Day: May 20, 2021

37 dead, 38 from barge still missing; Navy continues search

2:54 pm May 20, 2021

Mumbai: With 38 people on board a barge that sank in the Arabian Sea four days ago still missing, Indian Navy ships worked through the night, using searchlights to trace any movement in the pitch dark waters, as hopes of finding more survivors began to recede on Thursday. The Navy on Thursday morning launched a […]

UP: Farmer killed over property dispute

2:50 pm May 20, 2021

Bareilly (UP): A 45-year-old farmer was allegedly killed over a property dispute in Mohammadpur village here, police said on Thursday. On Wednesday night, the deceased Surendra Pal Singh had an altercation with Sukhdev, an advocate, regarding a property matter during a wedding feast, police said. Later in the night, while Singh was returning home, he […]

Dravid to be head coach for India’s tour of Sri Lanka

2:46 pm May 20, 2021

New Delhi: National Cricket Academy chief and former India captain Rahul Dravid is set to be the head coach of the Indian white-ball squad that will tour Sri Lanka in July. Dravid, who stopped travelling with the India A and U-19 teams after taking over as NCA head in Bengaluru, will be the head coach […]

Karnataka receives 180 tonnes of oxygen from Jamshedpur

2:43 pm May 20, 2021

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Thursday received the fifth consignment of Oxygen Express from Jamshedpur carrying 160 tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen in eight containers, the South Western Railway said. “The 5th #OxygenExpress to Karnataka arrived at Whitefield, Bengaluru at 1:55 AM, with 160T LMO in 8 containers from Tatanagar,” the SWR tweeted. With this, the state […]

MP: Police thrash woman for not wearing mask in public

2:35 pm May 20, 2021

Sagar: A woman was allegedly beaten up and dragged by some police personnel on a road for not wearing a mask while going out to buy vegetables amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district. After a video of the incident, which took place on Monday in Rahli town, went viral, a police official […]