Day: June 16, 2019

Want to be known as Pan-India artiste: Kiara Advani

6:15 pm June 16, 2019

Mumbai: Kiara Advani says as an actor she does not limit herself to a medium or language as she hopes to establish herself as a Pan-India artiste. After getting her Bollywood breakthrough “MS Dhoni: The Untold Story”, the 26-year-old actor went on to feature in films opposite Telugu stars Mahesh Babu (“Bharat Ane Nenu”) and […]

All-party meet: Opposition demands debate on unemployment, farm distress

6:09 pm June 16, 2019

New Delhi: A day before the budget session, an all-party meeting convened by the government was held Sunday in which the opposition demanded that issues such as farm distress, unemployment and drought should be debated upon in Parliament. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the meeting, attended by representatives of all parties, including Leader of Opposition […]

Fish imports tested for formalin at Goa border

6:05 pm June 16, 2019

Panaji: Five out of thirteen fish-laden trucks checked for formalin were sent back from the border by Goa authorities for lack of proper documentation, an official said Sunday. The trucks were checked at Patradevi and Pollem borders in the north and south of the state late Saturday night, officials said. “Three of five trucks at […]

Man wanted for TMC worker’s murder held in Chhattisgarh

6:00 pm June 16, 2019

Bilaspur: A man was arrested from Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur city in connection with the killing of a Trinamool Congress worker in West Bengal on June 4, police said Sunday. TMC worker Nirmal Kundu was shot dead by unidentified bike-borne persons in Nimta area of north Dum Dum municipality, part of North 24 Paraganas district and the […]

Four militants killed in separate encounters in J-K

Armies of India, Myanmar target NE militants in coordinated operation

5:56 pm June 16, 2019

New Delhi: The armies of India and Myanmar carried out a three-week-long coordinated operation from May 16 in their respective border areas, targeting several militant groups operating in Manipur, Nagaland and Assam, defence sources said on Sunday. The first phase of “Operation Sunrise” was conducted three months ago along the Indo-Myanmar border, during which a […]