Over 6,000 tourists were blocked on a cruise ship in Italy on Thursday after the vast liner was placed on lockdown over two suspected cases of the deadly coronavirus. Samples from a Chinese couple were sent for testing after three doctors and a nurse boarded the Costa Crociere ship in […]
Kane Williamson ruled out of fourth T20I due to injury
New Zealand suffered a massive blow ahead of the fourth T20I against India on Friday as skipper Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the contest due to injury. Williamson, who is the highest run-getter in the series after first three matches, sustained the injury while fielding during the third T20I in […]
‘All teams don’t want him in Indian side’: Swann on India all-rounder
Without attracting a whole lot of attention, Ravindra Jadeja in his way has turned out to be an integral part of India’s limited overs sides. Jadeja, whose limited overs career was under clouds even in 2018, has turned it around completely in the last 12 months. So much that former […]
3 terrorists killed, cop injured after gun battle near toll plaza in Jammu
At least three terrorists travelling in a truck towards Srinagar were killed in a gunfight with security forces at a toll plaza in Nagrota near Jammu on Friday, officials said. A policeman was also injured after the terrorists opened fire at the security team when the truck was stopped around […]
Economic Survey: From a report card to policy changes
The government will release the Economic Survey for 2019-2020 on Friday, just a day before Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget 2020. The Economic Survey is a comprehensive analysis of the Indian economy, including its growth and fall, in the past year. A team headed by the government’s […]
Wife of man who held 23 children hostage in UP dies as locals thrash her: Cops
The wife of an Uttar Pradesh man, who had taken more than 20 children hostage, has died after being thrashed by locals, news agency ANI reported. “The woman has succumbed to injuries, we are waiting for post-mortem report, further details on cause of death will only come out after the […]
Saina Nehwal still aiming for Tokyo 2020
Saina Nehwal is not just any other athlete looking to qualify for the Olympics, but the original icon who began the badminton upswing in the country, making India an international force to reckon with. At 29, and desperately trying to make it to another Olympics, the 2012 London Games bronze […]
India’s first coronavirus patient responding well to treatment: Kerala minister
The condition of India’s first coronavirus-affected woman in Kerala’s Thrissur is stable and the state health ministry has constituted a medical board to review her case, health minister KK Shailaja said early on Friday. The minister had rushed to Thrissur after the Union health ministry confirmed the woman, who returned […]
1,615 militants from Bodo factions lay down weapons
Three days after signing a peace accord with the Union government, 1,615 members of three factions of the Bodo militant outfit National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) officially laid down arms in a ceremony on Thursday. The cadres, belonging to the factions led B Sawraigra, Gobinda Basumatary and Ranjan Daimary, […]
India’s 1st coronavirus case detected in Kerala
A Kerala resident who was studying in China and returned last week tested positive for the novel coronavirus (NCoV-2019), state health minister KK Shailaja said on Thursday, announcing India’s first case of the new pathogen that has killed 170 people and set off a worldwide alarm. The woman, a medical […]
Sabarimala 9-judge bench to sit on Feb 3
The nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court constituted to hear legal questions relating to entry of women into the Sabarimala temple and other gender-related questions in other religions will sit on February 3 to finalise these after the lawyers tasked with doing this couldn’t arrive at a consensus. . Chief […]
Politicians to meet PM Modi, Amit Shah on Jammu and Kashmir statehood
A group of politicians, including former ministers, from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) will seek appointments to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah to discuss restoration of the region’s statehood and to raise concerns regarding government jobs and land ownership, according to people aware of the […]
Visva Bharati issues gag order for faculty, non-teaching staff
The Visva Bharati (VB) on Thursday issued a notice saying if its teaching or non-teaching staff wishes to give any statements to the media, it has to do so only via the central university’s public relations in charge in writing. It also barred the staff from speaking to the media […]
Coronavirus outbreak is ‘very well under control’, says Donald Trump
President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States was working very closely with China on the coronavirus outbreak and he believed it was under control. “We’re working very closely with (China) and with a lot of other people and a lot of other countries” on combating the outbreak, Trump […]
Here is your horoscope for 31 Jan, 2020
Aries The Moon continues to transit your sign much of the day, dear Aries, and you seek emotional refreshment. The morning can prove a little conflicting with mixed signals to manage. Later today, the Moon moves into your resources sector for a couple of days. While your personal experiences and […]