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Rohit Sharma clears fitness test at Bengaluru’s NCA

2:57 pm December 11, 2020

New Delhi: Senior India batsman Rohit Sharma on Friday cleared an eagerly-watched fitness test at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru ahead of the four-Test series against Australia starting December 17. Rohit had sustained a hamstring injury during the IPL, which led to him missing the white-ball leg of the ongoing tour. He is also […]

Farmers’ protest: Several roads remain closed in Delhi

2:37 pm December 11, 2020

New Delhi: With thousands of farmers protesting against the Centre’s new agri laws staying put at Delhi borders, several routes in the national capital remained off bounds for commuters on Friday. The Delhi Traffic Police took to Twitter to inform people about road closures and advised them to take alternative routes to avoid inconvenience. Farmers […]

Delhi man stabs himself with knife after argument with family

9:28 pm December 10, 2020

New Delhi: A 32-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by stabbing himself with a knife in his chest following an argument with his family, police said on Thursday. Udai Mehta, a resident of Sunder Vihar in Delhi, was an engineer by profession and was working from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, they said. The incident took […]

1 held for killing man over argument

11:40 pm December 9, 2020

New Delhi: A man who used to play tabla at a gurdwara here has been arrested for allegedly killing its ‘granthi’ over an argument, police said on Wednesday. Ravinder Singh was a head ‘granthi’ (priest) in the gurdwara at R K Puram area and used to play harmonium, while Darshan Singh used to play tabla, […]

No proposal for JNU name change: Pokhriyal

Pokhriyal, his UAE counterpart discuss bilateral cooperation in education sector

11:02 pm December 9, 2020

New Delhi: Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ held a meeting virtually with his UAE counterpart Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi on Thursday and talked about the new National Education Policy as well as India’s plans for internationalisation of education. ”The policy is a visionary document as it lays emphasis on holistic development of […]