Day: February 7, 2020

Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa embarks on 4-day state visit to India

8:24 pm February 7, 2020

Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday embarked on a four-day state visit to India where he would hold talks with the top Indian leadership on a number of key areas including trade, defence and maritime security cooperation. The visit, beginning February 7, is the Rajapaksa senior’s first overseas trip since his brother […]

President Trump celebrates impeachment acquittal by blasting Opposition Democrats

8:16 pm February 7, 2020

Washington: A combative President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal in the gruelling impeachment trial by launching a tirade against the Democrats, saying, “they want to destroy our country.” A day after he was acquitted by the ruling Republican Party-controlled Senate on the two impeachment charges abuse of power and obstruction to Congress Trump appeared confident, […]

Man gets death for murdering 1-yr-old nephew, his mother

8:13 pm February 7, 2020

Kolkata: A city court on Friday awarded capital punishment to a man and life sentence to his wife for murdering a toddler who was his nephew and the child’s mother over a property dispute in 2008. Holding that the murder of a one-year-old child falls under the category of the rarest of rare crime, additional […]

Bidar now in aviation map of India

8:10 pm February 7, 2020

Bengaluru: Bidar on Friday was put on the aviation map of India after the first direct flight from the city to Bengaluru under the UDAN scheme was launched by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and civil aviation secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola. TruJet will operate the daily flight to and from Bidar and Bengaluru. It will […]

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

8:06 pm February 7, 2020

Mumbai: Indrani Mukerjea, a prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, claimed before the trial court here on Friday that accused-turned approver Shyamvar Rai had demanded Rs 50 lakh from her for not testifying against her. Mukerjea made the submission while arguing in person on her bail application before special CBI judge J C […]