Day: February 25, 2020

There was no recent Modi-Trump contact: Govt sources

PM Modi wants people to have religious freedom: Trump

6:58 pm February 25, 2020

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he discussed the issue of religious freedom with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his comprehensive talks and that the Indian leader wants people to have this freedom. He also said that talked about his country’s peace deal with the Taliban with Modi, and said that […]

44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

Tests for Kolkata Metro’s China-made rake in limbo amid coronavirus scare

6:52 pm February 25, 2020

Kolkata: The deadly coronavirus outbreak is forcing Chinese manufacturer CRRC Dalian to look at other avenues to get its rake for the Kolkata Metro Railway tested, an official said here on Tuesday. A team of Chinese engineers was supposed to come to the city for conducting Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) tests of the first rake […]

Gujarat: Teen hangs self in police lock-up in Ahmedabad

6:49 pm February 25, 2020

Ahmedaba: A teenager allegedly committed suicide in a police lock-up late Monday night in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, an official said. Jigar Solanki (19) was held some hours earlier by Kagdapith police for allegedly entering into a scuffle with his neighbour, the official said. “At around 11:10pm on Monday, he hanged himself from an iron grill of […]

Amit Shah in Tamil Nadu and Kerala on Sunday

Kolkata Police grants permission for Amit Shah rally

6:47 pm February 25, 2020

Kolkata: After days of “dilly-dallying” over granting permission for Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s proposed rally here on March 1, the Kolkata Police has finally accorded it, a senior BJP leader said on Tuesday. The saffron party had on February 20 submitted a letter to the Kolkata Police seeking permission for the rally, he said. […]

Consider revamp of your panel of advocates: HC to SRA

6:44 pm February 25, 2020

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday called for reconstitution of the panel of lawyers who represent the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), noting that its lawyers often can not assist the court properly. The court was hearing a petition about a project undertaken by construction groups HDIL and RKW Developers. RKW Developers is owned by […]