Month: December 2019

Democrats say Trump impeachment charges must come swiftly

WASHINGTON — House Democrats moved aggressively to draw up formal articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Thursday, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying he “leaves us no choice” but to act swiftly because he’s likely to corrupt the system again unless removed before next year’s election. A […]

Activist Thunberg completes intercontinental dash to Madrid climate summit

MADRID – Greeted by a group of singing young activists and the massed ranks of the world’s media, Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg arrived at the U.N. climate summit in Madrid on Friday, having taken a catamaran, train and electric car to reach the venue. The quietly spoken 16-year-old, […]

Why many Indians cheered police for killing gang rape accused

Many Indians took to social media on Friday to applaud the police killings of four men accused in the gang rape and murder of a 27-year-old veterinarian in Hyderabad. Police said the men tried to snatch the weapons of accompanying policemen when they were taken to the scene […]

Police kill four men suspected of gang rape, murder; draw cheers

HYDERABAD, India – Indian police shot dead four men on Friday who were suspected of raping and killing a 27-year-old veterinarian near Hyderabad city, drawing applause from her family and hundreds of citizens outraged over sexual violence against women. The men had been in police custody and were […]

Voda Idea to shut if no relief provided by govt: Kumar Mangalam Birla

New Delhi, Dec 6: Vodafone Idea Ltd, the India’s third largest mobile service provider, will shutdown if the government does not provide relief on the liability it faces in past statutory dues following a Supreme Court order, its billionaire chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said on Friday. “If we we […]

FIR against 9 for trying to rape law student

Bareilly (UP), Dec 6: An FIR has been registered against nine persons, two of them unidentified, for allegedly trying to rape a law student in Izatnagar area here, police said on Friday. The incident took place on Thursday evening when the girl was returning home after appearing in an […]

ACB exonerates Ajit Pawar in Vidarbha irrigation scam

Nagpur, Dec 6: Maharashtra’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has given a clean chit to NCP leader and former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in the multi-crore Vidarbha irrigation scam. The ACB, in its affidavit submitted in the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court, has ruled out Pawar’s involvement […]

India trying to set up IPR office on US model

New Delhi, Dec 6: The government said in Rajya Sabha on Friday said it is trying to set up a fully computerised intellectual property rights (IPR) office in the country which is similar to the US model where everything is done online. Responding during Question Hour, Commerce Minister Piyush […]

Four pleas filed in SC seeking review of Ayodhya verdict

New Delhi, Dec 6: Four separate petitions were filed in the Supreme Court on Friday seeking review of its November 9 verdict which cleared the way for construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya. A 5-judge bench, headed by the then Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, […]

4 accused in Hyderabad rape-murder case killed: Police

Hyderabad, Dec 6: Four persons arrested in connection with rape-and-murder of a woman veterinarian near here last month were killed in an encounter with police Friday morning, police said. “The four accused were killed in an encounter with police,” Cyberabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar said. Two policemen were […]

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