Day: November 16, 2019

Gurgaon teen ties cousin to bed, rapes her; held

10:05 pm November 16, 2019

Gurgaon: A 16-year-old boy tied up his cousin to bed and allegedly raped her in Gurgaon’s Sector 51 area, police said on Saturday. The incident happened on Thursday, but was reported to the police on Friday after the 15-year-old girl fainted in school and narrated it to her teacher. The girl’s mother has filed a […]

Rs 3.37 lakh crore allocated for defence budget

First night trial of Agni-II missile conducted successfully

9:41 pm November 16, 2019

Balasore (Odisha): India on Saturday conducted successfully the first night trial of ‘Agni-II’, its versatile surface-to-surface medium range nuclear capable missile from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast, defence sources said. The missile has a strike range of 2000 km, the sources said soon after it blasted off from a mobile launcher at the […]

Sabarimala triggers heated debate on election day in Kerala

Sabarimala temple opens; 10 women sent back by police

9:32 pm November 16, 2019

Sabarimala: Amid tight security, thousands of devotees from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and other neighbouring states on Saturday offered prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple when it was opened for the annual Mandala-Makaravilakku pooja. Police said at least 10 women, who were part of a 30-member group from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, were sent back from […]

One dead as petrol protests spread in Iran

7:58 pm November 16, 2019

Tehran: One person was killed and others injured in protests that spread across Iran on Saturday after a surprise decision to impose petrol price hikes and rationing in the country hit by US sanctions. The death occurred in the central city of Sirjan, where people tried to set fire to a fuel depot but were […]

HC stays penalty proceedings against Patanjali Ayurved by anti-profiteering authority

PM should lay foundation stone for Ram Mandir: Ramdev

7:54 pm November 16, 2019

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi should lay the foundation for construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya on Ram Navami, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev said on Saturday. The Ram Temple should mirror the great Vedic traditions, he said. “The Ram Temple at Ayodhya should grow to become a great pilgrimage centre of the Hindus as […]