Category: India News

Prez greets people on eve of Idu’l Zuha

New Delhi, Aug 11: President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday greeted the people on the eve of Idu’l Zuha saying the festival symbolises “love, fraternity and service to humanity”. In his message, the President said on the occasion of Idu’l Zuha, he offers his greetings and good wishes to […]

Worldheritage site Hampifaces flood threat

Ballari (Karnataka) Aug 11: The world heritage site Hampi along the banks of Tungabhadra River in Ballari district has been inundated with authorities releasing over 1.70 lakh cusecs of water from a reservoir on Sunday morning. The district administration has asked residents living along the rive banks to move […]

Flood toll in Karnataka rises to 31; Shah to undertake aerial survey

Bengaluru, Aug 11: Four more people have died in rain-related incidents in Karnataka, taking the toll to 31 on Sunday as the flood situation remained grim in the state. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will conduct an aerial survey of flood affected areas in Belagavi district and Chief Minister […]

Cong demands Khattar’s immediate dismissal over ‘brides from Kashmir’ remark

New Delhi, Aug 10: The Congress on Saturday demanded immediate dismissal of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and an FIR against him over the controversial ‘brides from Kashmir’ remark, with party leader Rahul Gandhi claiming his comments reflect what RSS training does to the mind of a “weak, […]

Gold bars worth Rs 3 crore seized at Hyderabad airport

Hyderabad, Aug 10: Over 9 kg of gold bars valued at over Rs three crore concealed in iron boxes has been seized at the international airport here, Customs officials said on Saturday. A case of smuggling has been registered, but no arrests have been made, they said. The iron […]

Mamata criticises Khattar comment on Kashmir

Kolkata, Aug 10: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday criticised her Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar’s remark on Kashmiri girls and said people holding high office should refrain from making insensitive comments about people of Jammu and Kashmir. Without naming Khattar, Banerjee in a tweet said, “We, and […]

Delhi CM’s PSO dies of heart attack

New Delhi, Aug 10: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Personal Security Officer Dhirender Rawat passed away after suffering a heart attack, an official said on Saturday.  A Delhi government official said that Rawat, a sub-inspector of Delhi Police, died after suffering a heart attack at his home on Friday […]

Man sentenced to life term for murder in Karnataka

Mangaluru, Aug 10: A court here has sentenced a 31-year-old man to life imprisonment for rape and murder of a woman in Dakshina Kannada district in the state. Judge of the Sixth Additional District and Sessions Court Syedunnisa on Friday sentenced the man for rape and murder of the […]

Krishna Chakraborty sworn in as Bidhannagar mayor

Kolkata, Aug 10: The chairman of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Krishna Chakraborty was sworn in as mayor of the corporation on Saturday. The post of mayor has been lying vacant after Sabyasachi Dutta, the first mayor of the corporation which was formed in 2015, resigned from the post on […]

Raj: Septuagenarian duped of Rs 70 lakh by woman

Jaipur, Aug 10: A 72-year-old man was allegedly duped of Rs 70 lakh by an unidentified woman on the pretext of offering him a business investment plan, police said on Saturday. The woman befriended the complainant– Satyavrat Sharma, a former school teacher, through Facebook and got the money deposited […]

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