New Delhi, 22/12: Aftab Amin Poonawala, accused of strangling his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar and chopping her body into pieces, withdrew his bail plea on Thursday. Poonawala appeared before the court through video-conferencing and said he wished to withdraw the bail application which was filed before the court on December 15. Poonawala’s…
Dhaka, 22/12: Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat in the second and final Test against India in Dhaka on Thursday as the hosts look to level the series. India, who won the first Test by 188 runs, were again without injured skipper Rohit Sharma who was replaced by KL Rahul. …
New Delhi, 22/12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will review the situation related to Covid-19 in the country at a high-level meeting Thursday afternoon, officials said. The meeting comes a day after Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reviewed the situation and asked people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour, including wearing masks in crowded places, and…
Bangalore, 21/12: A senior software professional was found dead in his car under suspicious circumstances in Kurubarahalli locality of Bengaluru on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as 51-year-old Vijay Kumar. According to police, Kumar’s face was wrapped with plastic cover and a nitrogen pipe was found inserted in his nose. The…
Kathmandu, 21/12: Nepal’s top court ordered on Wednesday the release of Charles Sobhraj, the French serial killer portrayed in the Netflix series The Serpent who was responsible for a string of murders across Asia in the 1970s. The Supreme Court ruled Sobhraj, 78, who has been in prison in the Himalayan republic since…
New Delhi, 21/12: Pressing for the prohibition of instruments like Bitcoin, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday warned that the next financial crisis can be triggered by private cryptocurrencies, if such speculative instruments are allowed to grow. Das has been staunchly opposed to such instruments and the RBI has gone till the…
New Delhi, 21/12: Amid demands by the Opposition for a discussion in Parliament on the Sino-India border issue, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday cited past instances when the UPA government had denied deliberations in the House on such matters and said it is not good to rake up sensitive issues politically. Responding…
New Delhi, 21/12: Amid a fresh spurt in Covid-19 cases in Japan, South Korea, Brazil, China and the US, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will review the pandemic situation on Wednesday, official sources said. The minister will review the Covid-19 situation at 11 am on Wednesday considering the international scenario, they said. …
New Delhi, 20/12: In a major development, Biju Janata Dal Rajya Sabha MP Shri. Manas Ranjan Mangaraj raised the issue of mobile connectivity in various parts of Odisha which has been a connection deficit state with 74.38% tele-density against the national average of 84.88% through a special mention. Odisha has the highest number of…
New Delhi, 20/12: Renowned athlete PT Usha on Monday became the first nominated MP in Rajya Sabha to be nominated to the panel of Vice Chairpersons who conduct the proceedings of the House when Chairman and Deputy Chairman are not available. Along with Usha, YSR Congress floor leader V Vijayasai Reddy has also…
