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IndiGo celebrating Durga Puja at six airports

Kolkata Durga puja themed on refugees amid fear over NRC

12:22 pm October 3, 2019

Kolkata: At a time when panic over National Register of Citizens (NRC) has gripped several parts of West Bengal, a community Durga puja committee in the city has chosen “refugees” as its theme this year. Rajdanga Naba Uday Sangha puja, one of the award winning community pujas in the city, has placed shuttlecocks and badminton […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Thomas Cook battles for survival ahead of Monday deadline

1:31 am September 23, 2019

LONDON: The British government has plans in place to bring home stranded holidaymakers if Thomas Cook goes out of business, an event that would likely spark chaotic scenes at resorts and airports around the world. The bosses of the world’s oldest travel company were still meeting lenders and creditors in London on Sunday to try […]

Anniversary celebrations: Displays of bat signal fete Batman at 80

1:23 am September 22, 2019

NEW YORK: It’s no joker. The night sky all over the world is lighting up Saturday with an illumination of the famed bat insignia to mark a special anniversary for Batman. DC Comics is carrying off a celebration of Batman Day to mark the 80th anniversary of the appearance of crimefighter Bruce Wayne and his […]

Iran diplomat warns of ‘all-out war’ if hit for Saudi attack

8:56 pm September 19, 2019

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Iran’s top diplomat said Thursday that any attack on his country over a drone-and-missile strike on Saudi Arabia’s oil industry will result in “all-out war,” further pushing up tensions across the Persian Gulf. The comments by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif represented the starkest warning yet by Iran in a long […]

Delhi court allows Robert Vadra to travel abroad

‘Process of cancelling land rights granted to Robert Vadra’s firm started’

3:42 pm September 19, 2019

Chandigarh: The Haryana government has began the process of cancelling the real estate development licence for a land parcel granted to Robert Vadra promoted Sky Light Hospitality, which was later transferred to realty major DLF for Rs 58 crore, officials said on Thursday. Director of the state’s Town and Country Planning Department K M Pandurang […]