Day: December 22, 2019

Anti-CAA stir: Sambhal admin serves notices on 59 people

Anti-CAA stir: Death toll in Meerut violence rises to 5

4:09 pm December 22, 2019

Meerut (UP): The death toll in the violence that occurred during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut two days ago rose to five, a senior police official said on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Mohsin, Aasif, Zahir, Aalim, all residents of Meerut, and Asif from Delhi, Inspector General Alok […]

FIR against director Anurag Kashyap after actress alleges rape

All great cinema is crime genre: Anurag Kashyap

4:04 pm December 22, 2019

Mumbai: By the time director Anurag Kashyap was 14, he had read works of acclaimed crime authors inside out and his fascination for the genre eventually spilled into the stories he chronicled on the big screen. Kashyap, known for directing films such as “Black Friday”, “Dev D”, “Ugly”, “Gangs of Wasseypur” series and “Raman Raghav […]

Labourer dead in fire at Ludhiana woolen mill

4:02 pm December 22, 2019

Ludhiana: A labourer was charred to death in a fire which broke out in a woollen mill here in the early hours of Sunday, a Fire Department official said. Ludhiana Municipal Corporation fire officer Shrishti Nath Sharma said 40 fire tenders were used to douse the flames. It took more than five hours to bring […]

Mayawati hits out at Bhim Army chief again

4:00 pm December 22, 2019

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Sunday fired a fresh salvo at Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad and accused him of affecting the party votes. Mayawati wondered why Aazad, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, was participating in the protests outside Jama Masjid in Delhi instead of doing it in the state. “This is […]

Woman set ablaze by boyfriend’s family; battles for life

3:58 pm December 22, 2019

Raipur: A 20-year-old woman was set on fire allegedly by her boyfriend’s family members in Raipur district, a police official said on Sunday. The woman, identified as Saraswati Sonwani, suffered 80 per cent burns and is currently battling for life at a hospital here, he said. The incident took place in Kholha village on December […]