MEERUT: A 39-year-old man, working as a mason in Delhi and going home to Baghpat to to visit his wife and children during the weekend, was beaten to death by a group of about 20 men. His ordeal lasted for almost 10km on a crowded general compartment of the Delhi-Saharanpur passenger train on Friday night,…
T’puram: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor stressed the cultural bond between France and Kerala, stating that French literature had a deep influence on writers and politicians of the state.Speaking at the launch of the ‘Pardon My French’ bookshelf at DC Books, organised by the French Institute of India on Thursday, Tharoor said, “French culture and ideas…
PUNE: The India Meteorological Department on Saturday issued a comprehensive rainfall warning of extremely heavy to very heavy rainfall (red and orange alerts) across several states over the next week. Heavy precipitation exceeding 200mm in 24 hours has been forecast for isolated areas in Madhya Pradesh on June 23, with Konkan, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and…
Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma NEW DELHI: The judges committee inquiring into the ‘cash in kothi’ case involving Justice Yashwant Varma spotted an “unidentified person” in a check shirt near the doused and half-burnt sacks of currency in the early hours of March 15 in one of the photos taken by first responders.This…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission officials on Saturday justified the recent amendment in Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, barring stakeholders other than itself from accessing poll-day webcasting feed from polling stations, unless an election petition was filed, saying that it was necessary to protect secrecy of voters and save them from possible intimidation.The poll-day CCTV footage…
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) DIBRUGARH: Three veteran well control specialists from Cudd Well Control, US, began intensive site preparations on Saturday to bring under control a massive gas blowout of ONGC’s Rudrasagar (RDS147A) rig in Assam’s Sivasagar district.The experts, who flew in from Houston, arrived in Sivasagar on Friday after multiple attempts by…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Royal Navy F-35 fighter jet continues to be stranded at Thiruvananthapuram airport as engineers from its aircraft carrier have failed to repair a hydraulic snag. A team of engineers is staying at the airport and continuing repair works.There’s a move to shift the jet to the hangar as it may have to be…
National Conference’s Farfooq Abdullah SRINAGAR: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah blamed the “dual power structure” in the Union territory for the slow pace of development and warned that his party would move SC if statehood isn’t restored soon. It is the first time NC has openly threatened legal action on restoration of statehood for Jammu…
Jasprit Bumrah and teammates celebrate the wicket of England’s Ben Duckett. (Pic credit: BCCI) Rishabh Pant brought Headingley to its feet with a spectacular hundred and Jasprit Bumrah once again delivered a masterclass in hostile fast bowling, but England weathered the storm through a tenacious Ollie Pope to end Day Two on 209 for 3…
Bajirao, a five-year-old male tiger who gained notoriety for attacking villagers, was rescued from forests of Seoni district by Madhya Pradesh forest department staff and transferred to a secure facility Saturday, reports P Naveen.The tiger allegedly attacked and killed a tribal man, Sumit Pandare, 18, a resident of Bawanthadi village on Friday while he ventured…