Day: December 13, 2019

Ex-serviceman held for firing during wedding procession

Man arrested in Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman for celebratory firing at granddaughter’s wedding

8:54 pm December 13, 2019

Purba Bardhaman: A man was arrested in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district for firing three rounds in the air during the wedding of his granddaughter, police said on Friday. Police said they arrested Ramani Mondal after the incident happened on Thursday night in the district’s Katwa area. They said Mondal fired in the air when […]

RIL donates Rs 1.01 crore to Lord Balaji shrine on New Year eve

Devotee jumps to death under TTD vehicle at Tirumala

8:50 pm December 13, 2019

Tirupati: A 40-year-old devotee committed suicide by jumping under a running milk van near the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala on Friday morning, police said. The man, who had his head tonsured, jumped before the van of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the body which governs the shrine, police said. The mishap […]

Obama says Paris climate deal is still the way forward

8:47 pm December 13, 2019

Kuala Lumpur: Former US President Barack Obama said Friday the Paris Agreement on climate change may fall short of expectations but is still the way forward to achieve progress and encourage businesses to invest in clean energy. Nearly 200 nations pledged to cut greenhouse emissions and help poor countries cope with the worst effects of […]

Former PM Tebboune elected Algeria’s new president

8:41 pm December 13, 2019

Algiers (Algeria): Abdelmadjid Tebboune, a former prime minister and loyalist of Algeria’s influential army chief, has been elected the country’s new president in a vote boycotted by members of a vibrant nationwide protest movement, electoral authorities announced Friday. Tebboune, 74, received 58.15 per cent of the vote in this oil-rich North African country, according to […]

UK vote ‘reinforces’ case for Scottish independence poll: Sturgeon

8:38 pm December 13, 2019

Glasgow: Scottish National Party leader Nicolas Sturgeon said Friday her party’s strong performance in Britain’s snap election reinforced her case for holding a fresh Scottish independence referendum. “The stunning election win from last night for the SNP renews, reinforces and strengthens the mandate we have from previous elections to offer the people of Scotland a […]