Day: December 6, 2019

Top Hyderabad cop Sajjanar helmed Warangal police during encounter in 2008

7:57 pm December 6, 2019

Warangal: In a coincidence of sorts, Cyberabad police chief V C Sajjanar whose force killed the four accused in the woman Vet rape and murder in the Hyderabad ‘encounter’ had helmed the Warrangal police when three men charged with throwing acid on two girls were shot dead. Residents of the city then part of the […]

BLR airport’s second runway commences operations

7:53 pm December 6, 2019

Bengaluru: The Kempegowda International Airport here commenced operations on the new South Runway with the landing of the first flight on the 4,000-metres long and 45-metres wide airstrip on Friday. This makes the BLR Airport the first in the country to operate independent parallel runways, enabling aircraft to land or take-off simultaneously on both runways, […]

Six Indians killed in blast in ceramic factory in Sudan

7:50 pm December 6, 2019

New Delhi: Six Indians were killed in Tuesday’s LPG tanker blast in a ceramic factory in Sudan while eight were undergoing treatment in hospitals and 11 were either unidentified or missing, the External Affairs Ministry said on Friday. On Wednesday, the Indian Embassy in Sudan, citing reports, suggested that 18 Indians were among the 23 […]

Iraq cleric calls for new premier without foreign influence

7:22 pm December 6, 2019

Baghdad: Iraq’s highest Shiite religious authority called Friday for the formation of a new government within the allotted deadline, and without foreign interference, as the clock ticks down on lawmakers to select a new premier following the resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi last week. Thousands of anti-government protesters from across southern Iraq joined demonstrators […]

‘Parasite singles’: why young Japanese aren’t getting married

7:19 pm December 6, 2019

Tokyo: A sharply dressed crowd of Japanese singletons shuffle awkwardly around conference-room tables, exchanging small-talk and CVs in an attempt to find a marriage partner — all of them accompanied by their parents. One 38-year-old woman, who declined to give her name, said she “didn’t have the courage” to find a spouse and move away […]