Day: February 24, 2021

Uttarakhand glacial disaster death toll climbs to 70

7:22 pm February 24, 2021

Gopeshwar: Rescuers have recovered 70 bodies and 29 body parts so far in search operations following the February 7 glacial disaster in Chamoli, the district police said on Wednesday. Missing reports of 205 people have been registered at the Joshimath police station, it said in a media bulletin. ”So far, 70 bodies and 29 human body parts have […]

German court convicts radical imam of membership in IS

7:05 pm February 24, 2021

Berlin: A former imam at a radical mosque in Germany was convicted Wednesday of being a member of the Islamic State group and sentenced to 10 1/2 years in prison. The state court in Celle in northern Germany convicted Ahmad Abdulaziz Abdullah A., who goes by the alias Abu Walaa, of membership in a foreign terrorist organization as well as terror financing […]

President arrives in Odisha on a 3-day visit

Cabinet approves President’s Rule in Puducherry

6:30 pm February 24, 2021

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to impose President’s Rule in Puducherry, days after a Congress-led government in the union territory lost power during a vote of confidence. Announcing the Cabinet decision, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters that the decision was taken as no party claimed to form a government […]

Book to expose subculture of scams in India

6:25 pm February 24, 2021

New Delhi: Penguin Random House India on Wednesday announced the acquisition of a new book by award-winning journalist and author Snigdha Poonam that gives an insight into the subculture of scams, cons and frauds in the country. The book, titled “India: A Scamster Born Every Minute”, will be released under Penguin’s Viking imprint in 2022, […]

Woman killed, set afire by husband in Hamirpur

6:15 pm February 24, 2021

Hamirpur (UP): A 35-year-old woman was allegedly killed and set afire by her husband in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district, police said on Wednesday. Shakuntala was missing since Saturday and her husband, Ram Swarup, had informed her brother that she had fled somewhere, Superintendent of Police Narendra Kumar Singh said. On Tuesday, Narendra Kumar Sonekar reached […]