Day: December 30, 2019

Maha tourism policy on the cards: Aaditya Thackeray

Aaditya Thackeray joins dad in Maharashtra ministry

4:09 pm December 30, 2019

Mumbai: Aaditya Thackeray, who became the first member of his family to take poll plunge and was on Monday sworn in as minister in the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance government led by his father, is expected to play a more important role in the government and party. The 29-year-old won the October 21 Assembly polls with […]

Ireland PM Varadkar arrives in Goa to celebrate New Year

3:58 pm December 30, 2019

Panaji: Ireland Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who has his roots in India, arrived on Monday in Goa where he would ring in the New Year, an official said. Varadkar, who is currently on a private visit to India, would be staying at a plush resort in North Goa district, a senior police official said. Security […]

India condemns Pakistan attack on Indian fishermen

Boat sinks off Diu coast; six fishermen rescued

3:53 pm December 30, 2019

Veraval: Six fishermen were rescued after their boat sank amid strong winds in the Arabian Sea off Vanakbara coast in Diu, an official said on Monday. The mishap took place around 40 nautical miles from the Diu coast on Sunday morning, the official of a local fishermen’s association said. “Six fishermen were rescued by those […]

No breach in Priyanka Gandhi’s security: CRPF

3:50 pm December 30, 2019

New Delhi: There was no breach in Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s security during her recent trip to Lucknow, the CRPF said on Monday, blaming her for “violations” for travelling as a pillion rider on a scooter. The force, which provides her armed commandos under the ‘Z+’ category of security cover to her, said the […]

Noida, Ghaziabad's air quality remains 'severe' for third day on trot

Dense fog engulfs Delhi, flight, train services hit

3:48 pm December 30, 2019

New Delhi: A thick blanket of fog engulfed the national capital on Monday morning affecting train and flight operations as visibility dropped drastically, with some observatories recording it at zero metres. The minimum temperature settled at 2.6 degrees Celsius at the Safdarjung observatory, four notches below the season’s average, and humidity was 100 per cent. […]