Truck crushes 4 people to death in UP
Kannauj, : Four members of a family were crushed to death when a garlic-ladden truck fell on their roadside house in Gursahaiganj area of the district on the Grand Trunk (GT) road on Friday early morning. Police here said that in the incident, three people were also injured and have been rushed to hospital. Sources […]
Mamata to walk today to raise awareness about water conservation
Kolkata,: A few weeks back, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had declared that today, that is, July 12 would be celebrated every year in Bengal as ‘Save Water Day’. The celebration is meant to raise awareness about water conservation. The chief minister will participate in an awareness walk, beginning from Jorasanko at 3 PM and continuing […]
India, European Union hold talks on ‘migration and mobility’
New Delhi, : India and the European Union have reaffirmed that “migration and mobility” are an important dimension of the strategic partnership between two sides and that they would take initiatives and steps aimed at realising the full potential of further strengthening cooperation. “Both sides reaffirmed that migration and mobility are an important dimension of […]
Stage set for US trade delegation meeting with Commerce Minister Goyal
New Delhi, : A crucial round of discussions is likely to take place on Friday between a high-level US delegation and Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to address the differences on the complex tariff issue. The meeting comes days after the US President Donald Trump made a strong observation that higher tariff imposed by the […]
Railways may be privatised, waiting for its ‘mercy killing’, says Kerala MP
New Delhi,: In a rather harsh use of words, Kerala lawmaker P K Kunhalikutty of Indian Union of Muslim League has maintained that the Air India has lost its relevance in last two years under the Modi government and also that Indian Railways is “waiting for its mercy killing”. “When we travel by Air India, […]
Tripura CPI (M) accused BJP of forcing them to withdraw candidate in 121 seats
Agartala,: The opposition CPI (M) today alleged that ruling BJP has forced to withdraw their candidates in 121 seats of three tire Panchayats yesterday on the day of withdrawal in presence of police and returning officer. They demanded action against block development officers (BDOs) of Dukli and Kalacharra in West Tripura. Allegedly, ruling BJP cadres […]
Ashadi Ekadashi being celebrated with religious gaiety across Maharashtra
Aurangabad,: ‘Ashadi Ekadashi’ — a holy festival on the eleventh lunar day of the bright fortnight — is being celebrated with religious fervour at Lord Vitthal-Rukhmini temple known as ‘Mini Pandharpur’ at Waluj near here since early hours of Friday. Maharashtra Industry minister Atul Save, with his wife, offered prayers in the temple today Long […]
Two Amarnath pilgrims die
Srinagar,: A yatri from Gujarat and another from Jharkhand died during the pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas, a yatra official said on Friday. Sixty-three-year-old pilgrim, identified as Shrikanth Doshi, resident of Gujarat, died at Sheshnag on traditional Pahalgam cave shrine track. The cause of his death was being ascertained, he […]
Global Development Conclave in T’puram on Jul 15 : CM
Thiruvananthapuram, : A Global Development Conclave in connection with the ‘Rebuild Kerala’ project will be held here on July 15. Titled as ‘Development Partners Conclave’, it aims to get financial and technological support through International agencies to implement the Rebuild Kerala initiatives, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said here on Thursday evening. A team of top […]
Nearly 37 wounded as Canadian flight forced to land in Honolulu
Ottawa, : At least 37 people were injured when an Air Canada flight, flying from Vancouver to Sydney was forced to land in Honolulu after encountering severe ‘clear air turbulence’. According to Air Canada spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick, the Boeing 777-200 was carrying 269 passengers and 15 crew members, flying from Vancouver to Sydney. The local […]