Day: October 3, 2019

Tahsildar commits “suicide” in Telangana

11:34 pm October 3, 2019

Hyderabad: A 51-year old Tahsildar allegedly committed suicide in Nizamabad in Telangana, police said on Thursday. Nizamabad Rural Tahsildar Jwala Giridhar Rao, who had been staying alone in the town since his posting a year ago, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his house on Thursday morning by his driver and others, they […]

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

Savarkar was part of Gandhi’s assassination plot: Baghel

11:32 pm October 3, 2019

Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday said Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was part of the conspiracy to assassinate Mahatma Gandhi. The Congress leader said there was enough evidence to show that Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse was a disciple of Savarkar. Baghel said the Father of the Nation advocated non- violence, Savarkar stood […]

Thousands in bloody protests across Iraq, 28 dead

11:30 pm October 3, 2019

Baghdad: Thousands of protesters clashed with riot police in Iraq’s capital and across the south on Thursday, the third day of mass rallies that have left 28 dead. Defying curfews, tear gas and live rounds, they gathered by truckfuls to vent their anger against corruption, unemployment and poor services in the biggest challenge yet to […]

Peter Mukerjea, Indrani granted divorce by Mumbai court

8:10 pm October 3, 2019

Mumbai: A family court on Thursday granted divorce to former media baron Peter Mukerjea and his estranged wife Indrani, both facing trial in the Sheena Bora murder case. The divorce was amicable and the court was satisfied that it was a fit case for dissolution of the 17-year-old marriage, Indrani’s lawyer said. The couple had […]

Budget for the rich, of the rich, by the rich: Chidambaram

‘Ghar ka khana’ for Chidambaram in Tihar Jail

7:57 pm October 3, 2019

New Delhi: Former Union finance minister P Chidambaram will now be able to relish home-cooked food in Tihar Jail once daily as a Delhi court allowed his plea in this regard on Thursday after noting his medical condition. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Chidambaram, told the court that the 74-year-old Congress leader was suffering […]