Day: July 28, 2019

China landslide death toll rises to 36 with 15 still missing

7:35 pm July 28, 2019

Beijing: The death toll in a landslide which buried a village in southwest China rose to 36, state broadcaster CCTV said Sunday, with 15 still missing days after the disaster struck. The state-run People’s Daily said rescue work is ongoing at the site in Shuicheng county, Guizhou province, where a thick torrent of mud buried […]

Pak court grants bail to Nawaz Sharif’s close aide

7:32 pm July 28, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s special adviser Irfan Siddiqui was granted bail on Sunday, a day after a court sent him to jail on a 14-day judicial remand for violating tenancy laws. Irfan Siddiqui, a noted columnist, was arrested during a late Friday night raid on his residence in the federal capital […]

Flipkart expands benefits for sellers under 'Growth Capital' programme

Flipkart CEO sees UP becoming India’s first trillion-dollar state economy

7:25 pm July 28, 2019

Lucknow: Projects that formed part of the second Ground Breaking Ceremony will help in Uttar Pradesh’s quest to be first trillion-dollar state economy in India, Flipkart Group Chief Executive Officer Kalyan Krishnamurthy said here Sunday. “The groundbreaking ceremony will play a key role in propelling Uttar Pradesh as an industrial and innovation hub in the […]

Namaz should not cause inconvenience to others: Farangi Mahli

7:22 pm July 28, 2019

Lucknow: Reacting to a controversy over namaz on roads, All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) member Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahli on Sunday said prayers should not be offered by causing inconvenience to anyone. “Namaz is a prayer before Allah. It is not right to offer the prayer by causing inconvenience to anyone,” Farangi Mahli told […]

Mary Kom Boxing Academy gets new infrastructure

Mary Kom wins gold medal in style ahead of World Championships

7:18 pm July 28, 2019

New Delhi: Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom claimed the gold medal without breaking a sweat in the 23rd President’s Cup, asserting her supremacy in a lop-sided 51 kg bout final in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia on Sunday. The Olympic bronze medallist pugilist decimated Australian April Franks 5-0. The 36-year-old Indian had also won a gold […]