Day: February 26, 2020

Muslim woman artiste captivates ‘Yakshagana’ stage in Karnataka

3:39 pm February 26, 2020

Mangaluru: The ‘Yakshagana’ stage in Karnataka is witnessing a curious spectacle with a Muslim woman artiste creating waves with her performances. Arshiya, the artiste from Vittal in Dakshina Kannada district, is the first woman from the Muslim community to venture into the popular traditional theatre art form. At one time, women were barred from Yakshagana […]

Father-daughter duo run over by truck in UP’s Badaun

3:20 pm February 26, 2020

Badaun (UP): A man and his minor daughter were crushed to death as they got run over by a truck after tripping over a speed breaker on Bareilly-Mathura highway here, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place in in Ujhani area of the highway on Tuesday when Avanish Kumar (35), his wife Sunita and […]

Nadda promises OBC status for left out Hindu backward castes

Leaders attend wedding of J P Nadda’s son

2:48 pm February 26, 2020

Jaipur: Senior political leaders from Delhi and Rajasthan on Tuesday graced the wedding ceremony of BJP president J P Nadda’s son Girish Nadda in Pushkar. Among the leaders who attended the function included former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, Rajya Sabha MPs Om Mathur, Bhupendra Yadav, Union ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Arjun Ram Meghwal. Lok […]

Jamia student arrested in connection with NE Delhi violence

Northeast Delhi violence: Death toll climbs to 17

2:40 pm February 26, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll in northeast Delhi communal violence over the amended citizenship law rose to 17 on Wednesday, according to GTB Hospital authorities. On Tuesday, the death toll was 13. Four bodies were brought to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital from the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, taking the death toll to […]

Coronavirus: China reports 4 deaths, 31 new cases

China coronavirus: Death toll climbs to over 2,700 amidst signs of slowdown

2:38 pm February 26, 2020

Beijing: The death toll in China’s novel coronavirus epidemic on Wednesday climbed to 2,715 with 52 new fatalities while the confirmed cases rose to 78,064, amidst strong signs of COVID-19 slowing down even at its epicentre Hubei province. The country’s National Health Commission (NHC) in its daily update said it received reports of 52 deaths, […]