Saturday

Delhi man stabs himself with knife after argument with family

Chinese-origin man held for double murder in Kolkata

11:34 pm August 24, 2019

Kolkata: A Chinese-origin man was arrested here on Saturday for allegedly beating his wife and elderly father to death with an aluminium bucket, police said. The incident took place on Friday in Tangra area here. The deceased were also of Chinese origin, they said. The accused got into an argument with his wife over his […]

Major fire breaks out at godowns in industrial area

12:46 pm August 24, 2019

Mumbai: A major fire broke out at two godowns in an industrial area in suburban Goregaon on Saturday morning, a senior official said. Two firemen were injured during the fire-fighting operation, he said. “The fire broke out at Plot no 7 in Udyog Nagar Industrial Estate in Goregaon West at 6.57 am. It was confined […]

Clear weather, below-normal temperatures in Delhi

Delhi’s Sunday air quality best of the year so far

8:57 pm August 18, 2019

New Delhi: Delhiites on Sunday breathed the cleanest air of the year so far, thanks to widespread rainfall in the National Capital Region over the past few days, officials said. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the air quality index in the city on Sunday was recorded at 47, which falls in the ‘good’ […]

Cold wave continues in Himachal Pradesh; Keylong shivers at -10.5 deg C

Schools, colleges to remain closed in Shimla, Kullu on Monday

8:46 pm August 18, 2019

Shimla: All educational institutions in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla and Kullu districts will remain closed on Monday as heavy to extremely heavy rains continue to lash the state, district officials said. Shimla and Chamba district magistrates on Sunday issued orders to all schools, colleges, universities, ITIs, polytechnics and anganwari centres to remain shut for the safety […]

Yemen rebels claim attack on Saudi oil facility in Jiddah

Yemen rebel attack sparks fire in Saudi gas plant: Aramco

12:01 am August 18, 2019

Riyadh: An attack claimed by Yemeni rebels sparked a fire in a Saudi gas plant Saturday but caused no casualties or disruption to production, state-owned energy company Saudi Aramco said. “Saudi Aramco’s response team controlled a limited fire this morning at the Shaybah natural gas liquefaction facility,” the energy giant said. “There were no injuries […]