Day: June 25, 2019

Jharkhand lynching: Rahul says silence of powerful voices in BJP-ruled central, state govts shocking

9:13 pm June 25, 2019

New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday termed the alleged lynching of a 24-year-old man in Jharkhand as a “blot on humanity” and said the “silence” of powerful voices in the BJP-ruled central and state governments over the incident is shocking. Tabrez Ansari was thrashed by a mob for alleged theft on June 18 and […]

Trauma care centre on Mumbai-Pune E-way to start soon: Shinde

9:10 pm June 25, 2019

Munbai: Maharashtra Public Works Department Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said the trauma care centre set up on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway will be operational soon after some minor repair works. The construction of the over 3,400 sqft trauma care centre having a heliport facility was completed in June 2016, Shinde said in the state Legislative […]

Russia jails Polish citizen for 14 years on spy charges

9:05 pm June 25, 2019

Moscow: Russia on Tuesday sentenced a Polish citizen to 14 years in prison camps on spying charges, Moscow’s FSB security service said. Marian Radzajewski tried to bring military information that included “state secrets” from Russia to Poland, the FSB said in a statement. He also tried to obtain “secret components of Russian S-300 air defence […]

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Next British PM to be announced July 23: Conservative Party

9:03 pm June 25, 2019

London: The winner of the contest to replace Theresa May as leader of Britain’s ruling Conservatives and prime minister will be announced on July 23, the ruling party said Tuesday. Former foreign minister Boris Johnson is the favourite in the race, battling Britain’s current top diplomat, Jeremy Hunt. The two candidates were chosen from a […]

Indian-American adoptive father of Sherin Mathews begins life sentence

Sherin’s murder case: Indian-American adoptive father pleads guilty to lesser charge

8:59 pm June 25, 2019

Houston: In an unexpected turn, the Indian-American father, accused of killing his 3-year-old adopted daughter Sherin Mathews and hiding her body in a culvert in suburban Dallas, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, according to media reports. Wesley Mathews, 39, pleaded guilty to injury to a child by omission even before his capital murder […]