Day: March 12, 2020

CBI spokesperson Nitin Wakankar promoted as DG, BOC

8:31 pm March 12, 2020

New Delhi: Senior IIS officer Nitin D Wakankar, who became the media face of the CBI when it was battling negative perception in the aftermath of a turf war between an agency chief and his deputy, has been promoted as Director General, Bureau of Outreach and Communications, a government order said on Thursday. Wakankar with […]

Woman beaten to death by husband in Odisha

Scindia arrives in Bhopal, gets grand welcome by BJP

8:26 pm March 12, 2020

Bhopal: A day after joining the BJP in Delhi, Jyotiraditya Scindia arrived at the party’s Madhya Pradesh headquarters here on Thursday to a grand welcome by saffron party leaders, including former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and amid bursting of crackers. After reaching the BJP office – Deendayal Parisar – in posh Arera Colony, in […]

Wholesale price inflation cools to 1 pc in March

Retail inflation cools to 6.58 pc in Feb

8:21 pm March 12, 2020

New Delhi: Retail inflation dropped for the first time after six months in February, easing to 6.58 per cent as prices of vegetables and other kitchen items cooled, government data showed on Thursday. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based retail inflation, however, still continues to rule above the comfort level of the Reserve Bank of […]

Coming home and staying there in COVID-19 times

Coronavirus cases in India rise to 74: Health Ministry

8:15 pm March 12, 2020

New Delhi: The number of coronavirus patients in the country has risen to 74 with 14 fresh cases, including nine from Maharashtra and one each from Delhi, Ladakh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh as well as one foreign national, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. Giving a state-wise breakup, the ministry said Delhi reported […]

BAI apprises BWF of government’s latest travel advisory

8:11 pm March 12, 2020

New Delhi: The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has apprised the world body (BWF) on the latest travel advisory issued by the government, which might affect the India Open Super 500 tournament, a crucial event for the Tokyo Olympic qualification. BAI and the Badminton World Federation (BWF) had issued a joint statement on Wednesday, informing […]