New Jersy, 20/7: Spain climbed again to the summit of world football on Sunday when substitute Ferran Torres struck in the 106th minute to prise the FIFA World Cup from holders Argentina with a 1-0 victory that crowned a new era but brought precious little beauty.The biggest prize in football deserved a classic. Instead, the…
Calcutta, 19/7: The Calcutta High Court on Sunday directed all demolition work at TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s office in Amtala be stopped until further orders, ANI reported. The South 24 Parganas district administration on Saturday partially demolished the party office of the TMC MP at Amtala after it was found to be constructed allegedly without…
New Delhi, 19/7: Sonam Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali Angmo said the activist will end his fast on Monday if political leaders meet him and assure they will raise issue of education accountability in the Parliament’s Monsoon Session that begins on July 20. Angmo said, “If political leaders meet Sonam in the hospital and assure him that…
Srinagar, 19/7: At least a dozen people were killed and several others remained missing after torrential overnight rain triggered flash floods and landslides across Jammu and Kashmir’s border district of Poonch on Sunday, officials said. Surankote tehsil along the Line of Control (LoC) bore the brunt of the disaster, where cloudburst-like rainfall turned seasonal streams…
New Delhi, 19/7: Delhi High Court on Sunday has rejected the plea filed by Sonam Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali J Angmo seeking transfer of Wangchuk from Safdarjung hospital to private facility, reports PTI.Wangchuk was taken from the Jantar Mantar protest spot to Safdarjung Hospital in the early hours on Saturday. “Centre keeping Sonam Wangchuk due to…
New Delhi, 19/7: After protests by the opposition, the government on Sunday defended the invitation extended to rebel TMC MPs, who had joined little-known NCPI, to an all-party meet, saying they cannot be ignored as they have petitioned the Lok Sabha Speaker for recognition and separaseats.Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju also said that the people…
New Delhi, 19/7: Stepping up their attack on the BJP-led Union government over the Ayodhya Ram temple donation ‘theft’ ahead of the Parliament session, Opposition leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi have asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to order an independent probe into the temple trust’s financial dealings, saying his “silence” is “unacceptable”.
Srinagar, 19/7: Torrential rain triggered flash floods and landslides across Poonch, a border district in Jammu and Kashmir, on Sunday, killing several people, including three women, while many others remained missing, officials said. Surankote tehsil along the Line of Control (LoC) was the worst-hit area, where cloudburst-like rainfall turned seasonal streams into raging torrents within…
Bangalore, 18/7: Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda’s wife Chenamma passed away on Saturday due to cardiac arrest. She was 89. The hospital had said that Chennamma had some chest congestion. “We regret to inform that Mrs Chennamma suffered a massive cardiac arrest despite being on the road to recovery today at 4 pm,”…
New Delhi, 18/7: The BJP on Saturday justified the hospitalisation of activist Sonam Wangchuk, saying that the move was compliant with the Delhi High Court’s order to monitor his health as his indefinite hunger strike entered the 21st day. The ruling party slammed the opposition parties, questioning if they wanted his health to deteriorate only…
