Author: DA Correspondent

Essential documents burnt in DTC office fire; BJP alleges foul play

8:53 pm January 20, 2020

New Delhi: The BJP on Monday smelt a “conspiracy” behind the DTC office fire in which essential documents were destroyed, with its city unity chief Manoj Tiwari alleging it could be an attempt by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to hide his “failures”. Officials said essential documents, furniture and electronic equipment were gutted in the fire […]

Kejriwal delayed by roadshow, postpones nomination filing to Tuesday

8:47 pm January 20, 2020

New Delhi: Hundreds of AAP supporters on Monday gathered in Central Delhi to take part in Arvind Kejriwal’s mega roadshow which was to be followed by him filing his nomination but was postponed till Tuesday owing to the delay in the rally. “I love you”, a visibly moved Kejriwal called out to his supporters as […]

Rough seas delay escape test for SpaceX crew capsule

9:31 pm January 18, 2020

Cape Canaveral, Florida: Rough seas prompted SpaceX on Saturday to delay the emergency escape test of its new crew capsule by a day. Liftoff is now set for Sunday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The Falcon rocket was supposed to blast off Saturday on a 10-minute flight to demonstrate the capsule’s emergency escape system before […]

Splits in France’s strike movement trigger fears of violence

9:24 pm January 18, 2020

PARIS: A French government minister warned that seditious groups bent on violence were hijacking the protest movement against pension reform that has gripped the country, after a fire Saturday damaged a renowned Paris restaurant patronized by President Emmanuel Macron. The Paris fire service said the pre-dawn blaze that singed a corner of the La Rotonde […]

Weekend gun violence in Chicago leaves 10 dead, 43 injured

Winter storm brings heavy snow, ice to Midwest, Northeast

9:09 pm January 18, 2020

Chicago: A winter storm that has already caused trouble at airports in Chicago and Kansas City was expected to bring blizzard conditions to the Plains and Midwest on Saturday and could dump up to a foot of snow in parts of the Northeast on Sunday. National Weather Service forecasters issued winter weather advisories affecting much […]