The desert state of Rajasthan is experiencing a record dip in mercury this year with the hill station of Mount Abu experiencing snowfall and the city of Churu, the gateway to the Thar, recording zero degree Celsius.People on the high rocky Aravalli plateau of Mount Abu near the Gujarat border woke up to snow-covered grounds, […]
Five foreign nationals, four of them from Thailand and one from Myanmar, have tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Bihar on a pilgrimage, an official said on Monday.According to Dr Ranjan Kumar Singh, the medical officer in charge of Gaya district, the foreigners were tested at the international airport here in the weekend as […]
The CBI on Monday arrested Videocon group founder Venugopal Dhoot in connection with the ICICI Bank loan fraud case, officials said.The 71-year-old Dhoot was arrested from Mumbai, nearly three days after former CEO and MD of the ICICI Bank Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar were taken into custody by the CBI, they said. […]
A dogged 71-run stand between R Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer came to India’s rescue as the visitors fought back from a hopeless situation to pull off a three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second and final Test and clinch the series 2-0 here on Sunday.With India at 74 for seven chasing 145, Bangladesh were on […]
Police on Sunday arrested a 27-year old co-actor of television and film actress Tunisha Sharma on the charge of abetting her suicide in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, an official said.The 21-year-old actress allegedly committed suicide on the set of a serial in Vasai area here on Saturday, he said. Based on a complaint filed by Sharma’s […]
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday said that China is ready to work with India through “steady and sound growth” of the relations, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry website. While addressing the reporters on China’s relations with India, Wang said, “China and India have maintained communication through the diplomatic and military-to-military channels, and […]
Aaftab 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 private advocate MS Khan informed the court that […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will review the situation related to Covid-19 in the country at a high-level meeting Thursday afternoon.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 getting vaccinated. Official sources have said random sample […]
Former Chief Minister Charanjit Channi on Tuesday spent a night with late Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala’s parents at his house in Musa village in Mansa.Channi reached Moosewala’s house around 10.15 pm and met his parents. He was scheduled to reach at 9 pm, but due to dense fog, he got late. A huge police force […]
Lionel Messi ended a long wait for a FIFA World Cup title as his Argentina side defeated France 4-2 (3-3) in the titular clash on Sunday. The Argentina captain was colossal to Argentina’s victory in the final, as he scored two goals and coolly slotted the penalty behind the nets in the shootout to steer […]