Day: February 13, 2020

BMC to set up desalination plant to solve Mumbai's water woes

HC slams govt, BMC over drinking water in civic schools

8:26 pm February 13, 2020

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday questioned the Maharashtra government and BMC’s campaign urging students of civic schools to drink more water, and asked if these schools indeed provide clean drinking water. A division bench of Justices S C Dharmadhikari and R I Chagla was hearing a public interest litigation on lack of clean […]

Man found dead inside mosque in Srinagar

8:23 pm February 13, 2020

Srinagar: A man was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Thursday inside a mosque at Maisuma in the city, police said. The body of Abdul Gani Dar, a resident of Beerwah in Budgam district, was found inside the Jamiat-e-Ahli Hadith mosque, they said. Officials said there were injury marks on the head of Dar, who […]

Rupee settles flat at 71.33 against US dollar

8:15 pm February 13, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee on Thursday settled flat at 71.33 (provisional) against the US dollar after weak macro-economic data disappointed market participants. Forex traders said disappointing macro economic numbers and weak domestic equities weighed on the local unit, while easing crude oil prices and weakening of the American currency in the overseas market restricted the fall […]

Maha man attacks woman after her dog urinates near his house

Kolkata Police to induct dog breed that tracked Osama bin Laden

3:36 pm February 13, 2020

Kolkata: The Kolkata Police will be inducting into its combat force the dog breed that had helped the US Seal team track Osama bin Laden, a senior police officer said on Thursday. The breed, named Belgian Malinois, will be acquired by the Kolkata Police for its specialised dog squad being set up to combat terror […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Cultural festival ‘Arth’ to kick-off from Feb 21

3:30 pm February 13, 2020

New Delhi: Over 200 scholars, writers, artists and artisans from India and abroad will be part of the mega cultural festival ‘Arth’ starting here in the capital on February 21, announced organisers of the event. The three-day festival, touted to be India’s one of its kind multi-regional fest, will be held here at the Jawaharlal […]