Etawah, 29/9:A teenage girl and a boy committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train here on Friday, police said. Bodies of Akash Kumar (16) and Ayushi (12) were recovered near railway tracks in the Civil Lines police station area in the morning. According to the police, the duo, residents of Nagla Jage…
Islamabad, 29/9: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and several top leaders of his party were directly involved in orchestrating the unprecedented anti-government violence on May 9, a joint investigation team has informed an anti-terrorism court here. A Joint Investigation Team (JIT) was constituted to probe the violence in Punjab province following the arrest…
New Delhi, 29/9: President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the women’s reservation bill which seeks to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. According to a law ministry notification issued on Friday, the president gave her assent on Thursday. Now, it will be officially known as…
New Delhi, 29/9: The Indian government is expected to monetize close to Rs 1,99,290 crore ($24 billion) worth of highways over the next few years, a rating agency has said. With 4,000 kilometers to 4,500 kilometers (2,796.2 miles) of new roads likely to be commissioned annually by the National Highways Authority of India over the…
Bangalore, 29/9: The Karnataka bandh called by pro-Kannada outfits did not cause disruptions to services, sources at the airport said However, a total of 44 domestic flights – 22 inbound and 22 outbound and a majority of them operated by IndiGo – were cancelled by the airlines, an airport source told DH. According to the…
Islamabad, 29/9: At least seven people were killed and more than 25 injured after a blast in the Balochistan province in southwestern Pakistan, local media reported on Friday. The explosion reportedly took place near a mosque where people were gathering to mark Eid Miladun Nabi
Arab, 29/9: Oil prices fell in early trade on Friday after a recent rally, as profit-taking and expectations of supply increases by Russia and Saudi Arabia outweighed forecasts of positive demand from China during its Golden Week holiday. Brent November futures which expire on Friday were down 21 cents to $95.17 per barrel. Brent December…
Canada,29/9: The killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar remains an ‘active and ongoing investigation’, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have said. Nijjar, the chief of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), was killed in Surrey, British Columbia on June 18. India had designated Nijjar as a terrorist in 2020. The killing of Nijjar,…
Mumbai, 28/9: Off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been included in India’s 15-men world cup squad in the place of left-arm spinner Axar Patel who has been sidelined due to an injury. The rest of the squad remains the same with India set to start their campaign on October 8 in Chennai against Australia. Squad: Rohit…
New Delhi, 29/8: The BJP’s Central Election Committee is expected to meet on Saturday and Sunday to finalise its candidates for the upcoming state elections, with the party looking to conclude much of its deliberations on the contestants before the poll process formally begins. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and several other…
