Day: January 14, 2020

Two avalanches hit Kashmir; no loss of life reported

Himachal Pradesh: Avalanche, landslides leave four dead

11:26 pm January 14, 2020

Shimla: Three people were killed in landslides while an elderly person was buried alive in an avalanche after recent snowfall and showers in parts of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, officials said on Tuesday. Police said Tilak Raj of Panela Bhariya and Radha of Tanuai were killed in a landslide in Chamba’s Gagla. Raj’s wife Kajal […]

Newborn twins found near Pashan Lake in Pune

11:21 pm January 14, 2020

Pune: Newborn twins, a baby boy and a baby girl, were found abandoned near Pashan Lake here on Tuesday morning, the police said. Some joggers noticed the infants, hardly a day-old and wrapped in cloth, in the bushes near the lake after hearing their cries, said an officer of the Chatushrungi police station. A police […]

Iranian foreign minister arrives on 3-day India visit

11:17 pm January 14, 2020

New Delhi: Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif arrived here on Tuesday on a three-day visit to India in the midst of spiralling tension between his country and the US. On Wednesday, he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and also deliver a lecture at the Raisina Dialogue, the External Affairs Ministry’s flagship annual conference. External […]

Man lights ‘angithi’ in room, dies of asphyxiation

10:09 pm January 14, 2020

Phagwara: A 40-year-old man died of asphyxiation and another fell unconscious on Tuesday after they lit an ‘angithi’ in their room before going to sleep in Punjab’s Kapurthala district, police said. The deceased, identified as Makhan Ram (40), was from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua, said Phagwara’s Deputy Superintendent of Police, Surinder Chand. The other man, […]

Sandman gets no love from Academy: Adam Sandler on Oscar snub

10:03 pm January 14, 2020

Los Angeles: Adam Sandler sees a silver-lining in his exclusion from best actor’s race at the Oscar as he will not have to wear a suit for the ceremony. The 53-year-old actor was expected to receive his first best actor nod for his turn as a gambling-crazed jeweller in Josh and Benny Safdie’s “Uncut Gems”. […]