HOROSCOPE Horoscope Today, September 26, 2019: Pisces, Cancer, Gemini, Leo, Scorpio, Virgo, Libra – check astrology prediction ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr. 20) There are certainties and involvements which can never be broken. However, you must make minor adjustments if you are to continue to live an existence that is […]
Dehradun Reels under Dengue Fever as Total Number of Cases Reaches 2,100
The number of dengue cases in Dehradun is multiplying every day. 85 fresh cases of dengue were reported on Wednesday. A team of the World Health Organisation (WHO) visited government hospitals in the state and reviewed the treatment being provided to the dengue patients admitted there, as the disease is […]
Ayodhya case:Will be a miracle to deliver verdict in 4 weeks’: SC to lawyers
The Supreme Court on Thursday once again stressed on the need to complete arguments in the Ayodhya land dispute case by October 18. “If arguments can’t get over by October 18, there won’t be extra day,” Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi told both sides arguing the case. The CJI said the […]
IAF to begin fresh hunt for mid-air refuelling aircraft
After two failed attempts to induct new tankers during the last 12 years, the Indian Air Force is (IAF) preparing to begin a fresh hunt for new-generation mid-air refuelling planes to extend the reach of its fighter jets, two senior IAF officers said on condition of anonymity on Wednesday. The […]
Don’t repeat 1971 or be prepared for what will happen to PoK: Rajnath Singh
Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said if Pakistan did not end support to terrorism then India would not show restraint. Referring to the Balakot airstrikes, he said that India upheld the sovereignty of the neighbouring country. Speaking at an event in Dhankya on the outskirts of Jaipur, the Singh said, […]
RJD has to decide on its continuation in Grand Alliance: Jitan Ram Manjhi
Hinting at possible split in Grand Alliance (GA), former chief minster Jitan Ram Manjhi said here on Wednesday that his party Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular (HAM-S) would definitely field its candidate in Nathnagar assembly seat in the upcoming by-election. In an interview with HT, Manjhi though refrained from saying anything regarding […]
Class 6 girl gang raped in Bihar’s Supaul, 4 arrested
Four people were arrested on Wednesday for the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl at a village under Triveniganj police station area in Supaul district on Tuesday night, police said. A hunt was on to arrest two more persons involved in the incident. Police said the minor, a class […]
For Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary, Govt schools in Rajasthan to remove ‘Harijan’ from their names
Rajasthan’s education department has ordered government schools to remove the word ‘Harijan’ from their addresses, saying the use of the word is “unconstitutional”. “Many government secondary and higher secondary schools in the state run in Harijan Basti or Harijan Mohalla and have these words in their names. The word ‘Harijan’ […]
UP government to provide free legal aid, Rs 6,000 annual allowance to triple talaq victims
The Uttar Pradesh government will ensure an annual allowance of Rs 6,000 to triple talaq victims besides providing them housing and the means to earn a livelihood, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday. In a first-of-its-kind interaction with women divorced by their husbands through triple talaq, a Muslim practice […]
New rules: On-street parking in Delhi to cost more
Parking illegally in public spaces or using on-street parking for more than an hour is going to cost Delhi residents dearly as the Delhi government notified the long-delayed ‘Delhi Maintenance and Management of Parking Places Rules, 2019’ on Wednesday. According to the policy, first ideated by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal […]
Mideast conflicts, Brexit to take center stage at United Nations
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the threat posed by Iran and Britain’s fraught exit from the European Union are likely topics Thursday as world leaders gather for a third day of speeches at the United Nations. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and diplomats from Israel and Saudi Arabia, which blames Tehran for an […]
Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales revamps law on abortions
Legislators in Australia’s most populous state voted on Thursday to decriminalise abortion after a fractious debate that threatened to divide the conservative government of New South Wales. The legislation revamping a century-old law that made abortion punishable by up to 10 years in prison was passed by a voice vote […]
Strong 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia
A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia Thursday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake struck about 37 kilometres (23 miles) offshore northeast of Ambon in Maluku province at 8:46 am local time, at a depth of 29 kilometres, according […]
London mayor: Deeply upset over India House violence
Sadiq Khan, mayor of London, whose Labour party has often raised alleged human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, has reiterated his condemnation of violence outside the Indian high commission during protests on August 15 and September 3. Writing in the latest issue of ‘Asian Voice’, a leading British Asian […]
Pankaj Advani-Aditya Mehta pair wins World Team Snooker title
The Indian duo of Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta overcame a tough Thai team to emerge world champions in the IBSF World Snooker Team event in Mandalay (Myanmar) on Wednesday. This takes Advani’s world title tally to a phenomenal 23 while Aditya claimed his maiden at a time when his […]