NEW DELHI,NOV 24: Union Health Ministry on Friday said it is closely monitoring the reported outbreak of H9N2 (Avian influenza virus) cases and clusters of respiratory illness in children in northern China. There is low risk to India from both the avian influenza case reported from China as well as the clusters of respiratory illness. […]Continue Reading
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SRINAGAR,NOV 24: The mercury rose above freezing point at most places in Kashmir last night as residents got respite from cold and fog, officials said on Friday. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a minimum temperature of 0.9 degrees Celsius, the officials said. They said the minimum temperature stayed above freezing point […]Continue Reading
Enforcement Directorate summons actor Prakash Raj in Rs 100 crore ponzi-linked money laundering case
CHENNAI,NOV 23 : The Enforcement Directorate has summoned actor Prakash Raj for questioning in a money laundering case linked to an alleged Rs 100 crore ponzi and fraud case against a Tiruchirapalli-based jewellery group, official sources said Thursday. The investigation pertains to a case against Pranav Jewellers, a partnership firm based in Tiruchirapalli, whom it […]Continue Reading
KOLKATA, NOV 23: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday took a veiled jab at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Indian cricket team’s recent World Cup final loss. “Team India would have won had the finals happened in Kolkata (at Eden Gardens) or at Wankhede (in Mumbai). Our players were made to wear […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,NOV 23: The Election Commission of India on Thursday issued a show cause notice to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his ‘Jaibkatra’ (Pickpocket) and ‘Pannauti’ remarks on Prime Minister Modi in an election rally. The BJP wrote a complaint to ECI on November 22 about Rahul Gandhi using derogatory remarks about PM Modi in […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,NOV 23: A 16-year-old stabbed another teen more than 55 times, slit his throat, dragged the body through the street and did a jig while he carried out the crime in east Delhi’s Welcome colony earlier this week, police said on Thursday. Some of the horrifying details of the killing in Janta Mazdoor Colony […]Continue Reading
UTTARKASHI,NOV 23: The last pipe to prepare the escape passage for the trapped workers was being pushed in through the rubble, an electrician working at the site said on Thursday morning. All arrangements have been made to provide immediate medical care to the 41 trapped workers after they are evacuated, officials said. A 41-bed separate […]Continue Reading
JAMMU,NOV 22: Two Army personnel were killed during an encounter between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Wednesday, officials said. The fierce gunfight was underway as two terrorists were trapped at the site, they said. The encounter broke out between terrorists and joint forces of the Army and the Jammu […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,NOV 22: India has resumed electronic visa services for Canadian nationals after a nearly two-month pause, sources said on Wednesday. Tensions flared between India and Canada in September following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations of the “potential” involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Continue Reading
Uttarkashi, Nov 22 : Rescue operations have entered a critical phase as efforts to save 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi continue into the eleventh day. Drilling work resumed late on Tuesday after a pause since November 17, and made significant headway. Rescue agencies have managed to successfully drill 39 […]Continue Reading
