Day: May 28, 2021

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Centre seeks services of West Bengal Chief Secretary, officer to report in Delhi on Monday

11:40 pm May 28, 2021

New Delhi: The Centre on Friday sought services of West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay and asked the state government to relieve the officer immediately with a direction to him to report in Delhi on Monday. Bandyopadhyay, a 1987-batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre, was earlier due to retire on May 31 after completion of 60 […]

Motorcycle rider killed after hitting parked truck

11:36 pm May 28, 2021

Wardha: A man was killed after his motorcycle rammed into a stationary truck near Dongargaon in Hingna police station area on Friday, police said. Bhanudas Marotrao Chichodkar (60) was heading towards Butibori area of the city from Jamtha when he hit the truck, parked in front of a liquor shop without parking lights on. He died on the spot. […]

Nike says it ended deal with Neymar amid assault allegations

11:32 pm May 28, 2021

Paris : Nike has confirmed it ended its sponsorship agreement with Neymar after he refused to collaborate in an investigation into an accusation that he sexually assaulted a female employee from the company years ago. The soccer superstar has denied the accusation and criticized the company on Instagram while training with Brazil outside Rio de Janeiro. Neymar called Nike’s claims ”an […]

Tanker’s impossible voyage signals new sanction evasion ploy

11:13 pm May 28, 2021

Caribbean island: The Cyprus-flagged oil tanker Berlina was drifting near the Caribbean island of Dominica earlier this year when the safety signals it is required to transmit showed it stopping in its tracks and in two minutes turning around 180 degrees. It was an amazingly quick pivot since the 274-metre (nearly 900-foot) ship needs roughly 10 times that amount of time […]

USD 11 billion New York rail tunnel gets key federal approval

11:10 pm May 28, 2021

New York: A planned USD 11 billion rail tunnel seen as a key to train travel up and down the northeastern US received a boost Friday with a crucial, and long sought, federal environmental approval. The record of decision announced by the Department of Transportation means the project to build a new Hudson River tunnel […]