NEW DELHI: Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck will travel to India from April 3 to 5 at the invitation of President Droupadi Murmu, the government announced on Saturday. The king, who will be accompanied by Bhutan's foreign minister and other senior officials, will hold meetings with Murmu and also PM Narendra Modi.Official sources said the visit is in keeping with the tradition of regular...
HOWRAH(WEST BENGAL): The situation in Howrah town, which witnessed clashes between two groups during a Ram Navami procession, is peaceful and under control on Saturday, even as prohibitory order was still in force in the affected area, a police officer said.Shops and markets opened as traffic movement started from the morning amid heavy deployment of police in Kazipara area. Taking over investigations...
NEW DELHI: Delhi recorded 416 fresh Covid cases on Saturday, the highest in over seven months, with a positivity rate of 14.37 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. Also, one Covid-related death was reported, stated the department's latest bulletin that had two additional sections to describe the fatality -- "Primary cause of death is Covid - zero; primary cause of death is...
MUMBAI: Maharashtra on Saturday recorded 669 Covid-19 cases, which took the state's tally to 81,44,780, while the death toll stood unchanged at 1,48,441, a health official said. The addition to the tally was a rise from 425 recorded on Friday, though lower than Thursday's 694, he pointed out. Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) recorded 347 cases, including 189 in the metropolis, while 60 cases were...
NEW DELHI: Speedster Mark Wood bagged his first-ever Indian Premier League fifer as Lucknow Super Giants cruised to a comprehensive victory over Delhi Capitals in Match 3 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium.Playing only his second IPL match and first for the Lucknow franchise, Wood wreaked havoc with his opening burst to rock Delhi Capitals in a steep chase of 194. Wood's three wickets in his first two overs...
THANE: The Raigad and Thane health departments have independently set up a probe seeking explanations in the incident where a pregnant woman from Neral was refused treatment at their respective "ill-equipped" facilities forcing her to travel to Thane.The woman who had to endure excruciating pain for 12 hours, finally delivered a stillborn baby in an ambulance late on March 20 while on the way to the...
KOLKATA: One person was killed and 18 others seriously injured after a bus overturned and hit a motorcycle in central Kolkata's Mayo Road area on Saturday evening, police said. The minibus, which was operating on the Metiabruz-Howrah route, was heading towards the Mayo Road-Dufferin Road crossing when the accident happened around 4.40 pm, they said. The driver of the bus suddenly lost control, following...
CHENNAI: Cricket fans heading to M A Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk to watch IPL matches could travel in metro trains for free or catch the action live on large screens put up at five metro stations. Chennai Metro Rail Limited has tied up with Chennai Super Kings to provide free metro train ride for IPL and CSK fans on all match days in the city in April and May. Passengers will have to produce their QR...
NEW DELHI: Thunderstorm with heavy rain lashed parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region on Saturday evening. Areas, including south and southeast Delhi witnessed heavy downpour around 6pm.The IMD had issued a forecast for rain a day back saying that the city was likely to witness rain accompanied by thunder and lightning with the maximum temperature likely to settle at 30 degrees Celsius.The...
PATIALA: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who had been serving time in Patiala central jail for a 1988 road rage death case, was released on Saturday, after nearly 10 months.He emerged from the prison wearing a sky blue jacket, later than the anticipated afternoon release time, at 5.53pm.After coming out of the jail, Sidhu slammed Centre, saying democracy in chains, institutions turned slaves.“I...
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