Day: February 28, 2020

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Chhindam disqualified as corporator over Shivaji remark

7:04 pm February 28, 2020

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has disqualified former deputy mayor of Ahmednagar Shripad Chhindam as corporator for insulting Shivaji Maharaj, a senior minister said here on Friday. Chhindam had kicked up a controversy with an objectionable statement about the 17th century iconic warrior king in 2018. An audio clip of his statement had gone viral. Subsequently […]

Delhi govt to provide govt job to brother of IB employee who lost his life during riots

WB Guv condemns violence in Delhi

7:00 pm February 28, 2020

Kolkata: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday condemned the recents incidents of violence in the national capital which has claimed 39 lives so far and criticised the role of those who see prospects of growth in it. Describing hatred as another form of violence, Dhankhar said observing silence on it is also a “crime […]

Controversy erupts over male nudity in Malayalam play

3:37 pm February 28, 2020

Kochi: A controversy has erupted in the world of theatre arts in the country after the National School of Drama (NSD) issued a notice seeking clarification from a director for including an act of nudity in his play staged at one of the prestigious festivals in Puducherry recently. The Malayalam play ‘Bhaskara Pattelarum Thommiyude Jeevithavum’ […]

5-year-old girl raped by family acquaintance in Odisha

3:34 pm February 28, 2020

Kendrapara (Odisha): A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man known to her family in Kendrapara district, police said on Friday. The suspect has been detained for allegedly committing the crime on Thursday night, Inspector of Pattamundai police station Rakesh Tripathy said. Though no complaint has been lodged in this connection, the police launched […]

Mayawati seeks judicial probe into Delhi clashes

3:31 pm February 28, 2020

Lucknow: BSP President Mayawati on Friday wrote a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind, demanding a high-level judicial probe monitored by a Supreme Court judge into the violent clashes in Delhi. Stressing that the violence has “trampled” Delhi like during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Mayawati termed them as most serious and unfortunate and said they […]