Day: May 9, 2020

'Court reserves order on bail plea of AAP MLA Jarwal

Delhi doctor suicide case: AAP MLA Jarwal arrested

11:15 pm May 9, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Saturday arrested Aam Aadmi Party MLA Prakash Jarwal and co-accused Kapil Nagar in connection with the suicide case of a doctor here last month, officials said. Jarwal and Nagar were called for questioning on Saturday evening and later arrested, police said. On Friday, a Delhi court issued non-bailable warrant […]

Maharashtra allows free intra-state bus travel from May 11

11:07 pm May 9, 2020

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has decided to make available its bus services free of cost from Monday to facilitate travelling of people stranded in various parts of the state to their homes during the lockdown period, Transport Minister Anil Parab said on Saturday. The State Transport (ST) bus service will be made available on the […]

Anand crashes to fourth straight defeat in Legends of Chess tourney

Online Chess: Anand rested as India lose to China

11:02 pm May 9, 2020

Chennai: India continued their shoddy show losing 1.5.-2.5 to title contenders and top seed China in the ninth round of FIDE-Chess.com Online Nations Cup on Saturday. With former world champion Viswanathan Anand resting, the Indian team managed to hold their own against the favourites before Yu Yangyi subdued B Adhiban with black pieces to secure […]

394 new coronavirus cases in Gujarat, 23 deaths

10:56 pm May 9, 2020

Ahmedabad: The number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat climbed to 7,797 in Gujarat on Saturday with 394 new cases coming to light, while death toll rose to 472 with 23 more deaths, a senior health official said. The number of patients who died in 24 hours since Friday evening — 23 — was the lowest […]

138 litres of liquor seized from train, accused missing

Arunachal levies 25 per cent cess on liquor

10:47 pm May 9, 2020

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh has decided to levy 25 percent cess on liquor from Saturday, an official said. The additional levy would garner Rs 70 crore per month to the state exchequer, Tax and Excise Secretary Anirudh S Singh said. “All collectors of excise shall issue transport permits for movement of goods from wholesale vends to […]