Wednesday

Gujarat: Seven drown in boat mishap at Ukai dam reservoir

11:34 pm March 11, 2020

Tapi: As many as seven persons, including four children, drowned when a boat carrying 13 persons capsized in Ukai dam reservoir in south Gujarat’s Tapi district, police said on Wednesday. Seven persons were feared drowned in the reservoir on Tuesday evening when a boat capsized due to strong winds near Bhintkhurd village in Uchchhal tehsil, […]

Markets make tepid gains; RIL rebounds over 3 pc

8:21 pm March 11, 2020

Mumbai: Markets ended modestly higher on Wednesday, propped up by value buying in index heavyweights RIL, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, even as risk sentiment remained subdued amid rising coronavirus cases in the country. Despite rebounding over 386 points during the day, the 30-share BSE Sensex pared most gains to settle 62.45 points or 0.18 […]

Thai protest leader on hunger strike given IV drip in prison

Gujarat: Man dies of ‘breathing problem’ in police lockup

8:08 pm March 11, 2020

Surat: A 29-year-old man, who was detained for a drunken brawl, died in a police lockup after allegedly suffering from a ‘breathing problem’ in Gujarat’s Surat city on Wednesday, police said. Vimal Yadav, a factory worker, was held under preventive detention at Pandesara police station since Tuesday evening, after the police received a call about […]

Scindia files nomination for Rajya Sabha elections

Jyotiraditya Scindia joins BJP in presence of Nadda

8:05 pm March 11, 2020

New Delhi: A day after announcing his resignation from the Congress, Jyotiraditya Scindia joined the BJP on Wednesday in presence of the ruling party’s president JP Nadda. According to sources, the BJP is likely to name him as one of its candidates for the Rajya Sabha polls in Madhya Pradesh and is also confident of […]

One more victory: Biden wins most Super Tuesday delegates

3:56 pm March 7, 2020

Washington: Former Vice President Joe Biden has put an exclamation point on his Super Tuesday victories by winning the most delegates on the presidential primary calendar’s biggest night. The Associated Press has allocated more than 92% of the 1,344 delegates that were up for grabs on Tuesday, and Biden has such a commanding lead that […]