Day: September 26, 2019

Kerala to host global meet on trends in tourism studies

8:06 pm September 26, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: The success story of transforming Kerala as an established global tourist destination will form the theme of discussion at the International Conference on Global Trends in Tourism Studies, beginning here on Saturday. Being organised by the Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies (KITTS), the two-day meet is being held as part of the […]

Stop illegal mining in Loni: NGT to Ghaziabad DM

8:03 pm September 26, 2019

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the district magistrate of Ghaziabad to stop illegal sand mining being carried out in Loni area. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel perused a report filed by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board which found irregularities in mining operations and for which […]

We’ll win better medals at Tokyo Games: Gopichand

8:01 pm September 26, 2019

Jamshedpur: Chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Thursday exuded confidence that Indian shuttlers will put up a good show at the Tokyo Olympics, bettering their performance from the last editions. “We have been performing well for the last over a decade and God willing, we will win better medals in the 2020 Olympics,” Gopichand […]

SAD leader claims four Sikh women were forcibly converted to Islam in J&K

Man dumps ‘lower caste’ wife, booked for raping her

7:54 pm September 26, 2019

Palghar: A man, who married a 22-year-old woman but later deserted her as she belonged to a “lower caste”, has been booked for allegedly raping her, police said on Thursday. The accused, Swapnil Mali from Saravati in Bhiwandi, was booked by the district rural police on Wednesday, an official said. “As per the complaint filed […]

WFI likely to sack Iranian coach Karimi

7:50 pm September 26, 2019

New Delhi: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is likely to sack men’s free style national coach Hossein Karimi, six months after the Iranian was hired on a contract till the Tokyo Olympics. The Iranian had joined the national camp in February but has been struggling to adjust to the ‘system’. He went on leave […]