Month: May 2019

Thunderstorm, dust storm likely in city

New Delhi :  Delhiites might get some relief from the sweltering heat on Wednesday as the weatherman has forecast thunderstorm and dust storm in the national capital. It was a warm Wednesday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 24.4 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year. […]

Akshay Kumar ignores question on skipping voting

Mumbai :  After he was heavily criticised for not voting in the polls held for six Lok Sabha seats in Mumbai, actor Akshay Kumar dodged questions on his conspicuous absence. Kumar was in news only a few days ago for his “non-political” interview with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But […]

Man jumps on Metro track, severely injured

New Delhi :  A civic agency worker allegedly jumped in front of a Metro train at the Dwarka Sector 9 metro station, leading to delay in services on the Blue Line, officials said. The man, identified as Anil Kumar, jumped on the track around 10.18 am and sustained severe […]

Fire breaks out in house, 5 killed

Lucknow :  Five members of a family, including a six-month-old girl, died when a fire broke out in a house in Indira Nagar locality here Wednesday, police said. The fire broke out at about 6 am when small cooking gas cylinders caught fire in the house in Ram Vihar […]

Wadia controversy: COA to discuss the issue on May 3

New Delhi :  IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia’s suspended jail sentence of two years for illegal possession of drugs in Japan is likely to come up for discussion during the Committee of Administrators’ (COA) next meeting in Mumbai on Friday. Wadia was arrested earlier this year […]

3 police impersonators held for robbery at gunpoint

New Delhi : Police here arrested three persons, who had allegedly robbed a man of bag containing Rs 1.5 lakh in cash at gunpoint while posing as police personnel. The incident had taken place in the Timarpur area here on April 10, police said Wednesday. One of the suspects […]

Taslima Nasreen’s ‘Lajja’ sequel to be published in 2020

New Delhi :  Taslima Nasreen’s sequel to her banned work “Lajja” will be published in 2020 and talks about communal tensions in India and the deep scars they leave on individual lives. “Shameless”, originally written over a decade ago, has never been published in Bengali, or any other language, […]

Mughal road opened for one-way traffic after four months

Jammu :  The Mughal road, an alternate link between Kashmir and rest of the country, was Wednesday opened for traffic after remaining closed for four months owing to heavy snowfall during winter, officials said. The traffic on the 84-km mountainous road, connecting the twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri […]

Even guards at PM’s house will say “chowkidar chor hai”: Rahul

 Stepping up his attack on Narendra Modi, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said even security personnel guarding the prime minister’s official residence in Delhi may say the “chowkidar” (watchman) is a “chor” (thief). Addressing a poll rally here in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh, Gandhi also reiterated his […]

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