Day: August 13, 2019

Stranded passengers at airport voice support for Hong Kong protesters

Hong Kong airport suspends all check-ins

4:18 pm August 13, 2019

Hong Kong: Hong Kong airport authorities on Tuesday suspended all check-ins, but reversed a previous statement saying that all departing flights had been cancelled as pro-democracy protesters blocked the facility. “Terminal operations at Hong Kong International Airport have been seriously disrupted, and all check-in processes have now been suspended,” a statement on the airport website […]

Jharkhand: Two tribal women hockey players found hanging

2:35 pm August 13, 2019

Ranchi: Two tribal women hockey players were found hanging from a tree in Jharkhand’s Simdega district, a senior police officer said on Tuesday. The two women hockey players – Sunandini Bage (23) and Shraddha Soreng (18) – went missing on Saturday and their bodies were found hanging from a tree at Biru village in Simdega […]

Ayodhya: On 5th day of hearing, arguments in SC on whether temple existed on disputed site

1:44 pm August 13, 2019

New Delhi: Arguments on whether a temple existed at the disputed site in Ayodhya were presented on Tuesday before the Supreme Court which heard the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case for the fifth day. Senior advocate C S Vaidyanathan, appearing for deity Ram Lalla Virajman, advanced arguments on whether there was an existing temple […]

Indian Consulate issues travel advisory over flight disruptions in Hong Kong

1:26 pm August 13, 2019

New Delhi: India has issued a travel advisory to its citizens travelling to Hong Kong or transiting through it about the flight disruptions amidst the massive pro-democracy protests in the Asian financial hub. The Hong Kong Airport on Monday cancelled flights after protesters stormed in the arrival halls wearing eye patches and bandages opposing a […]

Kerala rains: Toll climbs to 88, 40 still missing

11:49 am August 13, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: Rain-battered North Kerala is slowly limping back to normalcy, even as the toll in the monsoon fury in the state rose to 88 on Tuesday morning and 40 people were still missing. Over 2.52 lakh people have taken shelter in 1,332 relief camps across the state. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has left for the […]