Day: July 8, 2020

Indian teenager in UAE makes 101 one-leg hops over ruler; finds place in Guinness book

7:42 pm July 8, 2020

Dubai: A total of 101 hops over a stationery ruler has brought Dubai-based Indian teenager Soham Mukherjee a Guinness World Records title. Hailing from New Delhi, Mukherkee managed to break the previous title of 96 hops in 30 seconds. “In a video taken in his bedroom Mukherjee completed 110 hops in total but 9 were […]

Maha man attacks woman after her dog urinates near his house

Cambodian province famous for Angkor Wat bans dog meat trade

7:28 pm July 8, 2020

Phnompenh: The Cambodian province that is home to the famous Angkor Wat temple complex, a major destination for foreign tourists, has outlawed the trade in dog meat, which animal rights activists have said is rife in the area. The authorities in Siem Reap province issued an order Monday banning the buying, selling and butchering of dogs for food. The trade remains […]

Boy dies after being run over by pick-up van in Bengal; agitators torch traffic police motorbike

7:22 pm July 8, 2020

Jalpaiguri: A 12-year-old boy died on the spot after being run over by a speeding pick-up van on National Highway 31C in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on Wednesday, police said. The incident occurred near Laxmipara tea estate in Banarhat area around 11.30 am, an officer said, adding that the driver fled the spot with the […]

Rajnath Singh reviews infrastructure projects in border areas

12:14 am July 8, 2020

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a high-level meeting on Tuesday to review the progress of various infrastructure projects that are under construction in border areas including Ladakh region, officials said. The meeting took place at a time when the Indian and Chinese armies have been locked in a bitter border standoff for the last eight weeks in eastern Ladakh. […]

NIA arrests Pulwama resident for Feb 2019 attack on CRPF convoy

12:05 am July 8, 2020

Srinagar: The NIA has arrested one more person for allegedly providing logistical support including high-end mobile phones used in hatching the conspiracy and planning the 2019 attack on a CRPF convoy in which 40 personnel lost their lives in South Kashmir, officials said here on Tuesday. Bilal Ahmed Kuchey, a resident of Kakpora of Pulwama district, is the seventh person to be […]

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