Day: August 27, 2020

UP CM calls for invoking NSA against Lakhimpur Kheri rape-murder accused; NHRC issues notice

11:21 pm August 27, 2020

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday directed officials to initiate strict action and invoke the stringent National Security Act against those involved in the alleged rape and murder of a 17-year-old Dalit girl in Lakhimpur Kheri district. The mutilated body of the girl was found near a dry pond around 200 metres from her village falling under the Neemgaon police limits on Tuesday. She […]

Heavy rainfall likely in Pune in next 48 hours: IMD

Downpour triggers flood in Odisha, IMD forecasts intense rainfall in central, north India

11:16 pm August 27, 2020

New Delhi: Steady downpour led to a flood situation in parts of Odisha on Thursday while 19 people were saved from drowning in Jammu where major rivers are in spate due to incessant rain even as the IMD forecast intense rainfall in central and north India over the next four days. Over 83.62 lakh people continued to suffer due to the floods in Bihar with […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

India slams Pak for falsely claiming it made statement at UN Security Council meet

11:12 pm August 27, 2020

New Delhi: India Thursday hit out at Pakistan for falsely claiming that it made a statement at a recent UN Security Council meeting on terrorism, and asserted UN body’s chair Indonesia had informally told New Delhi that non-member were not allowed to speak at the discussion. India has also formally written to the United Nations about Pakistan’s false claim. It has exposed Pakistan’s litany of lies peddled at the UN after Islamabad’s UN envoy claimed […]

UK freight train carrying diesel catches fire, derails

11:10 pm August 27, 2020

London: About 300 people in Wales had to be evacuated after a freight train carrying large amounts of diesel caught fire and derailed, British Transport Police said Thursday. Officials said two employees onboard managed to raise the alarm and escaped without injury. The fire near Llanelli, in South Wales, was reported close to midnight Wednesday. Three of the train’s cars were […]

Military commanders of India, China to hold talks on Saturday

Complete disengagement of troops can be achieved only through reciprocal actions, India on border standoff with China

11:03 pm August 27, 2020

New Delhi: India on Thursday said a complete disengagement of troops in eastern Ladakh can be achieved only through mutually agreed reciprocal actions and also highlighted resolution of border incidents with China in the past through diplomacy. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said complete disengagement requires re-deployment of troops by each side towards their regular posts on their respective sides […]