Day: June 20, 2019

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

Fresh triple talaq bill in Lok Sabha on Friday

9:00 pm June 20, 2019

New Delhi: A fresh bill to ban the practice of instant triple talaq will be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, which has been listed in the Lok Sabha’s agenda for Friday, will replace an ordinance issued in February by the previous BJP-led NDA […]

Minor raped for six months, man held

8:57 pm June 20, 2019

Bulandshahr (UP): A 19-year-old man was arrested Thursday for allegedly raping a minor in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district, police said. The accused, a resident of a village under the Khanpur police station here, had allegedly been raping his 16-year-old neighbour for the past six months and had threatened her with dire consequences if she spoke […]

Rains likely in TN, Kerala, coastal AP; low pressure to become depression soon

Rain brings some respite from heat in Rajasthan

8:55 pm June 20, 2019

Jaipur: People of Rajasthan received some respite from the searing heat as parts of the state were lashed by rain ranging from two to seven cm in the last 24 hours, a MeT official said on Thursday. Veja and Ganeshpur of Dungarpur received six cm and five cm of rainfall, respectively, followed by four cm […]

BJP's 'Aar Noi Annay' campaign marred by sporadic violence, party demands President's Rule

4 TDP Rajya Sabha members join BJP

8:53 pm June 20, 2019

New Delhi: Four of the six Telugu Desam Party members of Rajya Sabha Thursday joined the BJP and sought merger of the TDP Legislature Party with the saffron party. Y S Chowdary, C M Ramesh, Garikapati Mohan Rao and T G Venkatesh met Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and handed him a letter of […]

Feel for you Shikhar, says Tendulkar; backs replacement Pant to shine

8:49 pm June 20, 2019

Southampton: The legendary Sachin Tendulkar Thursday said he expects Shikhar Dhawan to bounce back strongly from the injury setback that has forced him out of the World Cup and backed the opener’s replacement Rishabh Pant to do well. Dhawan was Wednesday forced out of the mega-event owing to a fractured left thumb, an injury that […]

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