Day: November 12, 2019

Virat Kohli plays `gully cricket’ with kids

9:19 pm November 12, 2019

Indore (MP): Indian captain Virat Kohli played `gully (street) cricket’ with children during a shoot in the Bicholi Mardana area here. Kohli, who was rested for the three-match T20 series against Bangladesh which India won 2-1, will lead the side for the two-match Test series beginning here on Thursday against the visitors. The second match […]

COVID-19 negative certificates mandatory for Sabarimala pilgrims

Over 10 K police personnel to be deployed in Sabarimala

9:14 pm November 12, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: Over 10,000 police personnel will be posted in phases in and around Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple for security during the two-month long pilgrimage season starting November 17. During the Mandala Makkarvillakku festival, 10,017 police personnel will be posted around the temple complex in five phases, a police press release said. DGP Loknath Behara said […]

Two arrested in fake job racket

9:03 pm November 12, 2019

Mumbai: Mumbai police’s crime branch busted a fake job racket, by arresting two persons for allegedly cheating people with the promise of jobs in Gulf countries, police said here on Tuesday. The Unit-1 of the crime branch arrested Akram Sharif Shaikh (47), a resident of Cheeta Camp in Trombay and Dongri resident Mohammed Shabir Akbar […]

Father of IIT-M student who committed suicide to move HC

IIT student’s family demands fair probe into her death

9:01 pm November 12, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram/Kollam: The family of the 18-year-old IIT Madras student, who allegedly committed suicide three days ago in her hostel room, on Tuesday met Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and sought a fair police probe into the circumstances leading to her death. Fathima Latheef, pursuing her first year undergraduation course in the humanities stream, committed suicide by […]

Nine-day Jhiri Mela begins in Jammu

8:55 pm November 12, 2019

Jammu: Thousands of devotees from across the country joined the annual Jhiri Mela, one of north India’s biggest religious gatherings, which began here on Tuesday amid tight security, officials said. The Jhiri Mela is held every year on ‘Kartik Purnima’. Devotees pay obeisance at the Baba Jittoo temple in Jhiri village, 20 kms from here […]