Day: August 9, 2019

Kerala rain fury claims 4 more lives, over 22,000 moved to relief camps

1:59 pm August 9, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: There was no let-up from heavy rains in Kerala as four members of a family were killed at Edavanna in Malappuram district when their house collapsed on Friday, taking the rain-related death toll in the state to 12, while over 22,000 people have been moved to relief camps. The Cochin International Airport, where flight […]

Samjhauta Express arrives in Delhi with 117 passengers on board

1:53 pm August 9, 2019

New Delhi: The Samjhauta Express which was stopped at the Wagah border by Pakistani authorities on Thursday reached Old Delhi railway station with 117 passengers at 8:05 am on Friday, four-and-a-half hours behind schedule, the railways said. It said the train was delayed because it was held up at Wagah on the Pakistani side and […]

Death toll in Kerala climbs to 22

1:49 pm August 9, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: As heavy rains continued to batter various parts of Kerala, 22 people have lost their lives with over 22,000 people being shifted to relief centres. Red alert has been issued in nine districts with the worst affected being Wayanad, Malappuram, Kannur and Idukki. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who chaired a high-level meeting Friday morning […]

Woman jumps in front of train with nine-month-old son

IRCTC to restore service charges on e-tickets

1:46 pm August 9, 2019

New Delhi: E-tickets bought through IRCTC will get more costly as the Indian Railways has decided to restore service fee charges, almost three years after they were withdrawn to promote digital payments, a pet project of the Narendra Modi-led BJP government. The Railway Board has given its approval to the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism […]

Woman arrested for trying to sell newborn in Delhi

Woman abandons newborn in public toilet; booked

1:43 pm August 9, 2019

Thane: A woman has been booked for allegedly abandoning her newborn baby in a public toilet near here in Maharashtra, police said on Friday. The baby, a girl, was spotted by a woman who heard her cries in the wee hours of Thursday when she went to the toilet in Mumbra town to answer nature’s […]