Category: India News

33-yr-old man mowed down by SUV in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 20: A 33-year-old man was mowed down by an SUV after being dragged for around 300 metres in Delhi’s Krishna Nagar area, police said on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Pradeep Bansal, a resident of Krishna Nagar in Shahdara. The accident happened on Sunday […]

Assam University impasse ends after 10 days

Silchar (Assam), Feb 20: The 10-day shutdown of the Assam University in the wake of an indefinite hunger strike by students demanding withdrawal of the rustication order of a research scholar has come to an end, officials said on Thursday. The Assam University Students’ Union (AUSU) withdrew their strike […]

Delhi: Man killed over monetary dispute

New Delhi, Feb 20: A 29-year-old man involved in multiple cases of robbery and theft was allegedly killed by unidentified people following a quarrel over a monetary dispute in southeast Delhi’s Sunlight Colony on Thursday, police said. The deceased identified as Rakesh, a resident of Sidhharth Basti, is registered […]

Ahead of Trump’s visit, Indian city cleans the swamp

LUCKNOW – U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to “drain the swamp” of lobbyists and elites in Washington D.C. Now, one Indian city is racing to clean up a stagnant river as he prepares to visit. Trump arrives in India on Feb. 24 on a maiden two-day trip that […]

Rare migratory bird sighted in Uttarakhand’s Mukteshwar

Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand), Feb 20: A pair of rufous-backed redstart, a rare migratory bird also known as the eversmann’s redstart, was sighted for the first time in Uttarakhand during a bird walk, according to a senior ecologist here. The bird walk was organised as part of an year long nature […]

Australia favourites but India no pushovers: Mithali

New Delhi, Feb 20: The seasoned Mithali Raj has declared Australia as favourites to win Friday’s Women’s T20 World Cup opener against India in what she expects to be a high-scoring and “very close” game. “Australia go in as favourites, but India will be no pushover. They have some […]

President Ramnath Kovind to visit Bengaluru on Feb 21

Bengaluru, Feb 20: President Ramnath Kovind would arrive in the city on Friday on a two-day official visit. According to an official release, the President would reach here on Friday evening, proceed to Raj Bhavan and stay there in the night. On Saturday, he would attend a programme ‘The […]

SC order on commissioning of women enabling, will give clarity moving forward: Army chief

New Delhi, Feb 20: Army Chief General M M Naravane on Thursday said the force has been championing gender equality and the Supreme Court order granting permanent commission to women officers will give it a lot of clarity moving forward. The Supreme Court on Monday had directed that women […]

Charred bodies of 24-year-old woman, daughter found in Bengal’s Nadia

Ranaghat, Feb 19: The charred bodies of a 24- year-old woman and her daughter were found at their home in West Bengal’s Nadia district on Wednesday, police said. The bodies of Ruma Das and her two-year-old daughter were brought out after neighbours noticed smoke billowing from the windows of […]

Gauhati HC stays appointment of Agri devpt officers

Guwahati, Feb 19: The Gauhati High Court stayed on Wednesday the appointment of 115 candidates for the post of Agricultural Development Officers who were selected by the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC). A writ petition was filed by one Shankar Nath and 19 others challenged the selection of candidates […]

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