Day: December 29, 2019

No let up in freezing cold in Haryana, Punjab

2:53 pm December 29, 2019

Chandigarh: There was no let up in the freezing cold sweeping Haryana and Punjab where Hisar was shivering at 0.2 degrees Celsius and Bathinda at 0.5 degrees. Hisar in Haryana and Bathinda in Punjab were the coldest places as night temperatures dropped seven notches below normal limits. As the cold wave further tightened its grip, […]

‘Mass stabbing’ at US rabbi’s house

2:50 pm December 29, 2019

Washington: Multiple people were stabbed at a Jewish place of worship in upstate New York late Saturday night, a public affairs group said. “At 9:50 this eve, a call came in about a mass stabbing… It’s the house of a Hasidic Rabbi. 5 patients with stab wounds, all Hasidic, were transported to local hospitals,” the […]

Philippines Christmas typhoon death toll climbs to 41

2:45 pm December 29, 2019

Manila: The number of deaths from a powerful storm that hit the Philippines on Christmas has climbed to 41, authorities said Sunday, with tens of thousands still in evacuation centres. Typhoon Phanfone left the Philippines on Saturday after devastating several islands in the central Visayas, including popular tourist destinations, but the extent of the damage […]

Indian-Americans hold protest rally against CAA

2:38 pm December 29, 2019

Washington: A group of Indian-Americans gathered around the Mahatma Gandhi statue in front of the Indian Embassy here and held a peaceful protest against the recently amended Citizenship Act. According to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till […]

14 Indian fishermen arrested by Lankan Navy

2:29 pm December 29, 2019

Colombo: Sri Lankan Navy has arrested at least 14 Indian fishermen and seized their 3 trawlers for allegedly poaching in the country’s territorial waters. The arrests were made on Saturday in the seas north of the Delft island, the Navy said in a statement on Sunday. Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 14 Indian fishermen along with […]

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