Day: March 19, 2021

President to visit Odisha from March 20-22

8:20 pm March 19, 2021

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Odisha from March 20 to 22, a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday said. He will reach Bhubaneswar on Saturday evening. The president will grace the 18th annual convocation of NIT Rourkela on Sunday. On the same day, he will inaugurate a super specialty hospital […]

Gujarat: Two lion cubs found dead near Gir Sanctuary

8:12 pm March 19, 2021

Ahmedabad: Two lion cubs were found dead near the Gir Sanctuary in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district on Friday, and prima facie it may have been the result of a lion trying to establish dominance, a senior official said. The mutilated carcasses of cubs in the 3-5 months age group were found near Pawala village on […]

5 more arrested in 32-year-old’s murder case in Delhi

8:03 pm March 19, 2021

New Delhi: Five more persons have been arrested in connection with the killing of a 32-year-old man here, police said Friday. Rupesh, a resident of Raghubir Nagar, was allegedly beaten to death by his neighbours in west Delhi’s Rajouri Garden area on Monday. So far, 11 people have been arrested in the case. Puneet (20), […]

C’garh man dies after COVID-19 vaccination, probe begins

7:59 pm March 19, 2021

Mahasamund: A 62-year-old man died in Chhattisgarh’s Mahasamund district on Friday after he took the COVID-19 vaccination a day earlier, officials said. Vibhisan Banjare, a resident of Savitripur, was administered COVID-19 vaccine at the local government health and wellness centre on Thursday evening and died this morning, said Dr NK Mandape, Chief Medical and Health […]

Sensex snaps 5-session selloff, climbs 642 pts

7:56 pm March 19, 2021

Mumbai: Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty regained footing on Friday after five days of losses as investors snapped up RIL, FMCG and IT stocks even as global markets tumbled amid concerns over rising US Treasury yields. Participants shrugged off a spurt in COVID-19 cases in multiple states, though reimposition of localised lockdowns can pose a […]