Day: August 10, 2019

Heavy rains expected in Gujarat on July 16; IMD issues red alert

Good rains across Gujarat; 19 deaths in rain-related mishaps

8:19 pm August 10, 2019

Ahmedabad: Nineteen persons were killed in rain-related mishaps in Gujarat on Friday night and on Saturday, including 16 deaths in incidents of wall/building collapse, as Saurashtra and central Gujarat were lashed by heavy rains. As of Saturday morning, Gujarat had received 77.80 per cent of annual average rainfall, with south Gujarat receiving 98.31 per cent […]

Hong Kong protesters defy police with ‘hit-and-run’ rallies

7:56 pm August 10, 2019

Hong Kong: Police in Hong Kong fired tear gas on Saturday at pro-democracy protesters who defied orders to cancel a rally and blocked intersections across the city in “hit-and-run” demonstrations. The new protests came after the city’s leader warned she would grant no concessions to the demonstrators, whose movement is now in its third month. […]

Coming out of ‘Baahubali’ was not easy: Prabhas

7:48 pm August 10, 2019

Mumbai: South actor Prabhas is gearing up for the release of his film “Saaho”, but the actor, who became a pan-India star post the success of “Baahubali” franchise, says it was difficult for him to come out of the world of the epic fantasy drama. The actor said after spending five years on the SS […]

Rahul Gandhi expected to visit Wayanad, Malappuram, Kozhikode

7:39 pm August 10, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is expected to visit his flood-ravaged constituency of Wayanad on August 11, party sources said. Eleven people have so far lost their lives in the hilly district of Wayanad in the monsoon fury, where many are feared missing in a landslide. “Probably going to Kerala tomorrow. I don’t want to […]

Woman alleges husband gave her 'triple talaq' over phone

First case of triple talaq registered in Delhi, man arrested

7:34 pm August 10, 2019

New Delhi: A 38-year-old man has been arrested for giving instant triple talaq to his wife, the first such case registered in the national capital since the practise was criminalised, police said on Saturday. The arrest was made on Friday at 11.00 pm after a 30-year-old woman lodged a complaint against her husband in north […]