Day: November 21, 2019

Bhuvneshwar returns for T20s, ODIs against West Indies; skipper Kohli also back

8:53 pm November 21, 2019

Kolkata: A fit-again Bhuvneshwar Kumar made a comeback to the Indian teams for the upcoming ODI and T20 series against the West Indies while captain Virat Kohli returned after skipping the T20s against Bangladesh. All-rounder Shivam Dube earned his maiden ODI call-up weeks after making his T20 debut against Bangladesh. Ace seamer Mohammed Shami was […]

Student posing as ortho surgeon held for extortion

8:44 pm November 21, 2019

Hyderabad: A 20-year-old man who allegedly extorted Rs 2.8 lakh from a woman after posing as an orthopedic surgeon on a matrimonial site, was arrested here on Thursday, police said. The woman had to quit her job in Malaysia due to harassment and threats for more money from the man B Sainath, a physiotherapy student, […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

DJB alleges Paswan acted ‘irresponsibly, tabled fake report’ in Parliament

8:42 pm November 21, 2019

New Delhi: Delhi Jal Board vice chairman Dinesh Mohaniya on Thursday alleged that Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan acted “irresponsibly” and “tabled a fake report” in Parliament about the national capital’s water quality. Citing media reports, he alleged that “gross irregularities” have surfaced in the process of water sample collection in the city. “We have […]

Harsh Vardhan reviews preparedness of states for roll out of IMI 2.0 from Dec 2

8:35 pm November 21, 2019

New Delhi: Union Health minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday reviewed preparedness of various states for the rollout of the second phase of an intensified vaccination campaign on December 2, with special focus on improving coverage in areas with “low” immunization. The minister reviewed the preparedness of states for rollout of Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0. […]

Narayanasamy says PM levelled "unfounded charges'

Treat Puducherry as ‘transgender’ iffirm stand can’t be adopted while granting funds: Pondy CM

8:34 pm November 21, 2019

Puducherry: Accusing the Centre of adopting different stances while sanctioning grants to Puducherry, Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Thursday said it could as well treat the union territory as a “transgender”. The present “whimsical approach”in treating Puducherry as a ‘State’ for some schemes and as ‘Union Territory’ for others was “helpless,” he said. Inaugurating a […]