Author: DA Correspondent

Nirbhaya case: Death row convict Pawan Gupta files curative plea in SC

7:18 pm February 28, 2020

New Delhi: One of the four death row convicts, Pawan Kumar Gupta, in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case moved a curative plea in the Supreme Court on Friday seeking commutation of his death penalty to life imprisonment. Gupta (25), against whom the death warrant has been issued for execution along with three […]

Canada OKs return of Boeing 737 Max aircraft

SpiceJet stands by Boeing in ‘tough time’, says Ajay Singh

9:13 pm February 25, 2020

New Delhi: Boeing is facing a “stressful time” and SpiceJet is there as a partner to stand by it in these tough times but “we expect reciprocity”, the airline’s chief Ajay Singh said on Tuesday. SpiceJet — the lone domestic carrier that has now-grounded Boeing 737 MAX planes in its fleet — has also placed […]

3 kept in isolation ward in Delhi-NCR for possible coronavirus exposure

7:59 pm January 28, 2020

New Delhi: Three Delhi-NCR residents with a travel history to China have been kept under observation in an isolation ward at RML Hospital for possible exposure to the deadly novel coronavirus, officials said. The three — all men aged between 24 and 48 — were admitted on Monday and their samples have been sent for […]

Federal agents recover stolen 500-year-old copy of Christopher Columbus letter

Federal agents recover stolen 500-year-old copy of Columbus letter

9:56 pm January 24, 2020

Wilmington: Federal agents in Delaware have recovered a more than 500-year-old copy of a letter penned by Christopher Columbus that vanished from an Italian library decades ago. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Delaware and Homeland Security investigators, who specialize in the recovery of stolen rare books and historic artifacts, announced the find on Wednesday. The […]

6 killed in Germany shooting, suspect arrested

9:44 pm January 24, 2020

Berlin: Six people have been killed and several were injured in a shooting in the southwestern German town of Rot am See, police said Friday. A suspect was arrested shortly after the shooting, which took place at 12:45 p.m. (1145 GMT) Friday near the town’s train station, police said. They said no other suspects are […]