Day: March 11, 2021

Dozens of Democrats demand Cuomo’s resignation

11:09 pm March 11, 2021

Albany: Agroup of 59 Democratic lawmakers demanded New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation Thursday in the wake of an allegation that he groped an aide at the Executive Mansion last year. The letter released by the group comes as Cuomo’s grip on power in the state seemed increasingly tenuous. The top Democrat in the state Assembly, Speaker Carl Heastie, said he will meet with members […]

It’s unfortunate that TMC memorandum on Mamata injuries ‘full of insinuations and averments’: EC

11:06 pm March 11, 2021

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday said it is ”rather unfortunate” that the Trinamool Congress memorandum to it on the injuries sustained by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is full of insinuations and averments and questions the very basis of its creation and functioning. The Trinamool Congress on Thursday slammed the Election Commission for failing to provide security to Banerjee who was injured during election campaign in Nandigram, […]

1,508 new coronavirus cases in Mumbai, four deaths

10:53 pm March 11, 2021

Mumbai: Mumbai reported 1,508 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking its case tally to 3,38,631, while the death toll in the city reached 11,515 with four more fatalities, the civic body said. The financial capital of the country had reported its first coronavirus patient — a city resident who had returned from Dubai — exactly […]

Sao Paulo state stops professional sports as COVID-19 rages

Chennai City FC end five-match losing streak

10:49 pm March 11, 2021

Kalyani: Chennai City FC took a huge leap toward survival in the I-League with a 5-0 win over Indian Arrows here on Thursday. A Vineeth Kumar brace coupled with goals from Rajesh, Jockson Dhas and Iqbal Hussain aided Chennai City FC to go four points clear of relegation rivals NEROCA, who had lost earlier in […]

Afghan foreign minister likely to visit India this month

10:45 pm March 11, 2021

New Delhi: Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar is likely to visit India on March 22 amid renewed efforts to speed up the fragile peace process in Afghanistan, people familiar with the development said on Thursday. They said Atmar will hold extensive talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with a focus on the Afghan […]