Month: July 2019

Panipat youth drowns in overflowing Yamuna: Police

Muzaffarnagar, Jul 28:  A 25-year-old man from neighbouring Panipat drowned in the Yamuna river at Kairana near here Sunday while taking bath along with his three other friends in the overflowing river, said police. The victim’s three friends, however, were rescued by local youths, they said. Victim Deepu […]

Speaker disqualifies 14 more rebel MLAs ahead of trust vote on Monday

Bengaluru, July 28: Karnataka Assembly speaker K R Ramesh Kumar on Sunday disqualified 14 more rebel MLAs under the anti-defection law till the end of the assembly term in 2023, a day ahead of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa seeking the trust vote in the assembly to prove his […]

India urges Iran to free all its crew after nine released

NEW DELHI – Iran has freed nine Indian crew members of a Panama-flagged tanker it seized this month, the Indian foreign ministry said on Saturday, and it appealed for the release of three remaining crew members held from the same ship. Dozens of Indian crew members on ships […]

Trump tells black lawmaker to clean up ‘disgusting, rat and rodent infested’ district

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump hit out at a prominent African-American critic on Saturday, calling him a “brutal bully” who should concentrate on cleaning up his “disgusting, rat and rodent infested” Baltimore district rather than criticizing the work of U.S. immigration officers on the Mexican border. Trump’s target […]

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says no rethink on overseas sovereign bonds: report

NEW DELHI – Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has ruled out reconsidering a plan to issue foreign currency overseas sovereign bonds, she was quoted as saying in an interview published on Sunday, despite warnings of long-term risk for the economy. On Thursday, Reuters reported that the Prime Minister’s Office […]

India boosts Amarnath Yatra in conflict-torn Kashmir

PAHALGAM, India – India is hailing Amarnath Yatra to a holy cave high in the snow-capped mountains of contested Kashmir as an example of communal harmony, in a region where the Muslim-majority population is overwhelmingly hostile to its rule. India and arch-rival Pakistan have fought two wars over […]

I’m coming back to India: Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay

New Delhi, Jul 28: Gordon Ramsay will soon be touring India and the celebrity chef says he is looking forward to his visit. “The good news is I’m coming back to India, and I can’t wait,” Ramsay told PTI. The British chef-restaurateur, who has earlier been to the country […]

Why no review boards for mental health patients: Court asks authorities

New Delhi, Jul 28: A Delhi court has asked the state mental health services authority to explain why review boards for mental health patients have not been constituted yet as mandated under the law. The issue cropped up before Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra while hearing a plea moved by […]

Officer booked under corruption charges

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jul 28: A former primary education officer here has been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act here for allegedly possessing illegal property, an official said. Dinesh Kumar Singh, the then district primary education officer of Muzaffarnagar, was booked on Saturday by the Uttar Pradesh vigilance department, […]

Modi likely to attend key party meeting with J&K leaders

New Delhi, Jul 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend a meeting of BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir core group called here on Tuesday, with top party leaders, including its chief Amit Shah, set to discuss political atmosphere and party’s preparedness for assembly elections whenever they are held, […]

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