Day: October 24, 2019

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

Haryana minister Krishan Kumar Bedi loses from Shahbad

2:28 pm October 24, 2019

Chandigarh: Haryana minister Krishan Kumar Bedi lost to Jannayak Janta Party rival Ram Karan from the Shahbad reserved constituency on Thursday. Bedi lost by a margin of 37,127 votes to the JJP candidate, as per the result declared by the Election Commission. Haryana had gone to polls on October 21. As per the latest trends, […]

Sikkim CM wins from Poklok Kamrang seat, BJP bags Martam Rumtek

2:26 pm October 24, 2019

Gangtok: Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang aka PS Golay won the by-poll to the Poklok Kamrang Assembly seat by 8,953 votes. The Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) founder defeated his nearest rival Moses Rai of the Sikkim Democratic Front, an election official said. While Golay registered 10,811 votes, Rai polled 1,858 votes. The SKM supremo […]

National lockdown can dent GDP growth by 2%, states should do with local curbs: Report

Fitch cuts India’s FY20 GDP growth forecast to 5.5 pc

2:21 pm October 24, 2019

New Delhi: Fitch Ratings on Thursday slashed India’s GDP growth forecast in the current fiscal to 5.5 per cent saying a large credit squeeze emanating from shadow banks has pushed economic growth to a six year low. Fitch, which had in June this year put India’s GDP growth at 6.6 per cent for the fiscal […]

Sixteen sentenced to death after Bangladesh teen burnt alive

2:14 pm October 24, 2019

Feni (Bangladesh): A court in Bangladesh sentenced 16 people to death on Thursday over the murder of a 19-year-old female student burnt alive in April that provoked outrage across the country. Nusrat Jahan Rafi was doused in kerosene and set on fire after refusing to withdraw a sexual harassment complaint against the head teacher of […]

Pakistan government decides not to remove Maryam from no-fly list

Maryam Nawaz admitted to hospital after she rushes to enquire father’s health

2:10 pm October 24, 2019

Lahore: Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of jailed former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif, has been admitted to the same hospital where her father is undergoing treatment for low platelet count, according to media reports on Thursday. The health condition of Sharif, 69, who was admitted to the Services Hospital in Lahore on Monday from the Kot […]