Day: October 13, 2020

Allahabad HC stays arrest of 'Mirzapur' web series directors, writers

Hathras woman’s late-night cremation violation of human rights: HC

11:40 pm October 13, 2020

Lucknow: Coming down hard on police and administration officials, the Allahabad High Court has called the late-night cremation of the Hathras woman who died after alleged gang-rape a violation of human rights for which responsibility should be fixed. In its order after Monday’s hearing, the Lucknow bench of the high court warned against “character assassination” of the […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

WWII bomb explodes as it is made safe in Poland, no injuries

11:37 pm October 13, 2020

Warsaw: A British World War II giant Tallboy bomb exploded while being made safe underwater by Navy sappers in northwestern Poland on Tuesday. No one was injured. The 5.4-ton bomb was found September 2019 beneath a waterway leading to the port of Szczecin during work to deepen the passage. Over 750 people were evacuated for […]

Germany decries Turkey’s actions in east Med, urges dialogue

11:34 pm October 13, 2020

Nicosia: Germany’s foreign minister on Tuesday criticized Turkey for “unilateral steps” in the eastern Mediterranean that are undercutting efforts to de-escalate tensions with Greece and Cyprus over sea boundaries and drilling rights. Heiko Maas said that it’s now up to Turkey to create those conditions “without further provocations” that will allow negotiations to move forward. Maas said any attempt by […]

Canada OKs return of Boeing 737 Max aircraft

Boeing’s struggles continue: No jetliner sales in September

11:29 pm October 13, 2020

Washington: Boeing failed to sell any airline planes last month and suffered more cancellations of a grounded jetliner, further evidence of the company’s battle to overcome a drop in air travel during the pandemic and crashes involving the 737 Max. The company said Tuesday that three Max orders were canceled in September and it dropped orders for […]

Sexual abuse case: Law student disowns statement against ex-Union minister Chinmayanand

11:27 pm October 13, 2020

Lucknow: The woman law student who had accused former Union minister Chinmayanand of sexually exploiting her disowned statement before a special MP-MLA court in Lucknow on Tuesday. The LLM student categorically denied that she had levelled any allegation against the former Union minister as the prosecution had charged. Angered at this, the prosecution immediately moved an application […]