Day: June 11, 2020

UP youth arrested in double murder case

8:23 pm June 11, 2020

Gorakhpur (UP): A youth has been arrested in connection with a double murder case near Dubiyari bridge area here, police said on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, police surrounded the area near Dubiyari Bridge on Wednesday and arrested the accused. He is booked under various sections of IPC including Section 302 (murder), Circle Officer, Chauri […]

Man kills alcoholic brother by pushing him into well

Maharashtra: Woman throws children into well; commits suicide

8:19 pm June 11, 2020

Jalna: A 27-year-old woman allegedly threw her two minor children into a well, before committing suicide at a village in Jafrabad taluka of Maharashtra’s Jalna district, police said on Thursday. A resident of Dedegavan village, Rukmini Sudhakar Bankar allegedly stepped out of her home with her seven-year- old daughter Parniti and one-year-old son Shambu on […]

Partial solar eclipse will be visible in Bengaluru

Solar eclipse fair in Kurukshetra to be low-key

8:15 pm June 11, 2020

Chandigarh: The solar eclipse fair, scheduled to be held in Haryana’s Kurukshetra on June 21, will be a low-key religious ceremony this time due to COVID-19 pandemic, an official said on Thursday. A simple religious ceremony is proposed on the bank of holy Brahma Sarovar in keeping with the ancient traditions, he said. Adhering to […]

India rejects US govt report on religious freedom

8:08 pm June 11, 2020

New Delhi: India on Thursday rejected a US government report that voiced concerns over alleged attacks and discrimination against religious and ethnic minorities in the country. “Our principled position remains that we see no locus standi for a foreign entity to pronounce on the state of our citizens’ constitutionally protected rights,” Spokesperson in the Ministry […]

Ancient shrine’s portals thrown open for all devotees

8:03 pm June 11, 2020

Tirupati: Amid strict COVID-19 precautionary steps, the Lord Venkateswara shrine was thrown open on Thursday for all devotees after a over 80-day coronavirus lockdown entry ban, but only a few thousands were present in view of the curbs in place following the pandemic. Earlier, the TTD that manages the 2000-year-old hill shrine had conducted a […]