Month: February 2019

Rajinikanth not to contest Lok Sabha polls

Rajinikanth not to contest Lok Sabha polls

CHENNAI, Feb 17: Superstar Rajinikanth on Sunday announced that he won’t contest the coming Lok Sabha battle and that his target was only the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls. Rajinikanth said in a statement here that the water crisis was a major issue faced by the people of Tamil Nadu and

Centre asks states to ensure safety of Kashmiri students

Centre asks states to ensure safety of Kashmiri students

The Union government issued an advisory to all states on Saturday to ensure the safety of people from Jammu and Kashmir after instances were reported of students from the region being targeted following the attack in Pulwama. The CRPF, which was hit in Thursday’s attack, and the Jammu and Kashmir

Five killed in US industrial park shooting

Five killed in US industrial park shooting

WASHINGTON, Feb 16: Five persons have been killed and several others injured after a gunman opened fire at an industrial park in the US state of Illinois, police said. The gunman was also killed, a police spokesman said. He added that five police officers also sustained injuries after being hit

Kerala priest gets 60 years in jail for rape

Kerala priest gets 60 years in jail for rape

KANNUR (Kerala) Feb 16: A 51-year-old Kerala Catholic priest Robin Vadakkumchery on Saturday was sentenced to 60 years in jail in three different cases of rape and abuse of minor girls. Thalassery Judge P.N. Vinod also fined the priest from the Mananthavady diocese in Wayanad district Rs 3 lakh after