Day: September 25, 2020

US probes Mercedes vans for possible unwanted acceleration

9:11 pm September 25, 2020

Detroit: US auto safety regulators are investigating speed sensor problems with Mercedes-Benz Sprinter full-size vans that could cause unwanted acceleration. The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers about 160,000 Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vans from 2011 through 2018 model years. The agency says it has 44 complaints of rear wheel speed sensor problems that […]

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

Teen charged in Kenosha shootings fights extradition

9:06 pm September 25, 2020

Waukegan: A 17-year-old in Illinois accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is fighting his return to Wisconsin to face homicide charges that could put him in prison for life. Kyle Rittenhouse was arrested at his home in Antioch, Illinois, a day after prosecutors say he […]

Bihar to have rallies with distancing norms

7:55 pm September 25, 2020

New Delhi: Political parties and candidates can hold rallies as part of their campaigning for the Bihar assembly polls and the grounds where such meetings will be held will have white circles to ensure distancing norms. Addressing a press conference to announce the schedule for Bihar assembly elections, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said he […]

Woman accuses father of raping her for 10 yrs

7:50 pm September 25, 2020

Kota (Raj): A 23-year-old woman here has accused her father of repeatedly raping her for the last 10 years, police said on Friday. In a complaint to Bhemganjmandi police station sent by post on Thursday, the woman has accused the father, an employee with the Indian Railways, of repeatedly raping her at home and at […]

Assam officer dies by suicide in Goalpara

7:46 pm September 25, 2020

Goalpara (Assam): A senior government officer died allegedly by suicide at his official residence in Assam’s Goalpara district on Friday, police said. Jayanta Das, the additional deputy commissioner of the district, was found hanging in his room by a staffer of his quarter, police said. Das hailed from Guwahati and joined duty in Goalpara two […]