Day: January 15, 2020

‘Parasite’ to release in India on January 31

8:38 pm January 15, 2020

Mumbai: South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite”, which has been nominated for six Oscars including the best picture and best director, is all set to release in India on January 31. The movie, a dark class satire, emerged as a global sensation since its Palme D’Or win at the Cannes Film Festival last May. […]

Lakhs take holy dip at Gangasagar on Makar Sankranti

31 lakh pilgrims take holy dip at Ganga Sagar on Makar Sankranti

7:28 pm January 15, 2020

Sagar Island (WB): Over 31 lakh pilgrims from different parts of the country, and neighbouring Bangladesh and Nepal, on Wednesday took holy dip at the confluence of the sacred Ganga and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of ‘Makar Sankranti’. Around 40 lakh people have congregated here for the pilgrimage, “breaking all previous records”, […]

Offices, metro, bus services operate with 50-per cent capacity in Delhi

Man held with 10 bullets at Delhi metro station

7:22 pm January 15, 2020

New Delhi: A 34-year-old man was apprehended by CISF personnel at a Delhi metro station for allegedly carrying ten live bullets in his baggage, officials said on Wednesday. Pradeep Mishra had kept the bullets in his bag, and they were detected during X-ray screening of his luggage at the Nawada station on Tuesday, they said. […]

4-year-old Dalit girl raped in UP’s Banda

7:10 pm January 15, 2020

Banda (UP): A four-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped by man at a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday when the girl was taken to the secluded place by a man named Jagdev Khushwaha (23) and was raped, they said. The girl later narrated the […]

Some respite from cold as mercury rises in Kashmir

China makes fresh bid to raise Kashmir issue in UNSC

7:06 pm January 15, 2020

New Delhi: China has made a fresh pitch to raise the Kashmir issue in a closed-door meeting of the UN Security Council in New York on Wednesday, but the attempt is likely to fail as all other member countries of the body are set to oppose it. French diplomatic sources said France has noted the […]