Day: November 21, 2019

Snakebite case: Students continue protests

Girl dies of snakebite in classroom

6:28 pm November 21, 2019

Wayanad (Ker): A 10-year-old girl died after being bitten by a snake inside her classroom at Sultan Bathery in Wayanad district, police said on Thursday. The fifth standard student, Shehala, was taken to the hospital only an hour after the incident, students of the government vocational higher secondary school alleged. A classmate alleged that the […]

Priyanka attacks Modi on lack of empathy for Assam

Priyanka backs appointment of Muslim professor at BHU

6:23 pm November 21, 2019

Varanasi: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday came out in support of the Muslim professor whose appointment at the Banaras Hindu University’s Sanskrit department has triggered a row. Taking to Twitter, the Congress leader defended the appointment. “Our languages and culture are our speciality, our strength,” the Congress leader tweeted. “Sanskrit language has vastness. […]

Rajya Sabha marshals spotted without military-style caps

6:20 pm November 21, 2019

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha marshals on Thursday were seen without their military-style caps as part of the ongoing review of their new uniforms which had invited criticism from some ex-Army officers and opposition leaders. Uniforms of Rajya Sabha marshals were restyled from traditional Indian attire comprising turbans to dark navy blue and olive green military-style […]

Delhi records lowest October temperature in 26 years

Air quality ‘severe’ in many parts of Delhi-NCR

6:16 pm November 21, 2019

New Delhi: Air quality in many parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region turned severe on Thursday due to calm winds and high humidity, officials said. The situation is likely to worsen in the next 24 hours, while some relief is expected on Saturday. The overall air quality index (AQI) in the national capital […]

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

Speaker cautions Cong member against questioning his impartiality

6:12 pm November 21, 2019

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday cautioned a Congress member against questioning the Chair’s impartiality. The incident happened during the Zero Hour after Ravneet Singh Bittu, a Congress MP from Punjab, raised the issue of the Union government’s decision to withdraw SPG security cover given to the Gandhi family and was cut […]