Day: January 29, 2020

Maharashtra: Algae found in saline bottle at Beed civil hospital

10:54 pm January 29, 2020

Beed: Algae was found in a bottle of saline at the government hospital at Beed in Maharashtra, the authorities said on Wednesday. A hospital official said that a staff nurse noticed pieces of algae in the saline bottle just before it was to be administered to a patient through intravenous injection. Saline bottles used at […]

Lohardaga violence: 21 arrested, curfew relaxed

10:44 pm January 29, 2020

Lohardaga (Jharkhand): Altogether 21 people were arrested in connection with the January 23 violence that took place during a pro-CAA rally here, a senior police officer said on Wednesday. The administration also imposed curfew in the entire Lohardaga district, which was relaxed for four hours in two phases during the day to enable people to […]

JD(U) expels Prashant Kishor and Pavan Varma

8:06 pm January 29, 2020

New Delhi: JD(U) on Wednesday expelled its vice president Prashant Kishor and general secretary Pavan Varma from the party, saying their conduct in recent past has made it clear that they don’t want to abide by the party’s discipline Both leaders have been critical of the party president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over […]

Maharashtra: Clash during Bharat Bandh in Dhule

7:59 pm January 29, 2020

Dhule/Mumbai: Two groups clashed during a `Bharat Bandh’ against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in north Maharashtra’s Dhule district on Wednesday, while sporadic violence was also reported in Yavatmal, Aurangabad and some other places. The police fired four rounds in the air and lobbed six tear gas shells to disperse a violent mob in Dhule, […]

Vistara imposes travel ban on Kunal Kamra

All I want is to express solidarity with Vemula: Kamra

7:56 pm January 29, 2020

Mumbai: Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, banned by three airlines from flying for allegedly heckling TV journalist Arnab Goswami aboard a flight, on Wednesday said he just wanted to express solidarity with PhD scholar Rohith Vemula and at no point he was “unruly or disruptive”. He said the flying suspension was not “shocking” for him and […]