ASSAM

Flipkart expands benefits for sellers under 'Growth Capital' programme

Flipkart onboards over 50,000 kirana shops to bolster delivery ahead of festive season

7:02 pm September 9, 2020

New Delhi: Walmart-owned Flipkart on Wednesday said it has on boarded more than 50,000 kirana shops to strengthen its supply chain and delivery capabilities ahead of the upcoming festive season. In preparation for the festive season and the ‘Big Billion Days’ sale, Flipkart has significantly expanded its kirana onboarding program to make deliveries to customers […]

Delhi riots: Court sends Sharjeel Imam to 14-days judicial custody in UAPA case

8:10 pm September 3, 2020

New Delhi: A Delhi court Wednesday sent JNU student Sharjeel Imam, arrested under the stringent anti-terror law — Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, to judicial custody for 14 days in a case related to communal violence in north east Delhi in February. Imam was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police on August 25 for […]

Assam doctor, wife booked for pouring hot water on domestic help

11:26 pm September 2, 2020

Dibrugarh: A case has been registered against a doctor and his college principal wife, both absconding, for allegedly pouring hot water on their 12- year-old domestic help while he was asleep in their house in Assam’s Dibrugarh district, police said on Wednesday. Siddhi Prasad Deuri, a retired doctor of the Assam Medical College and Hospital […]

Heavy rainfall likely in Pune in next 48 hours: IMD

Downpour triggers flood in Odisha, IMD forecasts intense rainfall in central, north India

11:16 pm August 27, 2020

New Delhi: Steady downpour led to a flood situation in parts of Odisha on Thursday while 19 people were saved from drowning in Jammu where major rivers are in spate due to incessant rain even as the IMD forecast intense rainfall in central and north India over the next four days. Over 83.62 lakh people continued to suffer due to the floods in Bihar with […]

Intense rainfall activity expected over north, central and east India during next 4-5 days: IMD

7:25 pm August 25, 2020

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted very heavy rainfall over east, north and central India during the next five days and issued a red alert for Odisha for August 26 and for Chhattisgarh, a day later. It said a low pressure area (cyclonic circulation) over north Bay of Bengal and its neighbourhood is very likely to move west-northwestwards during the […]