven innocent. He said the law secretary should “teach” the Prime Minister some basic lessons in […]

Sensex, Nifty turn negative on weak global cues

Mumbai : Domestic equity benchmarks opened on a weak note Wednesday tracking negative cues from international markets after IMF cut global growth estimate to 3.3 per cent for this year amid geopolitical issues like US-China trade tiff and Brexit. The BSE Sensex was trading 11.68 points or 0.03 per […]

Kangana’s next directorial will be epic action drama

Mumbai :  After “Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi”, Kangana Ranaut has locked a script for her next directorial, an epic action drama based on a real-life story. The film will be mounted on a large scale, but will be different from any other epic that has been made in […]

We need a better wicket at home, says CSK pacer Chahar

Chennai : Chennai Super Kings pacer Deepak Chahar has agreed with his captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni that the team needs a better pitch at home despite winning all their games here so far. CSK captain Dhoni has criticised the Chepauk pitch after registering a seven-wicket win over Kolkata Knight […]

Rupee rises 21 paise to 69.09 vs USD in early trade

Mumbai :  The rupee appreciated by 21 paise to 69.09 against the US dollar in opening trade Wednesday, driven by weakening of the greenback in overseas markets. The rupee opened strong at 69.26 at the interbank forex market then gained further ground and touched 69.09 amid a weak opening […]

BJP going all out to make dent in Cong fortress Nanded

Nanded :  TheBJP is making a determined bid to wrest Maharashtra’s Nanded Lok Sabha seat, a citadel of the Congress from where its state president and former chief minister Ashok Chavan is seeking a re-election. Nanded, located in Marathwada region, is one the two seats that the Congress managed […]

BJP MLA, 4 security personnel killed in Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada

Raipur : BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi and four security personnel were Tuesday killed when their convoy was attacked by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, days before the first-phase elections in the state, police said. The incident occurred at Shyamagiri hills when the MLA’s convoy was heading towards Kuwakonda from […]

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