Day: July 9, 2019

Gay youth commits suicide over ‘discrimination’ in TN

7:57 pm July 9, 2019

Chennai: A 19-year-old youth from Mumbai has reportedly committed suicide by jumping into the sea here as he was upset over alleged discrimination he faced for being a gay, police said Tuesday. Avinshu Patel, in two posts in Hindi and English on Facebook, however, held no one responsible for the decision to end his life. […]

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

Nominations of 7 Rajya Sabha candidates accepted

7:50 pm July 9, 2019

Chennai: The nominations of seven Rajya Sabha candidates, including that of Vaiko, were accepted Tuesday, putting to rest doubts over the prospects of the MDMK leader following his conviction in a sedition case last week. The nominations of two candidates from AIADMK and three from DMK, besides PMK’s Anbumani Ramadoss were accepted following scrutiny, said […]

ASI assaulted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

Man held with pistol, bullets at Vaishali metro station

7:49 pm July 9, 2019

New Delhi: A man has been apprehended by CISF officials at a Delhi metro station on Tuesday for allegedly carrying a pistol and some bullet rounds in his bag, a senior CISF officer said. Abhimanyu Yadav (28), a resident of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh, was intercepted by the Central Industrial Security Force personnel at […]

Assam to cull 12,000 pigs as African swine fever spreads

Ban on pig import from Myanmar to check ASF

7:44 pm July 9, 2019

Aizawl: Mizoram government has taken measures to ban import of pigs and piglets, specially from Myanmar, and local residents have been mobilised to generate awareness among the people to prevent the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the border state, an official said Tuesday. ASF outbreak was reported in China and Vietnam and it […]

Delhi's peak power demand scales new high of 7,323 MW

Power discoms issue monsoon advisory

7:42 pm July 9, 2019

New Delhi: Power discoms have issued a ‘monsoon advisory’ for its consumers to ensure their safety and prevent accidents and outages during the rainy season. A BSES spokesperson said the monsoon action plan of BYPL and BRPL are in place. Referring to the advisory, the spokesperson said people should stay away from electrical installation such […]