Day: March 11, 2020

Disney Plus goes live in India with Hotstar

9:03 pm March 11, 2020

New Delhi: Content from Disney Plus, the streaming platform from Disney, is now live in India via Hotstar, 18 days before its announced launch date of March 29. The Hotstar app, now rebranded as Disney Plus Hotstar, on Wednesday started showing Disney Plus content such as “The Mandalorian”, “Diary of a Future President”, “The World […]

Condition of coronavirus patients in Maha stable: CM

8:59 pm March 11, 2020

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said that the condition of people who have tested positive for coronavirus in the state is stable and an alert has been sounded at airports and ports to increase monitoring of passengers. He also said that the state machinery is ready to tackle the coronavirus crisis and […]

Man held for raping seven-year-old in Gujarat

8:55 pm March 11, 2020

Veraval (Guj): A 55-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district, police said on Wednesday. The police on Monday arrested Bhikhabhai Sidi for allegedly raping the minor who was visiting a relative at Chhachhar village with her mother, an official from Talala police station said. The incident took […]

HC dismisses Rajiv case convict Nalini’s petition for premature release

8:51 pm March 11, 2020

Chennai: The Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition by Nalini, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking premature release based on a Tamil Nadu cabinet decision, holding that the state governor’s consent was mandatory to give effect to it. The Honourable Supreme Court has held that under Article 161 of […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

COVID-19 forces postponement of Indian Open golf

8:51 pm March 11, 2020

Gurugram: The prestigious Indian Open golf tournament was on Wednesday postponed due to the global novel coronavirus outbreak with the organisers promising to reschedule the event at “some point” later this year. The event was scheduled to take place from March 19-22 at the DLF Golf and Country Club here. “The decision was made following […]