Day: March 8, 2020

Italy sports minister calls for ‘immediate’ halt to Serie A over coronavirus

11:28 pm March 8, 2020

Rome : Italy’s Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora called Sunday for an immediate suspension of the Serie A season due to the coronavirus outbreak that has killed 233 people in the Mediterranean country. “The FIGC (Italian Football Federation) should consider immediately STOPPING Serie A,” Spadafora wrote in a statement on his Facebook page. “It makes no sense right […]

Women's Day: U'khand govt launches interest-free loan scheme for women SHGs

Rahul, Priyanka greet women on International Women’s Day

9:32 pm March 8, 2020

New Delhi: “May you grow from strength to strength” was Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s message to Indian women on the occasion of the International Women’s Day on Sunday. He also posted Mahatma Gandhi’s quote on Twitter, “If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man’s superior.” “Happy Women’s Day to all the […]

CBI books Yes Bank founder, wife & others in fresh case

ED stops Rana Kapoor’s daughter from taking flight to UK

9:30 pm March 8, 2020

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate on Sunday stopped Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor’s daughter from taking a flight to London as she is required to join the probe in a money laundering case against her father, officials said. They said Roshni Kapoor was disallowed to board the flight from Mumbai airport on the basis of a […]

Three-day Hola Mohalla begins at Punjab’s Anandpur Sahib

9:28 pm March 8, 2020

Rupnagar (Pb): The three-day Hola Mohalla began with religious fervour at Punjab’s Anandpur Sahib, 30 kilometres from here. Thousands of Sikh devotees from India and abroad reached Anandpur Sahib to pay obeisance at the Gurdwara Kesgarh Sahib and took a dip in the holy sarovar. An official spokesman said about 2,800 police personnel and 51 […]

Pak targets forward areas in J-K's Poonch

Pakistan fires on Indian posts along the LoC in JK’s Poonch

9:25 pm March 8, 2020

Jammu: In yet another ceasefire violation, the Pakistani army fired on forward Indian posts along the Line of Control in Poonch district for the second consecutive day on Sunday, a defence spokesman said. “At about 5.45 pm, Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by small arms firing along LoC in Shahpur and Qasba sectors. The Indian […]