Day: November 15, 2019

‘The Weeping Woman’ best international film in 25th KIFF

11:05 pm November 15, 2019

Kolkata: Spanish movie ‘The Weeping Woman’ (La llorona) got the Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for the Best Film in International Competition of the 25th Kolkata International Film Festival which concluded on Friday. The 2019 Guatemalan film directed by Jayro Bustamante was in the International Competition on Innovation in Moving Images’ section and got Rs […]

Thai protest leader on hunger strike given IV drip in prison

Four arrested on charges of robbery

11:02 pm November 15, 2019

New Delhi: Four men were arrested on Friday from GTB Enclave area for allegedly committing robberies in two offices in northeast Delhi, police said. The accused have been identified as Dhananjay Saini, Anil Khari, Rishabh and Vikas. They are all residents of Karawal Nagar, they said. “Police received information that a gang of armed robbers […]

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

Major fire on Dudhsagar Dairy premises at Mehsana

11:00 pm November 15, 2019

Mehsana (Guj): A major fire broke out on Friday evening at a scrap godown on the premises of Dudhsagar Dairy here. Ten fire tenders have been pressed into service to douse the fire, and both water and chemical foam were being used to contain the flames, fire services officials said. Nobody was reported injured, they […]

MHA launches campaign to end violence against women

10:58 pm November 15, 2019

New Delhi: The Home Ministry in collaboration with the UN Women on Friday flagged off an awareness campaign to end violence against women from Sultanpur metro station here, officials said. The initiative is part of the #OrangeTheWorld global campaign. As part of the campaign, people would be made aware about India’s single emergency helpline 112, […]

HC equates temple idol to a minor child, restores property to Palani temple

HC seeks more details from Centre on ‘Blue Revolution’

10:56 pm November 15, 2019

Chennai: The Madras High Court on Friday directed the Central government to file by November 26 an additional affidavit on the implementation of guidelines for the centrally-sponsored “Blue Revolution” scheme aimed at integrated development and management of fisheries. A division bench comprising Justice M Sathyanarayanan and Justice M Nirmal Kumar gave the directive after the […]