Day: July 2, 2019

Contractual employees of Punjab Roadways go on strike

6:44 pm July 2, 2019

Chandigarh: Contractual employees of the state-owned Punjab Roadways Tuesday went on a three-day strike in support of their demands including regularisation of their jobs and increase in salary. More than 1,500 buses stayed off the road across Punjab, causing inconvenience to passengers. Under the banner of Punjab Roadways Punbus Contractual workers union, the protesters are […]

SpiceJet flight overshoots runway at Mumbai airport; none hurt

6:37 pm July 2, 2019

New Delhi: A SpiceJet flight from Jaipur skidded and overshot the main runway while landing at the Mumbai airport amid heavy rains on Monday, although none of the passengers were hurt in the incident, an airline spokesperson said. The incident occurred on Monday around 11.45 pm when the aircraft skidded and overshot the main runway, […]

Mumbai floods, famed never-say-die spirit floats

2:51 pm July 2, 2019

Mumbai: Heavy rains in Mumbai and adjoining areas Tuesday flooded its roads and crippled its rail lines, but the famed “we’ll get through this just fine” spirit of the metropolis, as always, remained afloat. From posting messages on social media platforms offering help to actually stopping their vehicles mid-road to give lifts to the stranded, […]

Demand in RS to regulate fake news, indecent language

2:47 pm July 2, 2019

New Delhi: A demand to frame a law to regulate fake news and indecent language on social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook was made in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday. Raising the issue through a Zero Hour mention, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said communal riots and societal divide is being created by circulation of […]

Sexuality should be desensationalised as defining characteristic, says Alan Cumming

2:43 pm July 2, 2019

Los Angeles: Actor Alan Cumming says the practice of labelling LGBTQ actors by their sexuality should stop. The 54-year-old actor, who made a history when his role as Dylan Reinhart on “Instinct” became the first ever openly gay lead in a US network drama, believes a person’s sexuality should not be the only defining factor. […]