Day: January 16, 2020

Sterling K Brown tears up after finding his ancestors were slaves

8:46 pm January 16, 2020

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Sterling K Brown was reduced to tears after discovering that his ancestors were slaves. Appearing on the PBS genealogy show “Finding Your Roots”, the “This Is Us” star was told by host Henry Louis Gates Jr that his paternal fifth great-grandparents were born in Africa and were living in the US […]

China should reflect on global consensus; refrain from raising Kashmir at UNSC: India

8:26 pm January 16, 2020

New Delhi: India on Thursday delivered an unusually blunt message to China for its attempt to raise the Kashmir issue at the UN Security Council, asking it to seriously reflect on the global consensus and refrain from taking such action in the future. India also slammed Pakistan for trying to internationalise the Kashmir issue with […]

SC clears decks for new airport at Goa’s Mopa, lifts suspension on environmental clearance

8:19 pm January 16, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the decks for construction of an international airport at Mopa in Goa by lifting the suspension on environmental clearance (EC) granted for the project, which would be spread over 2,131 acres. The top court in March last year had suspended the EC granted for the greenfield airport […]

ASI assaulted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

Man held for killing his friend, throwing body in Ganga canal in UP’s Hapur

8:15 pm January 16, 2020

Ghaziabad: A man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly killing his friend and throwing the body in Ganga canal in Hapur earlier this month, police said here. Gajendra, resident of Hapur, has confessed that he had strangulated Pawan Sharma and thrown his body in the canal on January 4 for not returning his Rs 1.25 […]

Woman jumps in front of train with nine-month-old son

5 killed as train ploughs through bullock cart in Bihar

8:10 pm January 16, 2020

Samastipur (Bihar): At least five persons were killed and two others seriously injured on Thursday when a train ploughed through the bullock cart they were riding in Samastipur district, a senior official said. The mishap took place “near a manned level crossing gate near Hasanpur Road in Samastipur-Khagaria section of Samastipur Division at 1550 hours”, […]