Month: May 2019

Shiv-Bani Mela held in J-K’s Bhadarwah

Bhaderwah :  Thousand of devotees Tuesday thronged the ancient Shiv-Bani temple to celebrate the annual fair here, marking the beginning of the sowing season in the hilly region. The devotees paid obeisance at the temple surrounded by thick coniferous forest and snow-peaked mountains in Noori-Hanga area, officials said. The […]

Sports Schedule for Wednesday, May 8

CRICKET: *IPL Eliminator between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Visakhapatnam. *Stories related to Indian and international cricket. SHOOTING: *Shotgun World Cup in Changwon, Korea. GOLF: *Indians on tour. ARCHERY: *World Cup Stage II in Shanghai.  PTI  8/5/2019

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 […]

Rupee slips 21 paise to 69.64 vs USD in early trade

Mumbai ;  The rupee opened on a weak note and declined by 21 paise to 69.64 against the US dollar Wednesday, as the US-China trade related concerns weighed on investor community. Forex traders said, besides the US-China trade concerns, foreign fund outflows, heavy selling in domestic equities and rising […]

Sensex drops below 11,450

Mumbai :  The benchmark BSE Sensex extended its losing streak by falling over 250 points in early trade Wednesday, led by losses global markets amid rising US-China tension. The 30-share index was trading 205.12 points, or 0.54 per cent, lower at 38,071.51. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty was down […]

It is our home, we should have read pitch better: Dhoni

Chennai :  Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni came down hard on his batsmen for failing to read the slow Chepauk track and for poor shot selection during his side’s six-wicket loss against Mumbai Indians in the first IPL Qualifier here. CSK could score only 131 for 4 […]

Body of 28-yr-old woman found near UP highway

Muzaffarnagar :  A body of a 28-year-old woman with bullet wounds was found near a highway in Satheri village here, police said Wednesday. The body was recovered by a team of the Ratenpuri police station and sent for post mortem on Tuesday, Circle Officer Vijay Kumar Singh said. There […]

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 in […]

Escalation in Syria’s Idlib rattles months-old truce

Air strikes and shelling killed 13 civilians in northwestern Syria on Tuesday, a monitor said, in the latest escalation to rattle a months-old truce and spark displacement. At least 53 fighters have also been killed since Monday, in one of the deadliest flare-ups since a demilitarised zone around […]

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