Day: August 16, 2020

CR's Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani train to run from Dec 30

Private train operators given freedom to choose halt stations: Railways

8:27 pm August 16, 2020

New Delhi: Private operators who will be handed over 150 trains to ply on 109 routes by the Railways will have the freedom to choose halt stations of the trains they operate, documents released by the national transporter have shown. However, the private operators have to submit in advance to the Railways the list of such intermediate stations on the trains’ paths where they are proposing halts. The private operators also have to provide the time in […]

Robert Trump: brother of president Donald Trump dies aged 71

8:22 pm August 16, 2020

Washington: Robert Trump, 71, the younger brother of President Donald Trump, died Saturday at a New York hospital, Donald Trump announced in a statement. “It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight. He was not just my brother, he was my best friend. He will be greatly missed, […]

Chetan Chauhan died due to UP govt's ‘negligence’: Sanjay Singh

Former India opener Chetan Chauhan succumbs to COVID-19

8:14 pm August 16, 2020

New Delhi : One of Indian cricket’s most well-known batsmen without an international hundred, former opener Chetan Chauhan died on Sunday due to COVID-19 related complications after being put on life support for nearly 36 hours. Chauhan, who played 40 Tests for India, was 73 and is survived by his wife and son Vinayak, who […]

Lawyer shot dead by relatives over land dispute in UP

5:04 pm August 16, 2020

Gorakhpur (UP): A 45-year-old lawyer was on Sunday shot dead reportedly by his relatives over a land dispute in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh, police said. The incident took place in Shivpur village of Gagha area here, they said. The deceased has been identified as Rajeshwar Pandey. He was practicing at Gola tehsil in Gorakhpur, […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Autorickshaw driver held for assaulting jawan

4:59 pm August 16, 2020

Thane: A 31-year-old autorickshaw driver was arrested on Sunday for allegedly beating an Army Jawan in Raigad district of Maharashtra, police said. The incident occurred in Rohinjan village in Taloja on Friday evening after the driver threw out empty water bottles while driving which hit the wife of the jawan who was walking on the […]