Coronavirus: Srinagar mayor calls for cancellation of Khelo India winter games
Srinagar, Mar 7 (PTI) Amid the coronavirus scare, Srinagar Mayor Junaid Mattu has called for cancellation of Khelo India’s first winter games chapter, which starts in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg town on Saturday. Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has reached Kashmir to inaugurate the event, which would continue till Wednesday. Around 800-900 sportspersons will be taking […]
Saudi detains three royal princes over ‘coup plot’: Reports
Riyadh, Mar 7 (AFP) Saudi authorities have detained three princes including King Salman’s brother and nephew on charges of plotting a coup, the US media reported Friday, signalling a further consolidation of power by the kingdom’s de facto ruler. The detentions cast aside the last vestiges of potential opposition to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and […]
Day after court awards life sentence, convict commits suicide inside jail
Udaipur, Mar 7 (PTI) A day after a local court sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his minor daughter, the convict allegedly committed suicide by hanging inside Udaipur jail, police said. Ramnivas Gurjar (40) hanged himself with a piece of cloth in the bathroom of the jail. He was serving life sentence in a […]
Appeal to people to stay away from rumours regarding coronavirus: PM Modi
New Delhi, Mar 7 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked people to stay away from rumours regarding coronavirus and emphasised on the need to follow the advice of doctors in this regard. He also asked people to avoid handshakes and start greeting others with ‘namaste’ once again. Modi was interacting with owners of Jan […]
Not a single bomb blast under PM Modi’s watch: Javadekar
Pune, Mar 7 (PTI) Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said that not a single bomb blast had taken place in the country in the last six years thanks to the strong security measures taken by Narendra Modi government. Javadekar was speaking ata function to mark the ‘Jan Aushadhi Divas’ atthe B J Medical College […]
Farooq Abdullah’s detention clear signal of centre’s ‘contempt’ for Kashmiri representation: NC
Srinagar, Mar 7 : The continuous detention of Member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah was a clear signal of the Centre’s contempt for Kashmiri representation, the National Conference (NC) said, asserting that the absence of the top party leadership from the political landscape of Jammu and Kashmir was neither in favour of the country nor the […]
Two Indian-American doctors seek to arrest tsunami of cancer in India
Washington, Mar 7: Two eminent Indian-American doctors, known for their pioneering research and treatment of cancer patients, are seeking to arrest what they describe as “tsunami” of the deadly disease that has now engulfed India through a massive effort of early detection and health education. Dattatreyudu Nori, an internationally acclaimed oncologist, who has treated several […]
China exports plunge on coronavirus epidemic
Beijing, Mar 7: China’s exports plummeted in the first two months of this year on the back of a coronavirus epidemic that forced businesses to suspend operations, disrupting the world’s supply chains. Exports fell 17.2 percent, the biggest drop since February 2019 during the trade war with the United States, and imports dropped 4 percent, […]
Delhi violence: 1 held for sweet-shop employee’s killing
New Delhi, Mar 7 (PTI) A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly being involved in the killing of an employee of a sweet shop in northeast Delhi during the communal violence, police said. Dilbar Singh Negi’s decapitated body was found in Brahmpuri on February 26. He belonged to Uttarakhand and was working at a sweet […]