Day: December 31, 2020

Broadcaster: Boris Johnson”s father seeks French citizenship

11:11 pm December 31, 2020

London : As Britain prepares to split from the European Union, the father of Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears to be seeking closer ties with the bloc by applying for French citizenship. Stanley Johnson told broadcaster RTL on Thursday that he was in the process of “reclaiming” his French identity. “It is not a question of becoming French. If I understand correctly, I am French. […]

India condemns deadly attack at Aden airport

7:07 pm December 31, 2020

New Delhi: India on Thursday strongly condemned a deadly attack at the Aden airport in Yemen shortly after a plane carrying the cabinet ministers of the war-torn country’s newly formed government landed. At least 20 people were killed and over 50 sustained injuries in the attack on Wednesday. However, all the members of the new […]

Uttarakhand: Cop, two others kill kiosk owner; arrested

7:01 pm December 31, 2020

Rudrapur: A betel leaf kiosk owner was crushed under the wheels of a car allegedly by a constable and his two friends at Bajpur in Udham Singh Nagar district when he asked them to pay for cigarettes they had taken from him. The incident occurred late on Wednesday night, sparking tension in the area with […]

Gold gains Rs 235; silver jumps Rs 273

6:57 pm December 31, 2020

New Delhi: Gold prices gained Rs 235 to Rs 49,675 per 10 gram in the national capital on Thursday, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 49,440 per 10 gram. Silver also went up by Rs 273 to Rs 67,983 per kilogram from Rs 67,710 per kilogram […]

Maha: Man gets life sentence for killing elderly father

6:53 pm December 31, 2020

Thane: A district court here on Thursday sentenced a 52-year-old man to life imprisonment for killing his elderly father in Bhiwandi taluka of Maharashtra’s Thane district. Principal district and sessions judge R M Joshi held Suresh Dharma Dhinda guilty of offences punishable under section 302 (murder) and other relevant provisions of the IPC and also […]