Day: March 28, 2020

Cops help stranded couple reach home with their newborn

9:51 pm March 28, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Saturday came to the rescue of a couple that was stuck in a hospital due to the lockdown after the woman gave birth. According to police, the man’s sister approached them through Twitter saying he has been staying at the ESI hospital, Raja Garden, for the last 10 days […]

Sangli: Containment zone set up after 24 of family test positive

9:45 pm March 28, 2020

Sangli: With 24 members of a large family testing positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra‘s Sangli district in the last few days, the administration has set up a containment zone in one-km radius of where they live. At least 325 persons, who were “non-close contacts” of this family, have been home-quarantined to ensure that the infection […]

Ramayan becomes most viewed program globally

Walk down nostalgia lane for many as Ramayan’ returns on DD

9:40 pm March 28, 2020

New Delhi: The “Ramayan” was back on television on Saturday, recalling for many those epic mornings an age ago when entire families, and even neighbours, gathered before clunky television boxes for their weekly fix of television and religion. The streets were empty today, as they were nearly three decades ago when Ramanand Sagar’s serial that […]

Rishi Kapoor dies in Mumbai hospital; Amitabh Bachchan says - I am destroyed

Govt should open liquor stores in evenings during lockdown: Rishi Kapoor

9:35 pm March 28, 2020

Mumbai: Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor on Saturday said the state and central governments should let the licensed liquor shops operate in the evening during the 21-day lockdown period. In a Twitter post, the actor said liquor is a major source of revenue for the government and is already being sold illegally everywhere in the country. […]

Assam cop dies in market; family claims lynched, SP differs

9:26 pm March 28, 2020

Silchar/Hailakandi: An Assam Industrial Security Force (AISF) constable died in Cachar district on Saturday, after which his wife claimed he was lynched by a mob while enforcing a lockdown at a market, but police said his death was probably due to high blood pressure. The AISF constable identified as Baktaruddin Barbhuiya was found dead at […]