New Delhi, November 17 : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday lifted its ban on construction activities in Delhi-NCR and allowed trucks to enter the national capital, while asking authorities to strictly monitor their movement. The green panel, however, refused to lift its ban on industrial activities causing pollution in the Delhi-National Capital Region. […]
Srinagar, November 17 : 20-year-old footballer turned Lashkar-e-Toiba militant Majid Khan has “surrendered” before security forces in South Kashmir. He was whisked away to an undisclosed destination early this morning. Top police officers are tight lipped about the surrender. A senior police officer, however, said that Khan had contacted his family on Thursday evening first […]
Kolkata, November 17 : Rain forced suspension of play on the second day of the opening Test between India and Sri Lanka at the Edens Gardens here on Friday. After just 11.5 overs could be bowled on Thursday, India started the second day’s proceedings at 17-3 but rain once again came back to interrupt the […]
Sydney : A huge cocaine haul hidden in the hull of a yacht has been seized off the east coast of Australia, police said on Thursday. Some 700 kilos (1,543 pounds) of the drug with an estimated street value of USD 186 million were intercepted on Wednesday about 100 kilometres north of Sydney, they said. Three […]
Melbourne : Australian lawmakers on Thursday vowed to push through laws legalising same-sex marriage by early December, after a national survey found the majority of Australians favoured the move. Both Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s Liberal-National coalition government and the main opposition Labor Party said they were aiming to pass the law through parliament by December […]