Day: November 30, 2019

3 minor girls charred to death in Odisha

8:25 pm November 30, 2019

Bhawanipatna (Odisha): Three minor girls, including twin sisters, were charred to death when a heap of straw they were playing on caught fire in Odisha’s Kalahandi district on Saturday, police said. The incident took place at Bijmara village under the jurisdiction of Koksara police station of the district, the police said, adding that the children […]

Vehicles without FASTag to pay double toll fee from Monday midnight

Govt extends mandatory FASTag roll out date to Dec 15

8:21 pm November 30, 2019

New Delhi: The government on Friday announced extending the date to December 15 for making FASTag mandatory for toll payments on national highways. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had earlier announced that from December 1, toll payments on highways would be accepted through FASTags only. “To facilitate sufficient lead time to citizens to […]

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

RS productivity 89 pc in first half of winter session

8:09 pm November 30, 2019

New Delhi: Despite protests on several issues by opposition members in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament has reported 89 per cent productivity in the first half of the ongoing winter session. Of the total available time of more than 55 hours, the House availed more than 49 hours, the Rajya Sabha secretariat said […]

Aamir Khan visits Golden Temple

8:07 pm November 30, 2019

Amritsar: Superstar Aamir Khan paid obeisance at the Golden Temple here on Saturday. Khan sat in the sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple and spent around 50 minutes listening to religious hymns sung by Sikh priests, an official of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) said. SGPC Chief Secretary Roop Singh remained with Khan in […]

I’m kind of old and boring now: Robert Pattinson

8:03 pm November 30, 2019

Los Angeles: Robert Pattinson hopes his starring role as Batman in the upcoming Matt Reeves-directed standalone won’t trigger the fandom similar to the “Twilight” series as he has grown old and boring now. The 33-year-old actor said he does not want go through the fan pressure, like he did while playing Edward Cullen in “Twilight” […]