NEW DELHI: A Bangladesh court on Monday issued second arrest warrant for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is in exile in India, for her alleged role in enforced disappearances during her tenure. The 77-year-old leader, ousted in August following a student-led revolution, is already facing charges of crimes against humanity.Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday promised to provide Rs 2,500 to every woman if elected to power under ‘Pyaari Didi’ Yojana in a bid to appeal to Delhi’s women voters ahead of the upcoming elections.Karnataka’s deputy chief minister, DK Shivakumar, launched the scheme on Monday, expressing confidence that the Congress will secure victory in Delhi….
NEW DELHI: A Buddha Air flight made a VOR landing at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal’s Kathmandu on Monday after sustaining a flame out from the left engine. The aircraft had 76 people on board including the crew, Tribhuvan International Airport said in a release. What is VOR landing? A VOR landing is a way…
Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi (ANI photo/ File) NEW DELHI: A political firestorm erupted in Tamil Nadu when governor RN Ravi boycotted his annual address to the assembly ahead of the winter session and left the House.Raj Bhavan, the governor’s official residence, said in an official issue that Ravi left the assembly because the House…
NEW DELHI: Patna Police detained Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor on Monday as he continued his indefinite hunger strike at Gandhi Maidan, protesting against the alleged Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) exam paper leak. This came as the police cleared the protest site and conducted thorough vehicle checks around the area.Prashant Kishor, who launched his…
NEW DELHI: Three Coast Guard personnel were killed after their ‘Dhruv’ advanced light helicopter (ALH) crashed at Porbandar in Gujarat on Sunday afternoon, raising questions once again about the indigenous twin-engine choppers that have been grounded a few times after a string of accidents earlier.The ALH Mark-III chopper was returning from a routine training sortie…
CHENNAI: A study by the Tamil Nadu archaeology department has revealed that more than 90% of the ancient graffiti marks found at 140 archaeological sites in the state, including Keeladi, have parallels or similarities with those of the Indus Valley civilisation that existed from around 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE.Researchers analyzed 15,184 graffiti signs inscribed…
NASHIK: Mumbai-Nanded Tapovan Express travelled about 700m in reverse Saturday to pick up a passenger who had fallen off as it approached Manmad junction. The injured passenger later died in hospital and was identified as Sarvar Shaikh, a 30-year-old from Uttar Pradesh.“The train’s loco pilot took permission from the controller and manoeuvred the train in…
SAMBALPUR: Two local BJP functionaries were killed and two others injured after a speeding tipper truck rear-ended their car thrice on NH-53 in Odisha’s Sambalpur early Sunday, raising suspicions of a pre-planned murder.“Police are probing whether it was an accident or a pre-planned murder,” said Sambalpur SP Mukesh Bhamoo.The deceased – Debendra Nayak, BJP’s mandal…
DEHRADUN: A worker from UP was killed and another critically hurt when a cable of the lifting trolley carrying workers at an under-construction bridge over Alaknanda river snapped on Saturday night, officials said.The incident took place when construction work was ongoing at the bridge in Rudraprayag district to link Gaurikund and Badrinath highway as part…
