Day: September 16, 2019

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

GoM on sexual harassment at workplace meets

7:21 pm September 16, 2019

New Delhi: A Group of Ministers set up to look into various aspects of how to prevent sexual harassment at workplace and strengthen legal frameworks met Monday and discussed on future action, officials said. The GoM is headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah while Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal […]

IndiGo starts flight operations between India and China

7:16 pm September 16, 2019

New Delhi: Expanding its international footprint, IndiGo on Sunday started flight operations between Delhi and China’s Chengdu city, it said in a statement. “The airline inaugurated the first direct flight on Delhi-Chengdu route, making Chengdu IndiGo’s 19th international destination,” the low-cost carrier said in a statement. The inaugural flight departed from Delhi airport at 10 […]

Malaysian cargo ship evacuated from Odisha coast

7:13 pm September 16, 2019

Bhubaneswar: A Malaysian cargo ship which had been stranded near Odisha’s Chilika Lake since August 7 was finally towed into deep sea on Sunday night, a district official said. A special tug boat from Singapore and a 15-member team from Malaysia successfully towed the stranded ship into the deep sea after several hours of effort, […]

12-year-old boy charred to death in J-K's Samba

UP honour killing: Dalit burnt alive

7:09 pm September 16, 2019

Hardoi (UP): A 20-year-old Dalit man was allegedly burnt alive over his relationship with a woman from another caste, a killing that his relatives said also led to his mother’s death. According to the police, the suspected case of honour killing occurred at Bhadesa area of Hardoi district on Saturday. Abhishek alias Monu was beaten […]

Man beaten to death over relationship with married woman

7:03 pm September 16, 2019

Bikaner: A married woman and her 22-year-old paramour were allegedly beaten by her husband, leading to the death of the man while she was injured, police said on Monday. Shabbir Khan allegedly had an affair with the wife of Narim Ali in Kankrala village of the district. “Nazim, along with two-three men, beat Shabbir and […]