Day: February 26, 2020

CBSE Class 12 exam tomorrow postponed in northeast Delhi

7:23 pm February 26, 2020

New Delhi: The CBSE Class 12 English exam on Thursday has been postponed in the northeast and parts of east Delhi in view of the turbulent situation due to violence, according to officials. “Considering request of Delhi government and to avoid inconvenience to students, staff and parents, the board has decided to postpone the exam […]

Congress takes out peace march against Delhi violence

7:17 pm February 26, 2020

New Delhi: Senior Congress leaders including general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Wednesday participated in a party peace march from the AICC headquarters here against the violence in Delhi. Besides Priyanka, other senior leaders who attended the march included Mukul Wasnik, KC Venugopal, PL Punia, Randeep Surjewala, Rajeev Gowda, Shaktisinh Gohil, Ajay Singh Lallu (UP Congress […]

Trump, Melania relish Bukhara’s naan, sikandari raan

7:12 pm February 26, 2020

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania enjoyed the “Trump platter” specially laid out for them at the famed Bukhara restaurant of ITC Maurya, where the couple stayed during their visit to Delhi. They relished the table-sized ‘naan’ and ‘sikandari raan’, a dish of roasted mutton leg for which the over four-decade-old […]

Only one technical bid received out of 4 coal mines put up for re-auction

Coal racket: Congress seeks withdrawal of petition against

3:50 pm February 26, 2020

Shillong: The opposition Congress has demanded withdrawal of the state government’s petition, filed before the Meghalaya High Court, against the Lokayukta order for a CBI probe into the alleged coal racket. Former chief minister and leader of opposition Mukul Sangma alleged that the MDA government, backed by the BJP, has been “instrumental in delaying the […]

Maha tourism policy on the cards: Aaditya Thackeray

3:45 pm February 26, 2020

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government is in the process of formulating a new Tourism Policy for the state which includes beach shacks in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts, Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray told the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. Thackeray informed that a proposal is also under consideration for development of resorts and hotels in the coastal Konkan […]