Day: January 8, 2020

IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

Cold weather persists in Rajasthan

3:24 pm January 8, 2020

Jaipur: Cold wave conditions persisted in Rajasthan as parts of the state received rainfall in past 24 hours, a Meteorological department official said on Wednesday. Swai Madhopur recorded 2 mm rainfall whereas Sri Ganganagar and Pilani recorded 0.7 mm and 0.6 mm rainfall respectively. As per Met department, Jaisalmer was the coldest place in the […]

Three charred to death in Ghaziabad apartment

3:22 pm January 8, 2020

Ghaziabad: A Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) supervisor, his wife and his brother were charred to death at their apartment in Ghaziabad’s Pratap Vihar, fire department officials said on Wednesday. It seems a room heater wire came in contact with the metal bed, triggering the fire, they said. The deceased has been identified as Bachchoo Singh […]

Banking services impacted due to nationwide trade union strike

3:14 pm January 8, 2020

New Delhi: Banking services were impacted on Wednesday as employees went on a nationwide strike called by 10 central trade unions to protest against the government’s “anti-people” policies. Branch activities including cash withdrawal deposit in public sector banks in many places across the country have been affected due to the strike. Most of the lenders […]

Iran launches missile strike against US in Iraq

3:08 pm January 8, 2020

Washington: Iran has launched over a dozen ballistic missiles targeting at least two bases where US military and coalition forces’ are stationed in Iraq, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. According to Iranian state TV, the attacks were in revenge for the killing of the commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards, General Qasem Soleimani, in a […]

Putin visits Turkey to talk Libya, Syria and gas

3:02 pm January 8, 2020

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to inaugurate a new gas pipeline, with tensions in Libya and Syria also on the agenda. Putin arrived late on Tuesday after paying a surprise visit to Syria — his first to Damascus since the war began — at a moment […]