New Year

Hong Kong police say ‘around 400’ arrested in New Year’s Day unrest

11:30 pm January 1, 2020

Hong Kong: Hong Kong police said they had arrested “around 400” people on Wednesday after a massive New Year’s Day pro-democracy rally saw clashes between police and hardcore protesters. The arrests were made for offences including “unlawful assembly and possession of offensive weapons”, senior superintendent Jim Ng said at a press conference, adding that police […]

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya rung in the New Year by announcing his engagement with actress-girlfriend Natasha Stankovic on social media.

All-rounder Hardik Pandya is now officially “engaged”

10:12 pm January 1, 2020

New Delhi: India all-rounder Hardik Pandya rung in the New Year by announcing his engagement with actress-girlfriend Natasha Stankovic on social media. Pandya, who is on an injury break due to a back surgery, is expected to be back to competitive cricket later this month with the India A team in New Zealand which will […]

Cold day conditions prevail in eastern UP

Delhi shivers as mercury drops to 2.4 deg Celsius for second time in a week

4:06 pm January 1, 2020

New Delhi: Cold weather conditions continued in Delhi on Wednesday as the minimum temperature settled at 2.4 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal, officials said. Twenty-nine trains were delayed by two to nine hours as fog reduced visibility, they said. “The minimum temperature was recorded at 2.4 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal,” a Meteorological […]

Maharashtra: 2 killed, 3 hurt in car accident after New Year party in Aurangabad

2:26 pm January 1, 2020

Aurangabad: Two persons were killed and three others injured when their car fell into a well while they were returning from a New Year party in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad city in the wee hours of Wednesday, police said. The mishap took place near Daulatabad Fort around 2 am when a group of five friends was on […]

Cheers, tears, prayers: A look at how world is ushering in 2020

5:52 am January 1, 2020

Washington: Revelers around the globe are bidding farewell to a decade that will be remembered for the rise of social media, the Arab Spring, the #MeToo movement and, of course, President Donald Trump. A look at how the world is ushering in 2020: ___ PARIS A joyful crowd of Parisians and tourists walked, biked and […]