Day: February 15, 2021

PM Modi expresses grief at loss of lives in road accident in Jalgaon

11:59 am February 15, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief at the loss of lives in a road accident in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district, and conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families. Sixteen labourers were killed after a truck overturned in Jalgaon, police said. ”Heart-wrenching truck accident in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. Condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover at […]

UK university strikes air quality research pact with Indian institute

Shallow fog in Delhi, min temp 11.8 deg C

11:50 am February 15, 2021

New Delhi: The national capital witnessed shallow fog on Monday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 11.8 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the Met office said. On Sunday, the minimum temperature was 8.6 degree Celsius. The minimum temperature recorded at Safdarjung Observatory here, considered the official reading of the city, was […]

Maharashtra: 16 labourers dead after truck overturns

11:45 am February 15, 2021

Jalgaon: Sixteen persons were killed after a truck overturned in Maharashtra‘s Jalgaon district, police said on Monday. All the deceased were labourers from Abhoda, Kerhala and Raver in the district, police said, adding they died after their papaya-laden truck overturned shortly after midnight near a temple at Kingaon village. Five labourers have sustained serious injuries […]

Myanmar rattled by army movements, apparent internet cutoff

11:39 am February 15, 2021

Yangon: Sightings of armored personnel carriers in Myanmar’s biggest city and an internet shutdown raised political tensions late Sunday, after vast numbers of people around the country flouted orders against demonstrations to protest the military’s seizure of power. Public concern has already been heightened for the past few nights by what many charge is the […]

Separatists grow majority in Catalonia despite Socialist win

11:31 am February 15, 2021

Barcelona: The pro-union Socialist Party claimed a narrow win in regional elections in Catalonia late Sunday, but the bloc of parties supporting secession by Spain’s northeastern corner widened their control of the regional parliament. With 99 per cent of the votes counted, the three main parties pledging to carve out an independent Catalan state increased […]