Day: March 20, 2021

3 held for sexually assaulting woman, robbing truck driver in Delhi

11:41 pm March 20, 2021

New Delhi: Three men have been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 25-year-old woman and robbing a truck driver at two different places in south Delhi, police said on Saturday. The accused have been identified as Yogesh (26), Naveen Lohmod (25) and Baljeet (30), all residents of Aya Nagar here, they said. On the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, police received […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Yemen rebels admit tear gas behind fire at migrant detention

11:39 pm March 20, 2021

Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday broke their silence on the cause of a fire that tore through a detention centre for migrants earlier this month, killing at least 45 people, mostly Ethiopian migrants. The rebels acknowledged that guards fired three tear gas canisters into a crowded hangar in the capital, Sanaa, trying to end a protest by the migrants. […]

5 nations demand better EU sharing of migration load

11:37 pm March 20, 2021

Athens: The interior ministers of the five Mediterranean countries on the front line of mass migration to Europe want their EU partners to share the burden more equitably. “We can no longer be punished for our geographical position,” Malta’s Byron Camilleri said Saturday, summing up his position and that of his colleagues from Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Spain after they met in Athens. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis […]

Relieved Mir Zafars have quit TMC : Mamata

11:22 pm March 20, 2021

Khejuri/Panskura(WB): In an apparent jibe at turncoat BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari and his influential family in Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that she was relieved that “Mir Zafars” (traitors) have quit her party, the TMC before the state election. Banerjee, who addreesed a TMC poll rally at Khejuri […]

India claim series 3-2 with 36-run win in 5th T20I

11:19 pm March 20, 2021

Ahmedabad: India defeated England by 36 runs in the fifth Twenty20 International to claim the series 3-2 here on Saturday. Rohit Sharma’s blistering 64 off just 34 balls laid the foundation for India’s massive total of 224 for two. Skipper Virat Kohli contributed unbeaten 80 while Suryakumar Yadav scored 32 off 17 balls before Chris […]