Month: August 2019

Betway Partners With Cricket Legend Kevin Pietersen

(Eds: Disclaimer: The following press release comes to you under an arrangement with PR Newswire. PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.) LONDON, Aug. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Leading online bookmaker Betway has signed former England cricketer and 2005 Ashes hero, Kevin Pietersen as its “Global Cricket […]

Kerala rains: Toll climbs to 88, 40 still missing

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 13: Rain-battered North Kerala is slowly limping back to normalcy, even as the toll in the monsoon fury in the state rose to 88 on Tuesday morning and 40 people were still missing. Over 2.52 lakh people have taken shelter in 1,332 relief camps across the […]

Seven TN fishermen arrested by SL navy

Rameswaram(TN), Aug 13: Seven Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing off Neduntheevu early on Tuesday, a fishermen association leader said here. The naval personnel also drove away more than 2,000 fisherfolks who were engaged in fishing in their territorial waters besides snapping […]

Seven killed as truck overturns in Badaun

Badaun (UP), Aug 13: At least seven persons were killed and four others seriously injured when a truck overturned and fell on them on the Badaun-Farrukhabad road, police said Tuesday. The accident took place on Monday night in Usava Police Station area of the district. Senior Superintendent of Police, […]

Three members of West Bengal family charred to death

Jalpaiguri(WB), Aug 13: Three members of a family were charred to death and another was injured after a fire broke out in their house in Alipurduar district, police said on Tuesday. Neighbours alerted the fire brigade after noticing smoke billowing out of the house of one Dilip Burman at […]

Pakistan dedicates Eid to Kashmir after India strips region of special status

ISLAMABAD – People gathered in mosques across Pakistan on Monday to offer special prayers for Eid al-Adha, the second of Islam’s two major religious festivals. The government has called for the festival to be observed in a “simple manner” this year, to express solidarity with Kashmiris living on […]

China says Indian actions in Kashmir are ‘unilateral’ during diplomatic meeting

BEIJING – China’s foreign ministry said it showed a “principled” stand on “unilateral” actions taken by India in a meeting between the two countries’ top diplomats on Monday. Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said he hoped India would play a constructive role in regional peace and stability, China’s […]

Authorities lock down Srinagar on Eid holiday

SRINAGAR – Indian security forces kept disputed Kashmir’s biggest city of Srinagar largely locked down on Monday, the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, to prevent any major protests against a decision that scrapped the Himalayan region’s special rights. Frustration is growing in Muslim-majority Kashmir, which is also claimed […]

Man arrested for divorcing wife via triple talaq

New Delhi, Aug 12: Delhi Police said on Monday they have arrested a 26-year-old man for divorcing his wife through instant triple talaq, the second such case reported in the national capital in less than a week. The incident occurred on Friday and was reported to Kamla Market police […]

Bakrid celebrated in Telangana

Hyderabad, Aug 12: Bakrid was celebrated across Telangana on Monday with Muslims offering prayers in large numbers at Eidgah Miralam, Eidgah Madannapet, Eidgah Qutub Shahi tombs and others in the city. The hockey ground at Masab Tank and the military ground, Mehdipatnam, also witnessed major congregrations. They sacrificed goats […]

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