Day: November 8, 2020

PM Modi lauds Advani on his 93rd birthday

2:52 pm November 8, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted veteran BJP leader L K Advani on his 93rd birthday and said he is a living inspiration to BJP workers and the countrymen. In a tweet in Hindi, Modi said Advani, home minister and deputy prime minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led government, played a significant […]

Feel very happy over Kamala Harris’ victory, says aunt

2:47 pm November 8, 2020

Chennai: City-based maternal aunt of US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Dr Sarala Gopalan, is elated over her niece’s feat and now hopes to attend her swearing-in ceremony. The jubilant veteran doctor told PTI on Sunday that she couldn’t speak to Harris on Saturday as she spent the entire day waiting for the announcement on her […]

Cyclist dead after being hit by truck in UP’s Banda

2:43 pm November 8, 2020

Banda: A cyclist has died after being hit by a truck in the Atarra area of the district, police said on Sunday. The accident took place on Saturday evening, and the victim was identified as Rajkumar Verma (40), who works as a labourer, SHO of Atarra police station Akhilesh Mishra said. The SHO said the […]

Cases over 'Jallikatttu' protests will be withdrawn: TN CM

TN CM hails Kamala Harris’ “astounding victory”

2:40 pm November 8, 2020

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Sunday greeted US President-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris and particularly recalled her Tamil Nadu roots. Democrat Joe Biden on Saturday defeated incumbent Republican US President Donald Trump in the closely-fought US presidential elections. In a tweet, Palaniswami expressed joy over Harris becoming the first […]

64% children in childcare institutions sent home: UNICEF

MP: 5-yr-old boy stuck in borewell dies

2:37 pm November 8, 2020

Bhopal: A five-year-old boy, who fell into a 200-feet deep borewell in Madhya Pradesh’s Niwari district four days back, could not be saved even after a 90-hour-long rescue operation, officials said on Sunday. As soon as a team of rescue workers managed to retrieve the child, Prahlad, from the borewell around 3 am on Sunday, […]