31 dead in Dera violence: Home Ministry
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry on Saturday said 31 persons were killed in Haryana Dera violence on Friday after a court held Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh guilty…
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CBI registers FIR in Srijan scam
New Delhi/Patna, Aug 26 (IANS) The CBI on Saturday said it has registered cases against an NGO official and several bank officials to probe into the Rs 1,000-crore Srijan scam in Bihar. The central agency…
Met forecasts heavy rains in Uttarakhand in next 48 hours
Dehradun, Aug 26 (IANS) The Met department on Saturday forecast heavy rains in many parts of Uttarakhand in the next 48 hours to Monday morning. While there was scanty rainfall in the hill state on…
Total solar eclipse tops NASA online viewing records
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) The total solar eclipse of August 21 attracted more traffic to NASA websites than any other event on record, according to data revealed by the US space agency. “With more than…
Women entrepreneurs continue to face challenges in India: Anita Dongre
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Anita Dongre has made a name for herself in the fashion world, but there was a time when she faced difficulty in getting a store in a…
Shimla goes without milk, dairy products
Shimla, Aug 26 (IANS) Supply of milk and dairy products to this Himachal Pradesh hill station was hit on Saturday following curfew and prohibitory orders in neighbouring Punjab and Haryana a day after widespread violence…
Facebook beats Twitter: Jefferies
San Francisco, Aug 26 (IANS) Though Twitter is a favourite place for US President Donald Trump to reach his audience, it has lost out to Facebook as Wall Street firm Jefferies slashed its investment rating…
Powerful hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) Hurricane Harvey has made landfall in Texas as a powerful Category 4 storm with winds of 130 mph, the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said. Harvey is the first Category 4…
Curfew relaxed in Punjab, Haryana towns
Chandigarh, Aug 26 (IANS) A day after large scale violence broke out over the conviction of Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, authorities in Punjab and Haryana on Saturday relaxed curfew in some towns to…
Light showers likely in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) It was a pleasant Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.5 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. “It will be generally cloudy sky with possibility…
Rajnath to hold high level meeting
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday will hold a high level meeting to review the security situation in Haryana following the violence there that left 30 dead after Dera…
Trump signs directive banning transgender military recruits
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has signed a memo instructing the Defence Department to stop accepting transgender people into the armed forces, following through on his intentions announced a month earlier to…
Dera verdict: 661 trains affected in Haryana
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Railways on Friday said 661 Haryana-Punjab-bound trains were affected ahead of the verdict in a case involving Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and after the violence following it….
Uneasy calm in Punjab, Haryana; Army out
Chandigarh, Aug 26 (IANS) An uneasy calm prevailed in Punjab and Haryana on Saturday after incidents of violence a day ago left 30 people dead following the Dera sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s conviction…
US judge sentences Volkswagen engineer to 40 months in prison
Chicago, Aug. Aug 26 (IANS) A Volkswagen engineer was sentenced Friday to 40 months in prison for his role in the diesel emissions cheating scandal, which severely tarnished the German automaker’s reputation. US District Judge…
‘Gagan’ equipment made mandatory for aircraft registration
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Civil aviation regulator has made it mandatory for aircraft to have “GAGAN” satellite-based navigation system for registration in India from January 1, 2019. According to a public notice issued by…
US prohibits dealings in new debt issued by Venezuela
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that bars dealings in new debt and equity issued by the Venezuelan government and that nation’s state oil company, PDVSA, the…
Iran vows legal measures against Apple over apps bans
Tehran, Aug 26 (IANS) Iran’s telecommunications minister said his country will legally sue a recent decision by Apple for removing Iranian apps from its App Store, Tehran Times daily reported on Friday. Apple holds 11…
Forest that spelled Mussolini’s Latin title destroyed by fire
Rieti (Italy), Aug 26 (IANS/AKI) A pine forest in Italy’s Lazio that spelled out the world ‘Dux’, the Latin nickname given to wartime fascist dictator Benito Mussolini by his followers was severely damaged by a…
Dera chief verdict: 484 trains affected in Haryana
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The railways on Friday said that at least 484 Haryana-bound trains were affected ahead of the verdict in a case involving Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and after the…