Month: May 2019

UP:Man dies after bricks fall on him

Muzaffarnagar :  A 60-year-old man died here after loose bricks fell on him from a parapet on which monkeys were fighting, police said Wednesday. The deceased, Randhir Singh, was sitting in his balcony when the bricks fell on him, they said. He was taken to a hospital where he […]

We were outplayed by Mumbai Indians: CSK coach Fleming

Chennai :  Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming has admitted that his side were outplayed by Mumbai Indians in the IPL Qualifier-1, with the Rohit Sharma-led side adjusting better to the slow Chepauk track than the home side. Fleming said MI played a “nice brand of cricket even […]

IAF aircraft overshoots runway at Mumbai airport

Mumbai : An Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft overshot the main runway while departing from the Mumbai airport on Tuesday night, an official said. Due to the incident, aircraft movement was diverted to the secondary runway, the official of the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) said on Wednesday. “We […]

I am not getting married: Arjun Kapoor

Mumbai :  Arjun Kapoor has dismissed marriage rumours, saying he will let the world know whenever he ties the knot. There have been persistent rumours that the actor was set to get married to Malaika Arora. “I am not getting married. If I am getting married I will speak […]

Father of modern legal education NR Madhava Menon dies

Thiruvananthapuram : Father of modern legal education in India, N R Madhava Menon, passed away at a hospital here, family sources said Wednesday. He was 84. “He was undergoing treatment for the past one week for age-related ailments at a private hospital here. He left us around 11.30 PM […]

Two killed as car falls into ditch

Amethi :  Two members of a marriage party were killed and nine others seriously injured when their car fell into ditch at Pandit Ka Purwa village here, police said Wednesday. The accident took place on Tuesday night after the car driver lost control over the vehicle. “Two persons died […]

Rahul Gandhi tenders unconditional apology for attributing ‘chowkidar chor hai’ remarks to SC

New Delhi :  Congress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday tendered an unconditional apology in the Supreme Court for wrongfully attributing to the apex court the ‘chowkidar chor hai’ remark in the Rafale verdict He also sought closure of the criminal contempt proceedings against him on a petition filed by BJP […]

Denver ‘magic mushroom’ measure appears headed for defeat

DENVER — Voters on Tuesday appeared to reject an attempt to make Denver the first U.S. city to decriminalize psilocybin — the psychoactive substance in “magic mushrooms” — and add a new chapter to the city’s role in shaping wider drug policy. The citizen initiative on the ballot […]

California set to change sex education guidance for teachers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is close to overhauling its guidance for teaching sex education in public schools, offering teachers a framework for talking to kindergarteners about gender identity, discussing masturbation with middle-schoolers and recommending books that teach healthy practices for LGBT high schoolers. The proposal the California State […]

California pot market not traced or tracked as promised

LOS ANGELES — When California voters broadly legalized marijuana, they were promised that a vast computer platform would closely monitor products moving through the new market. But 16 months after sales kicked in, the system known as track-and-trace isn’t doing much of either. As of last month, just […]

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