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Two women turned away by police at Sabarimala

Sabarimala (Ker) : Two women of menstruating age, who attempted to trek the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa here early Saturday, were forced to return once again after the police informed them that it would be difficult to provide security as there was a possibility of protests from devotees. […]

Three found dead in UP’s Sambhal

Sambhal : Three people, including two women, were found dead with stab wounds on their bodies in Guru Teg Bahadur Colony here, police said on Saturday. The deceased include Santosh Devi (70), her relative Kesar Singh (62) and their maid, they said. The bodies were found on Friday night. […]

PM inaugurates L&T’s K9 Vajra gun-making facility

Hazira (Guj) :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday inaugurated the Armoured Systems Complex of Larsen and Toubro in Gujarat, the first private facility in the country where the K9 Vajra self-propelled Howitzer guns will be manufactured. L&T had in 2017 won the Rs 4,500-crore contract from the Ministry of […]

EVM is chor machine: Farooq Abdullah

Kolkata :  National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah Saturday called the EVM the “chor machine” and demanded that the ballot paper system be brought back for the sake of transparency. Speaking at the united opposition rally organised by TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, he said, “It is not the question of […]

Heavy snowfall, rain likely in Himachal on Jan 21, 22

Shimla :  The minimum temperature in most parts of Himachal Pradesh improved marginally on Saturday, the meteorological department said but warned that heavy snowfall and rain in high and mid hills of the state are likely on January 21 and 22. Lahaul and Spiti’s administrative centre Keylong continued to […]

Gold extends losses, down Rs 60 on lacklustre demand

New Delhi : Gold prices on Saturday fell further by Rs 60 to Rs 33,160 per 10 gram at the local market here owing to weak demand from jewellers, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Besides, a weak trend in overseas market dampened trading sentiment here. Silver too […]

Mehbooba seeks separatist leader’s release on humanitarian grounds

Srinagar :  PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday sought the release of separatist leader Shahid-ul-Islam, who is in the NIA’s custody, on humanitarian grounds as his wife was not feeling well. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister spoke to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh over phone after reports […]

Travel industry fears damage from a long government shutdown

America’s busiest airport, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International, is a blur of activity on the best of days. But an extra layer of anxiety gripped the airport Friday, the eve of a three-day holiday weekend. The partial government shutdown — the longest ever — has thinned the ranks of federal […]

Ailing federal worker says she’ll get back lapsed insurance

SALEM, Ore. — An ailing U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service worker in Oregon who was running out of a treatment to keep her alive and could not reach her employer during the government shutdown said Friday that she will get back her federally paid insurance coverage that lapsed […]

Malaysia says Goldman Sachs must pay, apology not enough

PUTRAYAJAYA, Malaysia : laysia’s Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said Friday that an apology by Goldman Sachs for its role in the alleged multibillion-dollar ransacking of state investment fund 1MDB was insufficient and that it must pay $7.5 billion as compensation. Goldman CEO David Solomon apologized Wednesday to […]

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