Saturday

5-yr-old girl raped in Chanakyapuri, one held

7:36 pm February 5, 2020

New Delhi: A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped in the Chanakyapuri area here, police said on Wednesday. The accused, who is a neighbour of the girl, has been arrested, they said. The incident took place on Saturday and a complaint was lodged by the girl’s family members on Sunday, police said.

NRI tax not to apply on bonafide workers in Middle East

7:14 pm February 2, 2020

New Delhi: The government on Sunday clarified that the proposed tax on NRIs will not apply on bonafide Indians working in tax-free foreign countries and is intended to tax only those seeking to escape tax by exploiting their non-resident status. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget for 2020-21 had proposed to tax Non-resident Indians […]

Madonna cancels London gig due to injuries

8:23 pm January 26, 2020

Los Angeles: Pop star Madonna has cancelled a London concert of her Madame X Tour because of an injury. The singer was scheduled to perform the first of 15 shows on Monday at the London Palladium. In an Instagram post on Saturday, Madonna said she has been “plagued” by injuries since the tour started and […]

Trump denies calling US war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'

House Dems to outline case for removing Trump from office

12:37 am January 19, 2020

Washington: House Democrats were preparing to outline their case for removing President Donald Trump from office in a legal brief due Saturday, as opposing sides in the impeachment case look ahead to the opening of the historic trial in the Senate. Trump on Friday appointed several nationally known lawyers to the team that will defend […]

Rough seas delay escape test for SpaceX crew capsule

9:31 pm January 18, 2020

Cape Canaveral, Florida: Rough seas prompted SpaceX on Saturday to delay the emergency escape test of its new crew capsule by a day. Liftoff is now set for Sunday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The Falcon rocket was supposed to blast off Saturday on a 10-minute flight to demonstrate the capsule’s emergency escape system before […]