Day: October 29, 2019

Fifteen Myanmar pilgrims killed as truck plunges off cliff

6:52 pm October 29, 2019

Yangon: Fifteen Buddhist pilgrims including a monk were killed after their flatbed truck plunged off a 300-metre (1,000 feet) cliff in eastern Myanmar, police said Tuesday, blaming faulty brakes. The accident happened Monday evening in Shan state as the truck carrying 25 people was returning from a Buddhist festival. Police officer Myint Soe told AFP […]

Argentina’s Grossi elected head of UN’s nuclear watchdog

6:49 pm October 29, 2019

Vienna : Argentina’s Rafael Grossi was elected on Tuesday to head the UN’s nuclear watchdog, which is tasked in particular with monitoring the implementation of the increasingly shaky Iran nuclear deal. Grossi beat Romanian diplomat Cornel Feruta to become director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) following the death of the former head […]

Kedarnath shrine closes for winter

3:49 pm October 29, 2019

Dehradun: The sacred portals of the Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath were closed on Tuesday for the winter season. Around 1200 devotees attended the ceremony as the gates of the Himalayan shrine were closed at 8.30 am, temple committee sources said. An idol of the presiding deity Lord Shiva was taken in a flower bedecked palanquin […]

Sensex rallies over 600 pts; Nifty tests 11,800

3:14 pm October 29, 2019

Mumbai: Equity benchmark BSE Sensex rallied over 600 points in afternoon trade on Tuesday led by gains in index heavyweights Reliance Industries, TCS, ICICI Bank and Tata Motors tracking strong quarterly earnings. After hitting a high of 39,894.18, the 30-share index was trading 639.33 points, or 1.63 per cent, higher at 39,889.53 in mid-session, and […]

Plan prepared to vaccinate all adults in 3 months: CM Kejriwal

Free bus ride scheme might be extended to senior citizens: Kejriwal

3:04 pm October 29, 2019

New Delhi: The free-ride scheme for women on Delhi public buses might be extended to senior citizens, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said as the initiative took off on Tuesday. This scheme will help in women empowerment by bridging the gender gap that exists in society, the chief minister said on his mobile application ‘AK App’. […]