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Robert Mugabe burial ceremony underway in rural Zimbabwe home

8:14 pm September 28, 2019

Kutama (Zimbabwe): The family of former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe gathered in his rural homestead on Saturday, three weeks after his death, to attend a much-awaited burial ceremony in the village of Kutama. Mugabe died in a Singapore hospital on September 6, aged 95, almost two years after a military coup ended his despotic 37-year […]

River Krishna in spate again, crest gates opened

6:55 pm September 28, 2019

Amaravati: River Krishna is in spate again following heavy rain in the upper catchment areas in Maharashtra and Karnataka. Consequently, the crest gates of major dams that were already full to the brim in Andhra Pradesh had to be opened for the third time in the last couple of months to let out floodwater into […]

Cyclone: Rains cause water-logging in Pune

Deluge in Pune after heavy rains; 12 killed, 10,500 rescued

12:14 pm September 26, 2019

Pune: At least 12 people were killed in various incidents of flooding and wall collapse after heavy rains battered Maharashtra’s Pune district, officials said on Thursday. Nearly 10,500 people from several water-logged areas were shifted to safer places so far following heavy showers in the district on Wednesday, they said. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said […]

Seven killed in rain-related incidents in Pune

9:42 am September 26, 2019

Pune: At least seven people were killed in separate incidents after heavy rainfall led to flooding and wall collapse in different areas of Maharashtra’s Pune district, a fire brigade official said on Thursday. Five people, including a nine-year-old boy, were killed in wall collapse incidents on Wednesday night in Arneshwar area which was flooded after […]

Amit, Vikas nominated for Khel Ratna by BFI; 3 names for Arjuna

Panghal counts on strenuous training to win medal at Tokyo Olympics

7:51 pm September 23, 2019

New Delhi: World Championships’ silver medal-winning boxer Amit Panghal reckons securing an Olympic spot at next year’s Asian qualifiers will be a tough task but vowed to leave no stone unturned in his quest for glory at the Tokyo Games. Panghal (52kg), an Asian Games and Asian Championships gold-medallist, became the first Indian male boxer […]