Day: July 19, 2019

Coffee Table Book on Kerala's capital released by CM

Kerala govt to set up India’s first Space Park

8:31 pm July 19, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Government will set up a state-of-the-art Space Systems Park, claimed to be the country’s first, at Knowledge City here to attract global start-ups working in space sector and also develop it as a major manufacturing hub for space-related technology, research and development. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Knowledge Centre and Space Museum, to […]

Mistaken for a thief, Dalit man set afire in UP

8:29 pm July 19, 2019

Lucknow: A 28-year-old Dalit man Friday sustained injuries after some people mistook him for a thief and allegedly tried to burn him alive when he entered a house to avoid stray dogs in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district, police said. The victim, Sujit Kumar, was rushed to a hospital, where his condition is stated to be […]

Assam: Elephant dies after getting stuck in wetland

Elderly man trampled to death by elephant

8:24 pm July 19, 2019

Erode (TN): A 72-year-old man has been trampled to death by an elephant in Burgur forest here while he was herding cattle home, police said Friday. Kenjan entered the forest in Manjal Parai area on Thursday and did not return home. So, the villagers, along with forest and police officials went looking for Kenjan in […]

Democrats questioning Robert Mueller to focus on obstruction

8:21 pm July 19, 2019

Washington: Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee who will question former special counsel Robert Mueller next week plan to focus on a narrow set of episodes laid out in his report, an effort to direct Americans’ attention to what they see as the most egregious examples of President Donald Trump’s conduct. The examples from the […]

Pak suffers over USD 50 million losses due to airspace closure after Balakot strikes by IAF

8:19 pm July 19, 2019

Karachi: Pakistan suffered a whopping USD 50 million loss after it closed its airspace with India for nearly five months following the Balakot air strikes in February, according to the country’s aviation minister, who underlined that Islamabad’s action hit New Delhi “harder.” Pakistan fully closed its airspace on February 26 after the Indian Air Force […]