Day: June 1, 2019

Fire breaks out at NDMC building in Delhi

New Delhi, June 1: A fire broke out on the second floor of the NDMC building in Connaught Place here on Saturday, the Delhi Fire Service said. No injury or casualty was reported, an official said. We received a call about the blaze at 6.36 pm and five fire […]

Girl commits suicide after being scolded by mother

Kota (Raj), Jun 1: A 14-year-old girl reportedly hanged herself after being scolded by her mother for playing outside in Jhalawar district of Rajasthan Saturday, police said. According to the police, the minor was scolded by her mother for playing under the scorching sun. The girl rushed inside and […]

National-level swimmer hangs self

Pune, Jun 1: A national-level swimmer from Pune in Maharashtra, Sahil Joshi, allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Kothrud area, police said Saturday. According to police, Joshi, 21, hanged himself from the ceiling in his house on Friday afternoon when his parents were away. No suicide note was […]

‘Tank man’ photographer urges China to open up on Tiananmen

ALHAMBRA, Calif. — The American photographer who shot the iconic image of a man standing in front of tanks at the 1989 Tiananmen protests says it’s time for the Chinese government to come clean about the bloody events of 30 years ago. Jeff Widener was an Associated Press […]

No. 1 Osaka’s 16-match winning streak at Slams ends in Paris

PARIS — This was one deficit too big to overcome for Naomi Osaka, whose Grand Slam winning streak is over. The No. 1-ranked Osaka couldn’t muster a comeback after falling way behind yet again at the French Open, losing 6-4, 6-2 in the third round to No. 42 […]

Two people missing after blasts at Russian military plant, 22 injured

MOSCOW – At least two people were missing on Saturday after blasts at the explosives plant Kristall in the central Russian town of Dzerzhinsk, Interfax and RIA news agencies reported. “As we understand, two went missing,” deputy governor Dmitry Krasnov was quoted by RIA as saying in a […]

India plays down Trump decision to remove U.S. trade privileges

NEW DELHI – The Indian government said on Saturday it will continue to seek to build strong economic ties with the United States despite a decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to end preferential trade treatment for India from June 5. In a relatively tame response to the […]

India’s security, welfare of people Modi govt’s priority: Shah

New Delhi, Jun 1: Home Minister Amit Shah Saturday said country’s security and welfare of the people are the key priorities of the Modi government. Shah, who assumed the charge of the sensitive ministry on Saturday, also said he would try his best to implement all these priorities. “Country’s […]

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