Day: November 5, 2019

Pushkar Mahotsav begins in Assam

Pushkar Mahotsav begins in Assam

11:56 pm November 5, 2019

Guwahati: The Brahmaputra Pushkar and Sanskritik Mahotsav began here on the banks of the Brahmaputra river on Tuesday. Pushkar Mahotsav is a river festival organised on the banks of 12 major rivers in the country occurring once every 12 years for each river. It is being held for the first time in Assam. “The Brahmaputra […]

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Assam: Elephant dies after getting stuck in wetland

Elephant kills mahout, rams bus

11:52 pm November 5, 2019

Kottayam: An elephant ran amok and killed its mahout while he was trying to tame it before attacking a bus carrying passengers, police said on Tuesday. The tusker rammed the bus before leaving the spot. No one in the bus was injured, police said. The elephant, Thirunakkara Sivan, ran amok as it was being led […]

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At Delhi police protest, slogans of 'we want justice', 'protect the protectors' rent the air

At Delhi police protest, slogans of ‘we want justice’, ‘protect the protectors’ rent the air

11:48 pm November 5, 2019

New Delhi: The protesting Delhi Police personnel and their family members who had gathered at the force headquarters here raised slogans like ‘we want justice’, ‘who will protect the protectors’, ‘how is the josh? low sir’ and ‘we miss you Kiran Bedi’ to express their angst against their seniors. The policemen who were protesting since […]

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Two arrested for grabbing govt land in Ghaziabad: DM

District magistrate fines himself, staff over wastage of water

11:46 pm November 5, 2019

Ghaziabad (UP): How often do you hear an official imposing a fine on himself? It has happened in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district. Ghaziabad District Magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on himself and other staff members after he found that water was overflowing from an overhead tank of the collectorate building, […]

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Trump Jr releases provocative book defending father

Trump Jr releases provocative book defending father

11:44 pm November 5, 2019

New York: Donald Trump Jr. released a book Tuesday that rails against the left as he admitted he had caught the political bug and may consider running for office in the future. In “Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence US,” the president’s son fiercely defends his father and slams mainstream […]

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