Day: February 23, 2020

Trumps to get taste of Gujarat: Khaman on menu list

10:15 pm February 23, 2020

Ahmedabad: Famous Gujarati delicacy ‘khaman’ has made its way into the menu of the high tea to be offered to US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania during their brief visit to Sabarmati Ashram here on Monday. Apart from khaman, the VVIPs from the US and their delegation will be offered broccoli and corn […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Cops, friend thwart suicide attempt by Kolkata man

9:54 pm February 23, 2020

Kolkata: Timely intervention by the Kolkata Police and a friend saved the life of a city man who went live on Facebook to give updates of his suicide attempt early on Sunday. Sources in the Kolkata Police said the 30-year-old man, a resident of Garfa area, had announced his decision to commit suicide around 1.30 […]

Girl ends life after being raped in Rajasthan

9:50 pm February 23, 2020

Jaipur: A 14-year-old girl allegedly hanged herself on Sunday after being raped by a man in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district, the police said. The girl had gone to collect feed for cattle in the fields in an area under the Halena police station limits on Saturday when the man allegedly raped her, they said. When the […]

Miscreants loot cash and gold worth Rs 20 lakh from bank

2 injured during gunfight in Ghaziabad, 1 held

9:47 pm February 23, 2020

Ghaziabad: A man wanted in several criminal cases and a constable were injured during a gunfight in Ghaziabad, police said on Sunday. At a checkpoint on Hindon Canal Road on Saturday night, two motorcycle-borne men were asked to halt, but they fired upon the police team and sped away in the opposite direction, according to […]

Bengal's Silicon Valley big flop, cows graze there: Dilip Ghosh

Mamata should submit accounts of funds spent instead of writing to PM: Dilip Ghosh

9:45 pm February 23, 2020

Kolkata: BJP West Bengal unit president Dilip Ghosh on Sunday claimed that in order to avoid submitting accounts of funds provided by the Centre, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sent a letter demanding release of the state’s share of money instead of attending meetings in Delhi for the purpose. Holding that the Centre gives the state […]