Day: July 19, 2019

Engineering student kills self in hostel room in Nagpur

5:36 pm July 19, 2019

Nagpur: A 19-year-old engineering student of a prestigious institute allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his hostel room here, police said Friday. Manoj kumar Surnarayana, a first year student of the Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur (VNIT), was apparently upset over his poor performance in exams, they said. According to the police, Surnarayana, […]

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‘Taj city set to launch massive greening derive’

5:33 pm July 19, 2019

Agra: A massive greening drive is to be launched soon to curb environmental pollution in the eco-sensitive Taj Trapezium Zone of Agra spread over 10,400 sq km, said officials Friday. Alarmed at the sharp pace of denudation due to the large-scale construction and expansion of infrastructural facilities, the Uttar Pradesh government has announced a target […]

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

Cong members protest in LS over Karnataka crisis

12:58 pm July 19, 2019

New Delhi: Lok Sabha witnessed sloganeering and protests on Friday as Congress members sought to raise the issue of ongoing political crisis in Karnataka. As soon as the Lower House began proceedings, party members wanted to talk about the situation in Karnataka but Speaker Om Birla did not entertain the request. With the Speaker going […]

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US sanctions four Iraqis for rights abuses, corruption

12:54 pm July 19, 2019

Washington: The United States has sanctioned two Iraqi militia leaders and two former governors for human rights abuses and corruption. The sanctions target any property they own or have an interest in that is within the United States or under the control of “US persons,” as well as “any entities” in which they have a […]

China’s experimental space lab to re-enter earth’s atmosphere

12:51 pm July 19, 2019

Beijing: China’s experimental space lab Tiangong-2 will have controlled descent from its orbit and re-enter the earth’s atmosphere to fall into the Pacific Ocean, the country’s official space agency said. All of the space lab’s assigned tasks have been finished. It is scheduled to fall out of orbit and re-enter the atmosphere under the supervision […]