Category: India News

Karnataka government hikes DA for employees

Bengaluru, Oct 19 : Karnataka government on Saturday announced a 4.75 per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA) for its employees, ahead of Diwali. Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has also announced an additional Rs 1,000 as hardship allowance for police personnel, along with a revision in their salaries. […]

Tea Scoreboard, India versus South Africa, DAY 1

Ranchi, Oct 19 : Scoreboard at tea on the opening day of the third and final Test between and South Africa, here on Saturday. India 1st innings: Mayank Agarwal c Elgar b Rabada 10 Rohit Sharma batting 108 Cheteshwar Pujara lbw b Rabada 0 Virat Kohli lbw b Nortje […]

I’m not scared to fight Zareen in trials: Mary Kom

New Delhi, Oct 19  : “I am not scared to face Nikhat Zareen,” avowed celebrated boxer MC Mary Kom, saying it would just be a “formality” to beat her in the trials for the Olympic qualifiers. Mary Kom (51kg) found herself embroiled in a controversy with Zareen demanding […]

Committee formed to regulate gyms in Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad, Oct 19 : A committee headed by a city magistrate has been constituted to regulate gymnasiums across the district, an official said on Saturday. At a meeting held with gym owners in the collectorate, District Magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey said the committee will ensure that norms and standards […]

Leopard mauls 60-year-old man to death in Gir

Ahmedabad, Oct 19 : A man was mauled to death by a leopard at Pindakhai Nani village Gir forest’s Visavdar range, a forest official said on Saturday. Valabhai Maru (60) was killed by a leopard while he was sleeping in an open passage of his house on Friday night, […]

Three held from Surat for murder of UP Hindutva leader

Surat, Oct 19 : Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has nabbed three persons from Surat in connection with the killing of a former Hindu Mahasabha leader in Lucknow, officials said on Saturday. Kamlesh Tiwari (45), leader of the lesser-known Hindu Samaj Party (HSP) who was earlier associated with a faction […]

Batman is not a hero: Robert Pattinson

Los Angeles, Oct 19 (PTI) Robert Pattinson says he does not have a penchant for taking up the parts of a hero or a good guy and he believes the superhero character Batman is also not one of them. In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, Pattinson […]

TSRTC bandh begins in Telangana

Hyderabad, Oct 19 : The state-wide bandh called by the striking employees of TSRTC pressing various demands, including merger of the corporation with the Telangana government, began on Saturday with the opposition parties actively supporting it. The bandh is being observed a day after the Telangana High Court had […]

Pak violates ceasefire along IB in JK’s Kathua

Jammu, Oct 19 : Pakistani Rangers violated ceasefire by targeting forward posts and villages with small arms firing along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The firing from across the border in Manyari-Chorgali area in Hiranagar sector was unprovoked and […]

Five of family burnt to death in Assam

Dibrugarh (Assam), Oct 19 : Five members of a family including two children were charred to death when a cooking gas cylinder burst triggering fire at their house in Dibrugarh district of upper Assam, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred at Niz Kodomoni near Thermal Colony in Dibrugarh […]

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