Day: September 27, 2020

Couple commits suicide as married son elopes with woman

8:34 pm September 27, 2020

Jodhpur: Agonised by their married son’s elopement with a woman from their own ‘gotra’, a couple in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur committed suicide on Sunday morning, police said. The incident took place in the Masuriya area and the couple was found hanging from a ceiling fan at their house by their elder son, police added. Their son […]

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

BPCL pays for defaulting Videocon in Brazil oil block

7:12 pm September 27, 2020

New Delhi: State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) has been forced to pay for its defaulting partner Videocon Industries Ltd after it had relied on a rarely used model to acquire stake in five oil blocks in Brazil, sources said. In September 2008, BPCL and Videocon Industries had formed a 50:50 joint venture to acquire […]

Property rates soar in Ayodhya after Ram temple ‘bhoomi pujan’

7:09 pm September 27, 2020

Ayodhya (UP): Real estate prices in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh have doubled since the Ram temple ‘bhoomi pujan’ ceremony with scores of people wishing to own a property in the holy land. Property rates started rising in the district last year after the Supreme Court paved the way for the construction of the temple at […]

BJP loses its two oldest allies within a year

7:05 pm September 27, 2020

New Delhi: With the Shiromani Akali Dal snapping its ties with the BJP, the saffron party has lost its by far two most dependable and ideologically-bound allies within a year even as its own political strength has risen like never before under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Akali Dal’s departure from the […]

138 litres of liquor seized from train, accused missing

Two held in Delhi for liquor home delivery scam

7:02 pm September 27, 2020

New Delhi: Two men were arrested for allegedly cheating over thousand people across the country on the pretext of home delivery of liquor, police said on Sunday. The accused were identified as Huzaifah (25) from Sangam Vihar, and Lado Sarai-resident Hafiz Tufail (35), they said. The matter came to light on July 24 after Karan […]