Day: February 25, 2021

Man kills wife in north Delhi

11:06 pm February 25, 2021

New Delhi: A 25-year-old woman was killed allegedly by her husband on Thursday morning in north Delhi’s Bhalsawa Dairy area, police said. Devki Nandan (26) first hit his wife with a hammer on her head and later strangulated her to death with a piece of cloth. Nandan runs a food cart in the area. He […]

List of Test matches which ended on Day 2

11:02 pm February 25, 2021

Ahmedabad: Following is the list of Tests worldwide which ended on Day 2 with a result before India’s win over England in the day-night third match here on Thursday. 1) England vs Australia at The Oval on 28 Aug 1882: Australia won 2) England vs Australia at Lord’s on 16 Jul 1888: Australia won 3) […]

President arrives in Odisha on a 3-day visit

President’s Rule imposed in Puducherry

10:42 pm February 25, 2021

New Delhi: President’s Rule was imposed in Puducherry following a recommendation by the Union Cabinet after a Congress-led government lost power in the Union Territory in a vote of confidence. The notification, signed by President Ram Nath Kovind, said the decision was taken after the president received a report from the administrator of the Union […]

UP legislature passes bill on religious conversion

10:36 pm February 25, 2021

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh legislature on Thursday passed a bill aimed at curbing religious conversions by fraudulent or any other undue means, including through marriage. The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2021, was passed in the Legislative Council by voice vote a day after it got the nod in the state […]

Govt tightens rules for social media, OTT platforms

10:32 pm February 25, 2021

New Delhi: Weeks after a spat with Twitter, the government on Thursday announced the tightening of rules governing social media and streaming companies, requiring them to take down contentious content quicker, appoint grievance redressal officers and assist investigations. The ‘Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code’, that IT and Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said […]