Day: August 1, 2019

Man sentenced to life for raping minor girl in J’khand

Simdega (J’khand), Aug 1: A court here has sentenced a 27-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a five-year-old girl last year. Additional District Judge Niraj Kumar Srivastav convicted Nirdosh Topno on Wednesday under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including rape, and provisions of the Protection […]

Goa to become open defecation free by August 31: Sawant

Panaji, Aug 1: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told the Legislative Assembly on Thursday that the state would become open defecation free by August 31. Sawant said this in response to a question asked by Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat. “The deadline to make Goa open defecation free is […]

Mulayam alleges govt conspiracy in extending Par session

New Delhi, Aug 1: Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday alleged a “conspiracy” on part of the government in extending the Parliament session, a charge rejected by treasury benches. When the House was debating amendments to the insolvency law, Yadav raised a point of order, saying most […]

Flood-like situation in Vadodara, over 1,000 evacuated

Ahmedabad/Vadodara, Aug 1: Vadodara city in central Gujarat received nearly 500 mm rainfall in 24 hours ending 8 am on Thursday, which created a flood-like situation in the city and disrupted the normal life. The fire brigade, Army and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) evacuated around 1,000 people […]

Celebrity Vastu Consultant at IDeA Design College

(Eds: Disclaimer: The following press release comes to you under an arrangement with PR Newswire. PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.) BANGALORE, Aug. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. Anand Bhardwaj, India’s highest qualified Vastu consultant and Vastu advisor to Bollywood celebrities, conducted his interactive workshop for […]

Aircel-Maxis deal: Court extends protection from arrest to Chidambaram, Karti till Aug 9

New Delhi, Aug 1: A Delhi court on Thursday extended till August 9 the interim protection from arrest to former Union minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti in Aircel-Maxis cases filed by the CBI and the ED. Special Judge O P Saini extended the relief after the argument […]

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