Day: February 5, 2020

Babri demolition trial: Uma Bharti appears before special court, accuses BJP of framing her

Ram Janambhoomi trust will silence BJP’s critics: Uma Bharti

8:18 pm February 5, 2020

Bhopal: Welcoming the Union Cabinet’s approval to set up an independent trust for construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, senior BJP leader Uma Bharti on Wednesday said the move will silence critics who have been accusing the saffron party of demanding votes on the Ayodhya issue. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]

Over 200 partnerships finalised at DefExpo on Friday

Chinese delegation skips DefExpo

8:14 pm February 5, 2020

Lucknow: The Chinese delegation has skipped the DefExpo, India’s biennial exhibition of military platforms and weapons, in view of the coronavirus outbreak in China’s Hubei province, officials said on Wednesday. Official delegations from over 40 countries and top executives of 172 military manufacturers are attending the exhibition which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

SHO suspended for ‘not registering’ murder complaint

8:08 pm February 5, 2020

Jaipur: A station house officer was suspended here on Wednesday for “not registering” an FIR of a man whose daughter was allegedly murdered and despite a minister in the Rajasthan government urging police to take up the matter. Industry Minister Parsadi Lal Meena on Tuesday had approached the Congress Party’s public hearing with the grievance […]

HP: After fresh snowfall, Shimla, Kufri & Dalhousie reel under sub-zero temperatures

Fresh rains, snowfall likely in HP on Thursday

8:06 pm February 5, 2020

Shimla: The weather remained dry and cold in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday and sub-zero temperatures were recorded in major tourist hotspots in the state, including Manali, Kufri and Dalhousie. The minimum and maximum temperatures were 2 to 3 degrees below the normal, Shimla Meteorological Centre Director Manmohan Singh said. The weather office forecast rain and […]

There’s a class system in film industry: Hina Khan

8:00 pm February 5, 2020

New Delhi: There is a class system in the film industry which makes it hard for television actors to get a breakthrough, says TV star Hina Khan. The “Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai” star, who is making her Bollywood debut with Vikram Bhatt’s psychological thriller “Hacked”, believes TV actors are as good as their cinema […]