Day: August 17, 2019

Torrential rains lash northern states, alert sounded in Punjab

7:48 pm August 17, 2019

Shimla/Jaipur/Thiruvananthapuram: Heavy rains lashed northern states with an alert sounded in Punjab following release of excess water from Bhakra dam and the Yamuna nearing the warning level in Delhi on Saturday, while normalcy was slowly returning to flood-ravaged Kerala, where so far 113 people have lost their lives. Andhra Pradesh too received heavy showers, with […]

12-year-old boy suffering from bird flu dies at AIIMS in Delhi

Fire at AIIMS, 22 fire tenders rushed

7:44 pm August 17, 2019

New Delhi: A fire broke out at the AIIMS here on Saturday evening and 22 fire tenders were rushed to the site. Dark plumes of smoke were seen billowing out from top of the premier health institute. There was no immediate report of anyone being injured in the blaze. A Delhi Fire Services official said […]

Complaint lodged against film director, actor for poster depicting women in poor light

7:40 pm August 17, 2019

Bhubaneswar: A complaint was on Saturday lodged at a police station here against the actor, producer and director of an Odia movie which released a poster allegedly depicting women in poor light, police said. Social activist Linkan Subudhi lodged a written complaint at Mahila Police Station in Bhubaneswar, demanding action against the actor, producer and […]

RS departs from convention in paying tributes to Jaitley, others

Jaitley on life support; Nitish, Piyush Goyal and others visit AIIMS

7:32 pm August 17, 2019

New Delhi: Former finance minister Arun Jaitley has been put on life support system at AIIMS here, sources said, as several leaders including Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Union minister Piyush Goyal visited the hospital. The 66-year-old leader, who was admitted at the hospital on August 9, has been put on life support system […]

Two lakh jobs added in IT sector since 2019: Prasad

Article 370 had become shield for terrorists: Prasad

4:15 pm August 17, 2019

Nagpur: Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Saturday that Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, had become a platform to “shield” terrorists and their patrons. “The government’s decision on Article 370 was taken in the interest of the nation as well as the common people of Jammu and Kashmir,” […]