Day: August 17, 2020

Man gets RI for life for sexually abusing minor girl

8:01 pm August 17, 2020

Hyderabad: A local court on Monday sentenced a 46-year-old man to rigorous life imprisonment for sexually abusing a four-year-old girl. The First Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Suneetha Kunchala found the man guilty under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and sentenced him to rigorous life imprisonment. The court found […]

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

Two policemen injured in mob attack

8:00 pm August 17, 2020

Motihari: At least two policemen were injured when a mob pelted stones and ransacked Chiraiya police station to protest the death of a youth in a road accident in Bihars East Champaran district, officials said on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday late evening after one Dipak Kumar (18) received serious injuries after he […]

Rupee settles 2 paise higher at 74.88 against US dollar

3:39 pm August 17, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee pared most of its intra-day gains to settle marginally higher by 2 paise at 74.88 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday. At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 74.86 against the greenback and hit an intra-day high of 74.78 and low of 74.90. It finally closed at 74.88, […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Virus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle

3:35 pm August 17, 2020

Washington: In a bid to survive, airlines are desperately trying to convince a wary public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic. It isn’t working. Surveys indicate that instead of growing comfortable with air travel, more people […]

Indian embassy in Netherlands to start printing passports

3:30 pm August 17, 2020

The Hague: The Indian embassy in Netherlands will soon start printing passports for Indian nationals in need, Ambassador Venu Rajamony has said. At present, the passports are sent to New Delhi for printing. In his address on the occasion of India’s 74th Independence Day on Saturday, Rajamony made two key announcements for facilitating the consular services by the embassy to the Indian nationals and the diaspora in […]