Day: February 25, 2020

"Depressed" dental student leaps to death in Hyderabad

Nashik jeweller detained by Telangana cops dies; kin allege murder

10:05 pm February 25, 2020

Nashik: A jeweller in Nashik allegedly died on Tuesday while he was in the detention of Hyderabad police in connection with a series of thefts in the Telangana capital, with police stating it was a case of suicide and kin claiming it was murder. Hyderabad police had arrested a man there recently for house breaking […]

Iran’s deputy health minister says he has coronavirus

10:02 pm February 25, 2020

Tehran: Iran’s deputy health minister confirmed on Tuesday that he has tested positive for the new coronavirus, amid a major outbreak in the Islamic republic. Iraj Harirchi coughed occasionally and wiped sweat from his brow repeatedly during a news conference in Tehran on Monday with government spokesman Ali Rabiei. At the time, he denied a lawmaker’s claim […]

Jamia student arrested in connection with NE Delhi violence

3 borders adjoining northeast Delhi sealed, liquor shops closed in Ghaziabad

9:59 pm February 25, 2020

Ghaziabad: Amid violence over the amended citizenship law, the district administration here has sealed three borders adjoining northeast Delhi and shut down bars and pubs in Ghaziabad, officials said on Tuesday. District Magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey told PTI that Section 144 of CrPC has been imposed in the district. Section 144 of CrPC prohibits the […]

There was no recent Modi-Trump contact: Govt sources

It is up to India: US President Donald Trump on Delhi violence

9:50 pm February 25, 2020

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said religious freedom in India figured in his talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but sidestepped the issue of contentious citizenship law over which the capital has witnessed fresh violence. When asked at a press conference about the violence in Delhi over the new law, which critics […]

Militants open fire at security forces in J-K's Shopian

Indo-UK joint military exercise concludes

9:23 pm February 25, 2020

Jammu: The 13-day-long Indo-UK joint military exercise — Ajeya Warrior — Concluded on Tuesday in Salisbury Plains of the United kingdom, a defence spokesman said here on Tuesday. The 5th edition of the joint military exercise had commenced at the Salisbury Plains Training area in the UK on February 13, he said. The Dogra Regiment […]