Day: March 19, 2021

Man seriously injured by lion at Alipore Zoo

5:08 pm March 19, 2021

Kolkata: A man was seriously injured after being attacked by a lion when he entered the animal’s enclosure at the Alipore Zoo here on Friday, an official said. The unidentified man is undergoing treatment at the SSKM Hospital and his condition is “critical”, hospital sources said. The incident happened this morning at around 11.30 am […]

Cong seeks probe into death of BJP MP Ram Swaroop Sharma

4:25 pm March 19, 2021

Shimla: The opposition Congress in Himachal Pradesh on Friday sought a high-level probe into the death of BJP MP Ram Swaroop Sharma, who was found hanging from the ceiling at his official residence in New Delhi. Raising the issue soon after Question Hour in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Leader of Opposition Mukesh Agnihotri stated that […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

A toolkit to bridge gap between readers, publishers

4:15 pm March 19, 2021

New Delhi: A toolkit consisting of a podcast and an insights’ report aims to bridge the gap between readers and publishers in India and serve as a resource for learning how books are made, the people who work behind the scenes besides trends in the publishing industry. Bound’s Ultimate Publishing Toolkit of ‘The Book People’ […]

Books tell interesting stories of Parsis, Anglo-Indians

4:12 pm March 19, 2021

New Delhi: As the Parsis celebrate Navroz Saturday, a new book will help children learn more about one of the oldest communities that sailed from Iran to India on large wooden boats, landed in a town called Sanjan in Gujarat and blended in peacefully with the people. Puffin India has come out with two illustrated […]

Rice puller scam: 3 held for duping man of Rs 11 lakh

12:17 am March 19, 2021

New Delhi: Three members of a Kolkata-based gang were arrested for allegedly cheating a 53-year-old businessman here of Rs 11 lakhs on the pretext of selling him a machine, which they claimed had magical properties to pull rice out of grains, police said on Thursday. The gang duped people by selling them the “rice puller” […]