Day: November 8, 2019

Delhi’s air remains ‘very poor’

11:42 pm November 8, 2019

New Delhi: The national capital’s air quality remained “very poor” on Friday but no drastic decline is expected in the next three days as strong winds are likely to blow in the region. The city’s overall air quality index (AQI) read 330 at 4 pm. It decreased to 320 at 8 pm. Air quality in […]

Five cattle smugglers arrested in J-K's Reasi

Ghosh stands by cow milk having traces of gold remark

11:38 pm November 8, 2019

Kolkata: West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Friday justified his comment that Indian cow milk have “traces of gold”, saying it was backed by conclusions of research taking place in the foreign countries. He said those who are trolling him over the remark should first prove him wrong by producing counter research papers. Ghosh, […]

James Donaldson, Deeya named brand ambassador of Sukarya

11:36 pm November 8, 2019

New Delhi: Former basketball player James Donaldson and Indian mountaineer Deeya Suzannah Bajai were on Friday named the global brand ambassadors of Sukarya, a women-centric NGO. Donaldson, the former NBA star from Seattle, USA, has played for NBA for almost two decades, while Deeya has successfully climbed six out of the seven highest peaks, including […]

Judicial custody for arrested ex-Tripura minister

11:28 pm November 8, 2019

Agartala: Senior CPI(M) leader Badal Chowdhury, arrested in a corruption case, was on Friday remanded to judicial custody for three days but he asserted that he was framed and would come out clean. Chowdhury, a CPI(M) central committee member who was the PWD minister during the Left Front regime, was arrested on October 30 from […]

MVA govt in Maha will complete full term: Pawar

After CM resigns, Maharashtra Congress leaders meet Pawar

11:25 pm November 8, 2019

Mumbai: Hours after Devendra Fadnavis resigned as Maharashtra Chief Minister amid continuing impasse over power-sharing talks with ally Shiv Sena, Congress leaders met NCP chief Sharad Pawar at his residence here. Speaking to the media after the meeting at Pawar’s residence “Silver Oak”, state Congress president Balasaheb Thorat said his party and NCP had not […]