Day: November 7, 2019

‘Hero’ dog that helped kill Baghdadi to visit White House soon, says Trump

12:12 pm November 7, 2019

Washington: The “hero” dog that assisted the American commandos in the mission that led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr-al Baghdadi will soon visit the White House, US President Donald Trump has said. Addressing a rally in Louisiana on Wednesday, Trump said the canine, Conan, was the “greatest hero”. “He’s coming to the […]

KPL fixing scandal: Two domestic cricketers arrested

11:52 am November 7, 2019

Bengaluru: Two more domestic cricketers were arrested on Thursday in connection with the Karnataka Premier League fixing scandal, taking the total number of those detained to six. Bellary Tuskers captain C M Gautam, a former Karnataka wicketkeeper-batsman and his teammate Abrar Qazi were arrested by the city Central Crime Branch, which is investigating charges of […]

Delhi records lowest October temperature in 26 years

Delhi’s air quality in “poor” category

11:40 am November 7, 2019

New Delhi: Delhi’s Air Quality improved from “very poor” category to “poor” category on Thursday morning, giving some respite to people grappling with severe pollution. The air quality index was recorded at 214 this morning. An AQI between 0-50 is considered good’, 51-100 satisfactory’, 101-200 moderate’, 201-300 poor’, 301-400 very poor’ and 401-500 severe’. An […]

Israeli series ‘Fauda’ set for Indian adaptation

11:37 am November 7, 2019

Mumbai: Popular Israeli series “Fauda”, which had become an international hit following its release in 2015, is all set to get an Indian remake, content studio Applause Entertainment announced on Thursday. The studio, promoted by the Aditya Birla Group, has previously adapted acclaimed international shows such as “Criminal Justice”, “Hostages”, “The Office” and “Mind the […]

Woman naxal killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh

CRPF jawan killed in Naxal encounter in Chhattisgarh

11:32 am November 7, 2019

New Delhi: A was killed in CRPF jawan encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh on Thursday, officials said here. The encounter took place in the Tonguda-Pamed area of Bijapur district at about 4 am, they said. The jawan belonged to the 151st battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force and this team along with the commando […]