Day: December 25, 2019

Christmas celebrated in Kerala

1:14 pm December 25, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: Keralites on Wednesday celebrated Christmas with traditional fervour and piety rejoicing the birth of Jesus Christ, with the faithful thronging churches for special prayers and midnight mass. As church bells tolled signalling the moment of nativity, the devotees congregated for the midnight service in cathedrals and churches across the state where senior bishops and […]

Youth held for blackmailing girl over video

21-year-old Nagpur woman concocts own kidnapping story

1:13 pm December 25, 2019

Nagpur: A young woman from Nagpur concocted a story about her own abduction to hide the fact from her family that she had gone out with her boyfriend, said police on Wednesday. Sunil Gangurde, Inspector of the Gittikhadan Police Station, said the 21-year-old woman along with her parents filed a kidnapping complaint at 8 pm […]

PM Modi to chair meeting of CSIR society on Friday

PM greets people on Christmas

1:11 pm December 25, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted people on the occasion of Christmas, saying the teachings of Jesus Christ inspire millions across the world. “We remember, with immense joy, the noble thoughts of Jesus Christ. He epitomised spirit of service and compassion, devoting his life towards alleviating human suffering,” the prime minister wrote […]

Police traces 16-year-old girl who eloped with lover

Three arrested in Kerala for moral policing incident

1:07 pm December 25, 2019

Kollam(Ker): In a case of moral policing, five men hurled abuses and allegedly assaulted a couple waiting in their car along with two other friends at Kavanad here, police said on Wednesday. Three men have been arrested in this connection. The incident occurred on Tuesday night as the couple, who were were waiting in the […]

‘Khojis’ on verge of extinction in Rajasthan owing to strict vigil, wire-fencing

1:04 pm December 25, 2019

Bawliyanwala (Rajasthan): ‘Khojis’ who specialise in tracking people by examining footprints on sand are becoming rare in the deserts of Rajasthan owing to wire- fencing and impregnable security along the Indo-Pakistan border, a senior BSF official has said. A ‘khoji’ is trained to track people from their footprints on sand and he uses his uncanny […]