Day: November 13, 2019

Want to sell my BMW due to high maintenance cost, not for funding training: Dutee

Dutee Chand named in TIME 100 Next list

11:23 pm November 13, 2019

New Delhi: India sprinter Dutee Chand has been named in the TIME 100 Next, an expansion of the TIME 100 list of the most influential persons in the world. The list, an initiative of TIME magazine, highlights 100 rising stars who are shaping the future of business, entertainment, sports, politics, health, science, activism etc. “I […]

Delhi records lowest October temperature in 26 years

Smog shrouds Delhi-NCR again; schools shut till Friday

11:20 pm November 13, 2019

New Delhi: The noxious smog resulting from raging farm fires and unfavourable weather pushed pollution in Delhi-NCR towards the “emergency” zone on Wednesday, prompting authorities to order closure of schools till November 15 — a second time in two weeks. With the Central Pollution Control Board fearing a similar situation will prevail over the next […]

Babul Supriyo faces protest during visit to cyclone-hit areas

11:11 pm November 13, 2019

Kolkata: Union minister Babul Supriyo on Wednesday faced massive protests and was asked to go back by a group of people when he reached South 24 Parganas to take a stock of the situation in cyclone ‘Bulbul’-hit areas. Supriyo, who said on Tuesday that he had been asked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit […]

Sena moves SC against Guv’s refusal for extra time to muster numbers

11:06 pm November 13, 2019

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court against Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s refusal to grant more time to the party to submit the required letters of support to form the next government on Monday night, a party leader said on Tuesday. The Sena, which is trying to form a possible coalition […]

Mamata presents vote on account for Rs 2.99 lakh cr in House, oppn parties boycott speech

Mamata pegs loss due to cyclone ‘Bulbul’ at Rs 50,000 crore

11:01 pm November 13, 2019

Basirhat (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, after conducting an aerial survey of cyclone ‘Bulbul’-hit areas in North 24 Parganas, said on Wednesday that the loss incurred by the state due to the natural calamity might go up to Rs 50,000 crore. Banerjee handed over a cheque of Rs 2.4 lakh each to the […]