Day: January 30, 2021

Govt offer on farm laws still stands; phone call away for talks: Modi in all-party meeting

8:05 pm January 30, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday told floor leaders of various political parties that his government’s offer on agri laws made to protesting farmers ”still stands” and it was a ”phone call away” for talks, days after violence broke out in parts of the national capital on Republic Day. Addressing these leaders at the customary […]

Assam: Elephant dies after getting stuck in wetland

Two resort owners in Kerala held after woman tourist’s death

7:50 pm January 30, 2021

Wayanad: Days after a 26-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant at a remote resorthere, two owners of the tourist centre were arrested on Saturday. The incident took place at a resort in nearby Elametleri Cardamom estate in Chembramala last week. A case was registered against the duo under 336 and 304(A) […]

Vasai-Virar civic clerk demands bribe for tax assessment, held

7:39 pm January 30, 2021

Palghar: A clerk with the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation was arrested by the Thane unit of the Anti Corruption Bureau for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe, an official said on Saturday. Nandkumar Koli (43) demanded Rs 5,000 each for sevenrooms from the owner who wanted the former to carry out acivic tax assessment, ACB […]

Mahatma Gandhi statue vandalised in US; India demands appropriate action against perpetrators

7:35 pm January 30, 2021

Washington: Unknown miscreants have vandalised, broken and ripped from the base a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in a park in the US state of California, evoking a strong response from India which sought a thorough investigation and appropriate action against those responsible for the ”despicable act.” The 6-ft tall, 650-pound (294 kg) bronze statue of Gandhi, in the Central Park of the City […]

4-year-old British Sikh girl joins Mensa club of high IQ kids

7:29 pm January 30, 2021

London : A four-year-old British Sikh girl has become one of the youngest in the UK to be accepted into the elite Mensa membership club of children with a high intelligence quotient (IQ). Dayaal Kaur, who lives with her family in Birmingham, displayed exceptional learning abilities from very early on and had mastered the entire English alphabet by […]