Day: December 2, 2019

Woman raped by policeman, aide in Puri

11:26 pm December 2, 2019

Puri (Odisha): A woman was allegedly gang raped by two persons including a policeman inside a police quarter in Odisha’s temple town of Puri on Monday. Police said the woman lodged a complaint saying a man, who identified himself as a police personnel, offered her a lift in his car while she was waiting at […]

Tulsa arena hosts thousands for Trump rally amid virus fears

Trump restores aluminum and steel tariffs on Brazil and Argentina

11:24 pm December 2, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday said he will reimpose punitive tariffs on import of steel and aluminum from Argentina and Brazil, accusing the two countries of devaluing their currencies. “Brazil and Argentina have been presiding over a massive devaluation of their currencies”, which is not good for farmers,” Trump said. “Therefore, effective immediately, […]

BHU student's disappearance: Allahabad HC issues notices to Varanasi DM, SSP

Students’ group resumes dharna at BHU, classes disrupted again

8:44 pm December 2, 2019

Varanasi: The group of students protesting against the recruitment of a Muslim professor at the BHU’s Sanskrit department on Monday resumed their sit-in, saying the university authorities had not set right the “irregularities” in the appointment. The classes at the department were disrupted during the day due to the dharna. The students claimed they had […]

Kansas City man sentenced in death of missionary from China

Death penalty ‘definitely not a solution’: Activists, lawyers on how to stop rape incidents

8:39 pm December 2, 2019

New Delhi: As members of parliament demanded stringent punishment for rape convicts including death penalty, lynching, and castration, women rights activists and lawyers argued on Monday it was “definitely not the solution”. Delhi-based social activist and human rights campaigner Shabnam Hashmi said mandating death penalty will only “adversely affect” the cause of women. “Death penalty […]

Sub-Lieutenant Shivangi becomes navy’s first woman pilot

8:31 pm December 2, 2019

Kochi: Sub-Lieutenant Shivangi of the Indian Navy on Monday became first naval woman pilot and joined operational duties in the presence of top naval officials at its base here. It is a very proud feeling for me. It is a different feeling,” Shivangi told reporters here. Fulfilling her long-cherished dream, she received her ‘qualification wings’ […]