Day: December 13, 2019

Delhi man stabs himself with knife after argument with family

Elderly couple found dead with throats slit in UP

7:35 pm December 13, 2019

Lucknow: An elderly couple was found dead with their throats slit in the old city area here, police said on Friday. The bodies of Hilal Ahmad, 70, and his wife Bilkis, 65, were found by the neighbours in their rented house Thursday night, they said. Ahmed, who owned a chikankari (an embroidery form) store, and […]

Father of IIT-M student who committed suicide to move HC

IIT-Madras suicide: HC suggests transfer of probe to CBI

7:26 pm December 13, 2019

Chennai: The Madras High Court on Friday suggested that the investigation into the death of IIT-Madras student Fathima Latheef may be transferred to the CBI, taking into consideration the row and the protests that followed in its wake. The court made the suggestion while dismissing a plea moved by Loktantrik Janata Dal’s Kerala unit seeking […]

Amit Shah holds colourful roadshow in Bengal's Kharagpur

Amit Shah’s visit to Meghalaya, Arunachal cancelled

7:23 pm December 13, 2019

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has cancelled his visit to two Northeastern states — Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh — on Sunday and Monday next, officials said. The cancellation comes amidst widespread protests in Assam and Meghalaya against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. The home minister’s visit to the Northeast has been cancelled, a […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

HP Assembly passes MSME bill amid opposition walkout

7:21 pm December 13, 2019

Dharamshala: The Himachal Pradesh Assembly passed the HP Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (facilitation of establishment and operation) Bill, 2019 on Friday. The MSME bill proposes to exempt any person bringing a micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) in the state from taking approvals from government departments for three years. The bill was passed amid […]

Sub inspector among two held for taking Rs 3,000 bribe

Head constable arrested while ‘taking’ bribe

7:18 pm December 13, 2019

Jaipur: A head constable was arrested by the Rajasthan Anti Corruption Bureau for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 7,000 in Banswara district on Friday. The accused head constable, Babar Khan, posted with Kushalgarh police station, had demanded the bribe from one Buddhi Lal for helping in a case of motorcycle theft lodged against him. […]