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Youth creates flutter at Congress presser

11:28 pm May 15, 2019

New Delhi: A Maharashtra youth created a flutter in the Congress headquarters when he suddenly raised slogans of “Bharat Mata ki Jai” during the daily media briefing of the party. While Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera was addressing the media and attacking Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath by addressing him as “Ajay Singh Bisht”, the […]

AgustaWestland has been bad karma for India: Book

6:26 pm May 15, 2019

New Delhi: Whichever government was in power, whether it was Manmohan Singh’s in 2004, Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s in late 2003, or even the Rajiv Gandhi government in 1987, Westland’s tryst with India has remained jinxed, says a new book. The Untold Story of Christian Michel and AgustaWestland looks at how the alleged scandal in the […]

Delhi almost covers monsoon rain-deficit

Monsoon likely to arrive 5 days late on June 6

3:27 pm May 15, 2019

New Delhi: The monsoon is likely to be delayed this year as its arrival expected on June 6, five days after its normal onset date, the India Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. “This year, the statistical model forecast suggests that the monsoon onset over Kerala is likely to be slightly delayed,” the IMD said. “The […]

Former Madhya Pradesh CM Arjun Singh’s wife passes away

3:10 pm May 15, 2019

New Delhi: Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Arjun Singh’s wife passed away early on Wednesday due a heart attack. Saroj Kumari, 84, passed away in her sleep and suffered cardiac arrest, doctors who checked on her in the morning told the family. Kumari was admitted at the AIIMS for six weeks and had only returned […]

Policeman dies at training centre

2:55 pm May 15, 2019

New Delhi: A 52-year-old Delhi police personnel has died at a training centre in Delhi, police said on Wednesday. The deceased, Suresh Kaushik, was taken to a hospital after he complained of uneasiness on Tuesday night. Kaushik died during treatment at the hospital, the police said. Kaushik was undergoing training as an assistant sub-inspector of […]