Day: August 31, 2020

Vehicle falls into Chenab river in J-K; 8 passengers missing, one rescued

7:45 pm August 31, 2020

Banihal/Jammu: Eight people have gone missing when their vehicle skidded off a highway and fell into the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Ramban district on Monday, officials said The tempo, which was going to Ramban from Udhampur with around nine passengers on board, skidded off the highway rolled down a cliff into the Chenab river near Ramban, they said Police and Quick Response Teams launched […]

Chess Olympiad gold medal win a magical moment for us: Anand, Humpy

7:43 pm August 31, 2020

Chennai: The legendary Viswanathan Anand and women’s top player Koneru Humpy on Monday termed India’s maiden gold medal win in the Chess Olympiad as a “magical moment” which will spur the further growth of the sport in the country. India and Russia were on Sunday declared joint winners of the 2020 Online Chess Olympiad after the final was marred by server malfunction. Russia were initially declared winners after […]

Rahul emphasises power of local languages

Rahul condoles Pranab Mukherjee’s death

7:21 pm August 31, 2020

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday condoled the death of former president Pranab Mukherjee and paid homage to him. “With great sadness, the nation receives the news of the unfortunate demise of our former President Shri Pranab Mukherjee,” Gandhi said on Twitter. “I join the country in paying homage to him. My […]

Pranab Mukherjee: the president who could never be prime minister

7:19 pm August 31, 2020

New Delhi: A quintessential party loyalist and the trusted Man Friday of three Congress prime ministers, Pranab Mukherjee‘s climb up the political ladder stopped just short of his ambition to occupy 7 Race Course Road, instead sending him to the Rashtrapati Bhavan as the country’s first citizen. Mukherjee, India’s 13th president, Congress’ troubleshooter through the […]

Man held for drowning his infant niece in water drum

7:12 pm August 31, 2020

Aurangabad: A 19-year-old man has been arrested from Maharashtra’s Latur district for allegedly drowning his 13-day-old niece in a water drum, as he was irritated by her crying, police said on Monday. The infant was found dead in the water drum at the residence of the accused, Krishna Shinde, in Zari Budruk village, an officer […]