Mumbai: Indian batter Sarfaraz Khan was blessed with a baby boy on Monday with his wife Romana, just around two hours before his 27th birthday.Sarfaraz, who recently smashed a brilliant 150 in a loss to New Zealand in the first Test at Bengaluru, took to Instagram and revealed that he and his wife were blessed with…
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday said, the well marked low pressure over the east-central Bay of Bengal moved west-northwards, has concentrated into a depression this morning. The system is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm (to be named as Cyclone ‘Dana’) by tomorrow (October 23) and further into a severe cyclonic storm by morning…
Cuttack: Panic buying has been seen in Odisha due to the probable cyclone Dana scare. Onion and potato prices have skyrocketed in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, said reports on Tuesday. According to latest reports, onion and potato prices have skyrocket in Cuttack Chatrabazar and Bhubaneswar Unit-1 Haat. Potatoes are being sold at Rs. 40 to Rs. 50 per…
Kolkata: Agitating junior doctors on Monday evening withdrew their weeks-long hunger strike over the RG Kar incident, hours after a meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The medics also called off their proposed shutdown in the state’s health sector from Tuesday till an indefinite period.
New Delhi, 22/10: As many as 30 domestic and international flights operated by Indian airlines received bomb threats on Monday night, according to sources. The flights of IndiGo, Vistara and Air India were among those that received the bomb threats, the sources in the know said. An IndiGo spokesperson on Tuesday said four of its…
Lucknow, 21/10: Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and party MP Ram Gopal Yadav on Monday triggered a huge controversy after he allegedly made objectionable remarks on chief justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud though he later backtracked and denied abusing anyone.
New Delhi,21/10: The Supreme Court on Monday said that the term “secularism” is part of the Constitution’s basic structure and there are a number of judgments, which make it clear that it has been given a status of unamendable portion. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar said that if one looks at…
Mumbai, 21/10: The Maha Vikas Aghadi has reached consensus on 210 of the 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra, which is a “significant achievement”, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said on Monday. The aim is to ensure the defeat of forces looting Maharashtra, he said in a swipe at the ruling alliance comprising Chief Minister…
Bhubaneswar, 21/10: In a big development, ,a “Low Pressure Area” over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by October 23, the India Meteorological Department said on Sunday. The “cyclonic disturbance” may affect the Odisha-West Bengal coasts. The meteorological department has predicted the cyclonic storm to hit the Odisha-West…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has put a hold on the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) recommendations to cease state funding for Madrassas and Madrassa boards that do not comply with the Right to Education (RTE) Act. The court also stayed the directive to enroll children attending Madrassas in formal schools.A bench…
