Day: August 24, 2019

PM Modi becomes emotional, condoles his “dear friend” Jaitley’s demise

10:58 pm August 24, 2019

Manama: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday recalled his longtime association with former Cabinet colleague Arun Jaitley and said he cannot imagine that he was so far in Bahrain while his dear friend has gone away forever. Jaitley died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Saturday afternoon after […]

General is gone but the march will go on: Hosabale on Jaitley’s death

10:55 pm August 24, 2019

New Delhi: Condoling the demise of veteran BJP leader and former Union Minister Arun Jaitley, RSS joint general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Saturday described him as a general, adept at crisis management. Jaitley, 66, passed away at the AIIMS here after prolonged illness and is survived by his wife and two children. “Arun Ji’s death […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Man shot dead in south Delhi’s Amar Colony

10:47 pm August 24, 2019

New Delhi: A 38-year-old man was allegedly shot dead by two bike-borne assailants in southeast Delhi’s Amar Colony while he was going home on a scooter with his son, police said on Saturday. The incident took place late on Friday night near Okhla sabzi mandi. The victim was identified as Fajlu Qureshi, a resident of […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Aim of becoming USD 5-trillion economy possible if finances are managed prudently: Pranab

10:39 pm August 24, 2019

Kolkata: Former president Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said the government’s ambitious target of becoming a USD 5-trillion economy by 2024-25 is possible through prudent fiscal management. Mukherjee also said the GST needs more clarity and that some signs of a slowdown in the economy were visible since last year, leading to a lower GDP growth […]

PUBG debuts IIT Roorkee, girls want to break ‘male-dominance’ myth

9:54 pm August 24, 2019

Roorkee (U’khand): Popular online game PUBG has officially made its debut at the annual sports festival of IIT-Roorkee, where students, especially girls, are enthusiastic and say they want to break the myth of it being a “male-dominated game”. The event also includes online games such as Counter-Strike, NFS, indoor games like foosball, chess, carom. Outdoor […]