Panaji, Dec 12 (IANS) The Goa Congress on Thursday criticised the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 saying the legislation would put the fate of thousands of Goans who have obtained Portuguese passports, under a special law enacted by Portugal, in peril. Addressing a press conference here, Congress spokesperson Trajano D’Mello said[Read More…]
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Muzaffarpur Shelter Home: Judgment deferred till Jan 14
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) A Delhi Court on Thursday deferred judgment in the Muzaffarpur Shelter Home rape case till January 14. The judgment was deferred as Special POCSO Judge Saurabh Kulshreshta was on leave. Twenty accused including main accused Brajesh Thakur were produced before link judge who directed all[Read More…]
South Indian mosques help citizens prepare for NRC
Bengaluru, Dec 12 (IANS) Several mosques in Karnataka and South India are helping the citizens correct official records through rectification exercise for all people, to root out errors and attain uniformity ahead of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise, said an Imam here on Thursday. “Correct name is important.[Read More…]
Pak-SL Tests: Yasir Shah released to work with Mushtaq Ahmed
Rawalpindi, Dec 12 (IANS) Pakistan wrist spinner Yasir Shah has been released from the national squad currently involved in the historic Test series against Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Stadium. Yasir is not part of the playing XI in the first Test and will work with spin bowling consultant Mushtaq[Read More…]
Environmentalists barred from UN climate talks after protest
Madrid, Dec 12 (IANS) Environmentalists and observers have been barred from the ongoing UN climate talks in Madrid after a protest inside the conference, it was reported on Thursday. Just hours after Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg delivered a powerful speech to COP25 on Wednesday, around 200 young campaigners staged[Read More…]
Over 9 hours’ of sleep may raise stroke risk by 23%
New York, Dec 12 (IANS) People who sleep nine or more hours per night are 23 per cent more likely to later have a stroke than people who sleep seven to less than eight hours per night, warns a new study. The results revealed that long naps are also not[Read More…]
Ceasefire violation by Pak in Poonch
Srinagar, Dec 12 (IANS) Pakistani army resorted to ceasefire violation on Thursday in Shahpur, Kirni and Qasba sectors along the LoC in district Poonch of Jammu and Kashmir. According to an Army statement: “Around 11.30 a.m. Pakistan initiated the unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing of small arms and shelling with[Read More…]
Hyd’bad encounter: SC forms probe panel headed by ex-judge (Lead)
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday constituted an inquiry commission headed by former Supreme Court judge V.S. Sirpurkar, former Bombay High Court judge Rekha Baldota and former CBI director D.R. Karthikeyan, to conduct an inquiry into the ‘encounter’ killing of the four accused in the rape[Read More…]
NZ to import skin to treat volcanic eruption survivors
Wellington, Dec 12 (IANS) New Zealand will import 118 sq.ft of skin from the US to treat the severely burnt survivors of the Whakaari/White Island volcano eruption which is believed to have claimed 16 lives, a government official said on Thursday. The country will pay about NZ$1.5 million (about $1[Read More…]
Rashtrapati Bhavan to host varsity heads’ conference
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Heads of 46 universities and institutions of higher education will come together at Rashtrapati Bhavan on December 14 to deliberate on topics ranging from promotion of research to the time-bound completion of infrastructure projects. Hosted by the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the conference is part of the[Read More…]
Cong-sponsored Tripura shutdown evokes partial response
Agartala, Dec 12 (IANS) The 24-hour shutdown, called by Youth Congress to protest against the police lathicharge on their activists agitating against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) here on Wednesday, evoked partial response on Thursday. Police detained few hundred picketers in West Tripura and Sepahijala districts. According to Additional Director[Read More…]
Elon Musk’s mother shares a 1995 photo of him fixing car window
Tesla and SpaceX CEO noted that he could not afford to pay for a mechanic to fix his car, so he did it himself with junkyard parts.
UK goes to polls in historic general election (Lead)
London, Dec 12 (IANS) Voters across the UK headed to the polls on Thursday to vote in one of the country’s most “historic” general election, which has been deemed crucial for the nation’s future in the European Union (EU) if the ruling Conservatives are elected to power again. Thursday’s polls[Read More…]
Assam violence: Flights, trains cancelled, terminated
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Several trains and flights were cancelled on Thursday and all long-distance trains were being terminated at Guwahati, as Assam witnessed widespread violence over the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019. According to R.D. Vajpayee, Director (Media), Indian Railways, no long-distance train is going beyond Guwahati. “All these[Read More…]
14-year-old child actor found dead
London, Dec 12 (IANS) Jack Burns, the child actor who became popular with TV shows “In Plain Sight” and “Retribution” is no more. Burns, 14, died at his home in Scotland and the authorities said, without revealing the cause of death. Dubbed “the next Billy Elliot”, Burns was found dead[Read More…]
8 columns of Army deployed in Assam, Tripura (2nd Ld)
BY SUMIT KUMAR SINGH New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) To control the deteriorating law and order situation over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), 2019, eight columns of the Indian Army was on Thursday deployed to Assam and Tripura as per the requests made by the governments of the two states,Army[Read More…]
Volcano tourism in the spotlight after NZ eruption
London, Dec 12 (IANS) The deadly eruption of a New Zealand volcano, which has killed 16 people so far, has drawn a spotlight on how active volcanoes draw crowds of tourists each year, a report said on Thursday. The White Island or Whakaari, a 321 metre-high volcano, which has 70[Read More…]
Spike in crime against women in Bihar, several girls burnt alive
In a horrific incident, a pregnant girl was burnt to death allegedly by her boyfriend at a village under Sikarpur police station in Bihar’s West Champaran district on Tuesday.
Hyd’bad encounter: SC forms probe panel headed by ex-judge
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday constituted an inquiry commission headed by former Supreme Court judge V.S. Sirpurkar, former Bombay High Court judge Rekha Baldota and former CBI director D.R. Karthikeyan, to conduct an inquiry into the ‘encounter’ killing of the four accused in the rape[Read More…]
Verizon to lay off 1,500 more Yahoo, AOL employees: Report
San Francisco, Dec 12 (IANS) The US carrier Verizon is mulling to lay off 150 people from the Verizon Media division, including Yahoo and AOL in the US, following another decline in revenue. Verizon’s portfolio of media brands also includes TechCrunch and HuffPost. It’s unclear which brands will be affected.[Read More…]
Manali gets season’s first snowfall
Shimla, Dec 12 (IANS) Picturesque tourist spot Manali in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday experienced season’s first snow. Nearby spots of Shimla too were wrapped in a blanket of snow cover, bringing cheer to tourists. Some of the tourist spots in the upper Shimla district were cut off after snow piled[Read More…]
PM, Thackeray greet Sharad Pawar on 80th birthday
Mumbai, Dec 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray greeted Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar who steps into the 80th year of his life on Thursday. “Greetings to Sharad Pawarji on his birthday. Praying for his long and healthy life,” said Modi in a[Read More…]
Army deployed in Assam, CRPF-BSF in Tripura (Lead)
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) To control the deteriorating law and order situation over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), 2019, eight columns of the Indian Army was on Thursday deployed to Assam, as CRPF-BSF personnel Tripura as per the requests made by the governments of the two states. While reports[Read More…]
Ranji Trophy: Vinay Kumar joins elite 400-wickets club
Patna, Dec 12 (IANS) Veteran medium-pacer Vinay Kumar has joined an elite club of bowlers taking 400 wickets in Ranji Trophy competition. He achieved the feat during Puducherry’s 10-wicket win over Bihar at the Moin-ul-Haq Stadium. Vinay took four wickets for 57 runs in the second innings to take his[Read More…]
Kochi to host 5th edition of ALIIFF
Kochi, Dec 12 (IANS) Kochi will play host to the fifth edition of the All Lights India International Film Festival (ALIIFF) to be held from February 8 to 12, said its organisers. More than 50 feature films from various countries, including national and regional films will be screened. ALIIFF has[Read More…]