Day: September 26, 2019

Pompeo says US imposing sanctions on Cuba’s Raul Castro

11:45 pm September 26, 2019

New York: The United States on Thursday announced sanctions against Cuba’s former president Raul Castro, accusing him of violations of human rights. In his continued role in the communist party, “Raul Castro oversees a system that arbitrarily detains thousands of Cubans and currently holds more than 100 political prisoners,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. […]

Indian Navy to commission submarine Khanderi on Saturday

11:28 pm September 26, 2019

Mumbai: The Indian Navy on Saturday will induct its indigenously built second Kalvari class diesel- electric submarine. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will commission the submarine which will be known as INS Khanderi. “Khanderi is built at state-run Mazgaon Dock Limited and underwent rigorous sea trials for over two and a half years. All the concerns […]

Man shot at in Delhi over old enmity

11:25 pm September 26, 2019

New Delhi: A man was shot at in northeast Delhi’s New Usmanpur area on Thursday evening over old enmity, police said. The victim was identified as Mohammad Hasan, a native of Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh, they said. According to police, the man sustained a gun shot injury in his back. He was initially taken to […]

EVMs absolutely robust and tamper-proof: EC

Counting of votes in Dantewada assembly bypoll on Friday

11:23 pm September 26, 2019

Raipur: The counting of votes in the Dantewada assembly bypoll in Chhattisgarh held on September 23 will be taken up on Friday with both the Congress and the BJP eyeing victory in the Naxal-affected seat. The vote count will start at 8 am at the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) campus in Dantewada […]

Delhi man stabs himself with knife after argument with family

Man stabbed to death in Delhi during robbery bid

11:20 pm September 26, 2019

New Delhi: A 26-year-old man was stabbed to death by unidentified men during a robbery attempt in Southwest Delhi’s Sagarpur in the early hours of Thursday, police said. The man, identified as Monu Tyagi, was a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar, they said. Tyagi had come to Delhi and was staying with his uncle and […]