Day: March 2, 2020

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

3 arrested for ‘goli maro…’ slogan, one granted bail

11:12 pm March 2, 2020

Kolkata: Three BJP “supporters” have been arrested for raising provocative slogan — “desh ke gaddaro ko, goli maro …” (shoot the traitors) — while heading for Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s rally in the city on Sunday, a senior Kolkata Police official said. They were produced in a city court on Monday which sent two […]

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

Delhi violence: Crime branch to probe 47 murder cases

11:05 pm March 2, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi Police crime branch will investigate 47 murder cases which were filed after violence rocked the northeast part of the national capital, sources said on Monday. The death toll in the communal clashes over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) that erupted a week ago remained at 42 even as four bodies were […]

PM Modi to chair meeting of CSIR society on Friday

Thinking of giving up my social media accounts: PM

11:02 pm March 2, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he plans to give up his social media accounts on various platforms, including Twitter and Facebook. “This Sunday, thinking of giving up my social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & YouTube. Will keep you all posted,” he tweeted. The prime minister is active on social […]

Two traffickers held, 14 kids rescued in Hyderabad

10:58 pm March 2, 2020

Hyderabad: Police rescued 14 children and arrested two inter-state child traffickers here on Monday for allegedly engaging them as bonded labourers in bangle making units. Police raided two places and nabbed the duo and rescued the children, most of them below 14 years, police sources said. The two persons, who are from Bihar, were running […]

MP: Leopard cub separated from its mother rescued

10:54 pm March 2, 2020

Indore: A 20-day-old leopard cub, which got separated from its mother, was rescued from Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh and is being taken care of at the zoo in Indore, an official said on Monday. Forest officials rescued and brought the female cub to the zoo on Sunday evening from Dhar, said Rakesh Kumar Damor, […]