Day: January 7, 2020

AISA accuses ABVP members of assaulting its activist in JNU, hostel, case registered

Two FIRs lodged for vandalism at JNU server room

2:23 pm January 7, 2020

Delhi: The Delhi Police has registered two FIRs in connection with vandalism at the server room at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, police said on Tuesday. The FIRs were registered on the complaint of JNU administration on January 5, they said. The JNU administration had given the names of students union office bearers including its president […]

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Maha: 10 birds found dead in Aurangabad, samples to be tested

Over 11 lakh migratory birds visit Odisha’s Chilika lake

2:20 pm January 7, 2020

Berhampur (Odisha): The number of migratory birds visiting the famous Chilika lake has increased to 11,05,040 this winter, at least 57,000 more than the previous year, according to the latest bird census in the lagoon. Apart from sighting of the new species, more number of feathered guests have visited the vast lake this winter compared […]

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Iranians mass for funeral in hometown of general killed by US

Iranians mass for funeral in hometown of general killed by US

2:09 pm January 7, 2020

Kerman: Iranians gathered in Kerman for the burial Tuesday of top general Qasem Soleimani in the final stage of funeral processions after he was killed in a US strike in Iraq. The massive number of mourners in the hometown of the slain commander of the Revolutionary Guards’ foreign arm appeared to match the huge turnout […]

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US strike on Iran could have consequences in North Korea

US strike on Iran could have consequences in North Korea

2:04 pm January 7, 2020

Seoul: The US strike that killed Iran’s top military commander may have had an indirect casualty: a diplomatic solution to denuclearizing North Korea. Experts say the escalation of tensions between Washington and Tehran will diminish already fading hopes for such an outcome and inspire North Korea’s decision-makers to tighten their hold on the weapons they […]

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Strong 6.0 quake hits Indonesia's Papua

6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes in Indonesia’s northwest

1:59 pm January 7, 2020

Banda Aceh: A strong earthquake jolted Indonesia’s northwest on Tuesday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The 6.2 magnitude quake struck at a depth of 20 kilometres (12.5 miles) just off the coast of Simeulue island, west of Sumatra, according to the US Geological Survey. […]

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