Day: March 9, 2020

Budget for the rich, of the rich, by the rich: Chidambaram

Chidambaram cross-examined, refutes allegations of cash distribution in 2009 LS election

11:33 pm March 9, 2020

Chennai: Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Monday refuted allegations about cash distribution in a case pertaining to his election from Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency in 2009. Chidambaram, Rajya Sabha MP, replied that distribution of money “are imaginary and there is no evidence at all.” The veteran congress leader was cross-examined by counsel for the […]

Farmer’s suicide: Two bank officials among five booked

11:30 pm March 9, 2020

Saharanpur: Police have booked five people, including two bank officials, two days after a debt-ridden farmer committed suicide in UP’s Saharanpur, officials said here on Monday. They said the wife of the victim, Vedpal, had lodged a complaint at the Fatehpur police station here on the basis of a suicide note recovered from his pocket. […]

Sea cucumbers worth Rs 5 crore seized, 2 arrested

11:28 pm March 9, 2020

Nagapattinam: Two tonnes of sea cucumbers kept in two godowns here have been seized by the forest department and two persons arrested in this connection. Acting on a tip-off, a special team from the department conducted a search in multiple godowns and the search yielded two tonnes of the marine species worth about Rs 5 […]

Offices, metro, bus services operate with 50-per cent capacity in Delhi

Delhi Metro services from 2:30pm on Holi

11:16 pm March 9, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi Metro services will not be available till 2.30 pm on Tuesday on account of Holi. “On Holi (10th March 2020), metro services will not be available till 2:30 PM on all Lines of the Delhi Metro. Additionally, metro feeder bus service will not be operational on 10th March 2020,” the Delhi Metro […]

Another doctor commits suicide

11:14 pm March 9, 2020

Hyderabad: A 43-year-old doctor and managing director of a private hospital here allegedly committed suicide on Monday at his house by shooting himself, police said. The doctor shot himself in his head with his licensed weapon in the early hours, they said. His wife, who had gone outside on Sunday night, grew suspicious after he […]