A 51-year-old man allegedly killed his wife after she refused to hand over her mobile phone to him in suburban Chembur, police said on Monday. The incident took place at the couple’s residence in MHADA colony on Sunday night when the accused, James John Kurraiya, came home heavily drunk and […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
Twitter user asked for PM Modi’s password. He got a witty reply
Chennai-based Sneha Mohandoss, one of the woman achievers who got to handle Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s social media handles on Sunday, gave a witty reply when a netizen asked for the password of PM’s Twitter handle. Mohandoss, who was chosen as one of the seven women achievers for her inspiring fight […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
Coronavirus scare: Foreign minister Jaishankar meets parents of students stranded in Iran
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited Srinagar and interacted with families of students whose children are stranded in Iran amid coronavirus scare, news agency PTI reported. The parents have been appealing the government to bring the students back from Iran. The foreign minister had earlier said that the screening process […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
J-K reports first case of coronavirus as 63-year-old woman tests positive
The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir recorded its first case of coronavirus on Monday after a 63-year-old tested positive, a top health official said. “A 63 year old woman from Kargil with a travel history to Iran and who lives in Jammu, has been tested positive for the Covid 19 infection,” […]
Read Time : 3 Minutes
Rajya Sabha election: BJP hopeful of increasing its tally
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is hopeful of increasing its tally in the Rajya Sabha, following the March 26 election to fill as many as 55 vacancies, and is keeping its cards close to its chest over the list of party nominees who will make it to the Upper House. […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
Coronavirus: Over 25 countries announce school closures, more than 300 million kids affected
The coronavirus outbreak is hitting industries, economies across the globe. With more and more people choosing to stay home in the wake of the virus scare and primary education institutes temporarily discontinuing classes for children indefinitely, UN estimates nearly 300 million children to have been affected. Over 25 countries have announced […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
Chhattisgarh govt panel recommends withdrawal of cases against 91 tribals in Maoist belt
The committee formed by the Chhattisgarh government to review the criminal cases lodged against tribals in Maoist-affected districts of the state has recommended further withdrawing of 91 such cases. The Justice AK Patnaik committee is reviewing the cases lodged against tribals in eight districts of the state. During a meeting […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
Toddler tests positive, coronavirus infections rise to six in Kerala
The number of coronavirus infections in Kerala rose to six on Monday after a three-year-old girl tested positive in Kochi, a top official said. Five people in Pathanamthitta district had tested positive on Sunday. “There is no need to panic. The child’s condition is stable. The situation is well under […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
PM Modi unlikely to visit Bangladesh after Mujib’s centenary celebration postponed
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unlikely to visit Bangladesh for the celebration of the birth centenary of Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, sources have said. The year-long celebrations were scheduled to open amid massive festivities at the National Parade Ground in Dhaka on March 17. Bangladesh had announced on […]
Read Time : 3 Minutes
From cash-strapped ATMs to queuing up for hours: Yes Bank customers’ unending woes
While some bank account holders of crisis-hit Yes Bank got relief by being able to withdraw money from ATMs on Sunday, others were faced with dismay. At Delhi’s New Friends Colony, some of those who tried withdrawing money from the ATMs on Sunday morning were successful while others who tried after the […]
Read Time : 3 Minutes
Kerala launches contact-tracing programme to neutralise coronavirus threat
A day after five fresh cases of coronavirus was detected in Pathanamthitta district, the Kerala government launched awareness campaigns and a vigorous exercise on Monday to trace all those who had come in contact with the five infected people of the same family. The government has also braced itself as […]
Read Time : 3 Minutes
Coronavirus scare: ‘Don’t simply walk into any clinic or hospital,’ say doctors
With the coronavirus scare looming and the season of flu at its peak, doctors and medical professionals across the nation are witnessing a surge in the number of flu patients. The doctors in the national capital alone have reported a rise in the number of patients coming in with symptoms of fever, […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
‘How happy are you with Delhi Metro?’ DMRC launches online survey for its services
How efficient and comfortable is the Delhi Metro? Do the trains run on time and are riders timely informed about the change in services? Is Delhi Metro safe? Riders can now participate in DMRC’s ‘Customer Satisfaction Survey’ and rate their Delhi Metro experience. The survey is conducted by Delhi Metro Transport […]
Read Time : 4 Minutes
Madhya Pradesh Congress plans cabinet expansion, organisational restructuring to quell dissidence
After a crisis hit its government in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress is planning to include more leaders in the state cabinet and restructure the organisation. Party leaders said that the plan has been devised to quell dissidence after five Congress MLAs seen in the Opposition BJP’s camp in the past […]
Read Time : 3 Minutes
BJP backs Bengal’s bifurcation, says TMC after fugitive Gorkha leaders’ photo with J P Nadda goes viral
A widely shared photo on social media of two fugitive Gorkha leaders, Bimal Gurung and Roshan Giri who are wanted in 140 cases for violence in Darjeeling, standing beside Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda at his son’s marriage last month has sparked a controversy in Bengal. […]