Day: November 27, 2019

Man gets life term for abducting, raping minor cousin

9:34 pm November 27, 2019

Gopeshwar: A court in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Wednesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for abducting and raping his minor cousin. Special District and Sessions Judge Rajendra Singh sentenced Navin Chandra to life imprisonment in an open court for abducting and raping his 12-year-old cousin, special public prosecutor Mohan Pant said. Navin was convicted […]

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

Convicts’ release: HC issues notice to TN Home Secretary

9:31 pm November 27, 2019

Chennai: Taking a serious view over non compliance of its order on premature release of five life convicts, the Madras High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Tamil Nadu Home Secretary and two other officials, directing them to either abide by the directive or get orders from the Supreme Court. A Division Bench, comprising […]

Actor Godfrey Gao dies after collapsing on set

9:18 pm November 27, 2019

Los Angeles: Taiwanese-Canadian model and actor Godfrey Gao has died after collapsing on set while filming a variety show in China. According to Entertainment Weekly, the 35-year-old actor was shooting for the Chinese reality competition series “Chase Me” in the city of Ningbo. The game show involves a series of elaborate physical tasks for its […]

Need robust global cooperation to fight cross-border tax evasion, avoidance: FM

No recession in Indian economy: FM

9:06 pm November 27, 2019

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday launched a spirited defence of her handling of the economy, comparing macroeconomic indicators with past Congress rules and said the growth may have slowed down but the economy will never slip into recession. Replying to a short-duration discussion on the state of the economy in the Rajya […]

Article 370: SC reserves verdict on pleas challenging curbs in J-K

9:04 pm November 27, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court reserved on Wednesday its verdict on a batch of pleas including that of Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad challenging the restriction imposed in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir following abrogation of provisions of Article 370. A bench of Justice N V Ramana, Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice […]