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Delhi Metro will become unprofitable: SC on AAP govt decision of free rides for women

8:00 pm September 6, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday came down heavily on AAP government in Delhi for its decision to give free metro rides to women in the national capital, asserting that it would make Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) an “unprofitable venture”. “Why you (Delhi government) are trying to give a free ride to women […]

Gold prices fall Rs 372 on weak demand, strong rupee

4:19 pm September 6, 2019

New Delhi: Gold prices fell by Rs 372 to Rs 39,278 per 10 gram in the national capital on Friday due to weak demand and strong rupee, according to HDFC Securities. In tandem with gold prices, silver also dropped by Rs 1,273 to Rs 49,187 per kilogram here. “Gold declined on weak investment demand and […]

Ghost Ship trial: Max Harris acquitted in deadly warehouse fire

4:07 am September 6, 2019

OAKLAND, California: A jury on Thursday acquitted one man of involuntary manslaughter but could not reach a verdict for the leader of an artists’ commune accused of turning a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse into a cluttered maze that trapped 36 partygoers during a fast-moving fire. Sobs and gasps erupted from family and friends of […]

EX-PM Manmohan Singh, union ministers part of first jatha to Kartarpur Sahib

India, Pak agree on visa-free travel for Indian pilgrims to Kartarpur gurdwara

3:27 pm September 4, 2019

New Delhi: India and Pakistan on Wednesday agreed on visa-free travel of Indian pilgrims to the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara without any restrictions based on their faith, a Home Ministry official said. As many as 5,000 pilgrims could visit the holy site of the Sikhs every day, officials said. However, no agreement has been reached on […]

California: 34 presumed dead after fire on scuba diving boat

2:37 am September 4, 2019

SANTA BARBARA, California: No one likely escaped the flames that tore through a boat packed with scuba divers, with all 34 people sleeping below deck presumed dead during a Labor Day weekend expedition off the Southern California coast, authorities said Tuesday as they called off the search for survivors. Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown […]