Colombo, 11/9: Sri Lanka has formally announced an end to the fuel rationing scheme imposed one year ago during the height of the unprecedented economic crisis, a senior minister said on Friday, hinting at an improvement in the island nation’s economy. Energy minister Kanchana Wijesekera said the QR-based fuel rationing system, imposed in August 2022,…
New Delhi, 31/8: Two men were arrested in connection with the killing of a senior manager of e-commerce giant Amazon and injuring his uncle in northeast Delhi’s Bhajanpura area, police said on Thursday. Bilal Gani (18), a resident of Subhash Mohalla in Bhajanpura, was apprehended near Signature Bridge around 2 am on Thursday by the…
New Delhi, ,31/8: The government on Thursday appointed Jaya Verma Sinha as the first woman CEO and Chairperson of the Railway Board, the apex decision-making body for the national transporter. She was at the centre stage of the railways’ media interactions recently when, as the Member (Operations and Business Development), she explained the complex signalling…
Goa, 31/8: The Goa Crime Branch on Thursday arrested state Aam Aadmi Party president Amit Palekar for allegedly misrepresenting facts in connection with an accident wherein a Mercedes car mowed down three people near Panaji earlier this month, an official said. Palekar has been accused of misrepresenting facts by introducing a wrong person as the…
Patna, 31/8: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, accompanied by JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh and state Water Resources Minister Sanjay Kumar Jha, left for Mumbai on Thursday afternoon to attend the third meeting of the opposition coalition I.N.D.I.A. According to party insiders, the flight the CM and the other JD(U) leaders were supposed to…
New Delhi, 31/8: A man who allegedly masturbated and ejaculated on a minor girl travelling on a Delhi Metro train has been apprehended, officials said on Thursday. The incident took place around 8:30 pm on Wednesday on the ‘Red Line’ of the Delhi Metro. The train was crowded on account of Rakshabandhan festivities, they said….
Gabon, 31/8: The United Kingdom condemns the “unconstitutional military takeover” of power in Gabon and calls for the restoration of constitutional government, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office said on Wednesday. A group of senior military officers in Gabon said they had seized power in the early hours of Wednesday, minutes after the Central African…
Multan, 30/8: Skipper Babar Azam hit a delightful 151 while Iftikhar Ahmed smashed his maiden ODI century to power Pakistan to 342 for six against Nepal in the Asia Cup opener here on Wednesday. Babar (151 off 130) was involved in two crucial partnerships after a sedate start — first stitching 86 runs with Mohammad…
Nuh, 30/8: Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi, arrested in connection with communal clashes in Nuh earlier in the month, was granted bail by a court on Wednesday, police said. Bittu Bajrangi was sent to a 14-day judicial custody on August 17 after he was produced in a Nuh court. He was lodged at the Neemka jail…
New Delhi, ,30/8: Two Aam Aadmi Party leaders on Wednesday pitched for Arvind Kejriwal as the prime ministerial candidate for the opposition I,N.D.I.A bloc, saying that as Delhi chief minister he has given a model that the whole country can benefit from. Hours later, Delhi Cabinet Minister Atishi clarified that Kejriwal does not have aspirations…
