Day: January 24, 2020

Rai demanded Rs 50 lakh to keep his mouth shut: Indrani

Sheena murder case: CBI opposes Indrani’s bail plea

8:32 pm January 24, 2020

Mumbai: The CBI has opposed a bail plea filed by Indrani Mukerjea, a prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, saying that the charges against her are “serious and grievous in nature.” After failing to secure bail four times on medical grounds, Mukerjea filed another plea in December 2019 in the court of special […]

Brus living in Tripura relief camps demand permanent residential, ST certificates

Bru settlement: Tripura begins survey to identify beneficiaries

8:21 pm January 24, 2020

Agartala: The Tripura government has commenced a survey in the six Bru rehabilitation camps to identify the beneficiaries who will be settled in the state and the entire process is expected to be completed by October, officials said here on Friday. Thousands of Bru community people have been living in relief camps in two sub-divisions […]

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

Dry weather in UP, Muzaffarnagar coldest at 4.2 deg C

8:15 pm January 24, 2020

Lucknow: The weather was dry in most parts of Uttar Pradesh on Friday with dense fog at isolated places, the meteorological department said. Temperature was below normal in Moradabad, Kanpur, Jhansi, Agra and Meerut divisions, it said. Muzaffarnagar was the coldest place in the state at 4.2 degrees Celsius, while Etawah recorded the highest temperature […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Lanka Prez Rajapaksa stays arrest of judge in tape controversy

8:04 pm January 24, 2020

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has halted the arrest of a judge accused of conspiring with Opposition leader Ranjan Ramanayake to fabricate evidence in an ongoing court case. Attorney General Dappula de Livera had directed the police to arrest Judge Gihan Pilapitiya over tapes where he and Ramanayke are heard discussing impending judgments and […]

Houston building explosion shakes city, scatters debris

8:01 pm January 24, 2020

Houston: A large explosion at an apparent industrial building in Houston early Friday was felt for miles away, left rubble scattered in the area and damaged nearby homes. The Houston Fire Department said one person was taken to a hospital because of the blast. The explosion shook other buildings about 4:30 am (local time), with […]