Day: March 7, 2021

Sindhu suffers demoralising defeat in Swiss Open final

9:06 pm March 7, 2021

Basel: World Champion P V Sindhu finished a distant second best in the Swiss Open final after being completely routed by Olympic gold medallist Carolina Marin of Spain in a lop-sided women’s singles title clash here on Sunday. The 25-year-old Indian, who had won the coveted World Championship gold medal here in 2019, couldn’t match the speed and accuracy of Marin during her 12-21 5-21 defeat in the […]

Modi scalds Mamata, says instead of being ‘Didi’ to people she chose to be ‘bua’ to ‘bhatija’

9:04 pm March 7, 2021

Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday attacked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of ”betraying and insulting” the people of the state who trusted she will bring about a positive change after the Left rule. Addressing his first rally in West Bengal after the announcement of state assembly polls, Modi held out the promise of inclusive development […]

Fire destroys wood godown in Thane, no injuries reported

8:56 pm March 7, 2021

Thane: A godown storing wood in Uttarshiv area of Thane district was gutted in a huge fire that started around 4pm on Sunday, an official said. No injury has been reported from the incident and the operation to control the blaze continued with four engines and personnel being deployed, said Santosh Kadam, chief of Thane […]

Palarivattom flyover reopened for traffic

8:54 pm March 7, 2021

Kochi: The Palarivattom flyover in Kochi, closed for reconstruction since May 2019 within three years of its commissioning, was thrown open for traffic on Sunday. The flyover, built at the Pipeline Junction on the National Highway 66 Bypass here, would ease traffic congestion in the city and on the national highway, officials said. It was […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

3 TN fishermen die after consuming liquor like liquid

8:49 pm March 7, 2021

Nagapattianam/Rameswaram, (TN): Three fisherman died after they consumed a liquid found in a container floating in the sea, mistaking it to be foreign liquor, fisheries department officials said on Sunday. A 38-year old fishermen died onboard the boat itself, another aged 40 was declared brought dead at a hospital in Nagapattinam and a 26-year old […]