Day: September 23, 2020

Man opens fire outside former girlfriend’s house, held

6:55 pm September 23, 2020

New Delhi: A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly opening fire outside the residence of his former girlfriend in southeast Delhi as she had been ignoring him after his marriage, police said Wednesday. Sumit Tomar late Sunday night opened fire in Dharampal Colony in Aali Vihar when the 24-year-old woman was at home with her […]

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

Parliament passes 3 key labour reform bills

6:51 pm September 23, 2020

New Delhi: Parliament on Wednesday approved three key labour reform bills that will remove impediments for winding up of companies and allow firing of staff without government permission in firms with up to 300 workers. Amid boycott by opposition parties including Congress and Left over suspension of eight MPs, Rajya Sabha passed by voice vote […]

Six held in Karnataka for betting on IPL cricket matches

6:47 pm September 23, 2020

Bengaluru: Six people were arrested here on Wednesday for allegedly betting on Indian Premier League T20 matches being held in UAE and cash Rs six lakh was seized from them. The Central Crime Branch in a statement said the six were arrested from Banaswadi and Malleswaram areas in the city and two cases were registered […]

Rajya Sabha bids farewell to 11 retiring members

1:54 pm September 23, 2020

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Wednesday bid farewell to 11 of its members who will retire in November this year. When the House met, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu mentioned that 11 MPs from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will be retiring in November. They include Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal […]

Season’s last rainfall in Delhi may occur on Wednesday

1:49 pm September 23, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi is likely to receive light rainfall on Wednesday, which could be the last precipitation of this monsoon season, the MeT department said. There has been no rainfall in Delhi for two weeks. The last time Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded any rainfall (1.3 mm) was on September […]