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Bhojpuri industry has a field day over coronavirus pandemic

Bhojpuri songs on coronavirus go viral

Mar 4, 2020

Child marriage in Pakistan: 60-year-old and 5 times divorcee man marries 12-year-old girl

According to a WHO report titled 'Demographics of child marriages in Pakistan', child marriage remains a serious concern in the country with 21 per cent of the girls getting married before they turn 18.

Mar 4, 2020

Women's Day 2020: School girls made District Collector for a day in Maharashtra

The Buldhana district administration in Maharashtra is giving a chance to young girls to be the collector for a day.

Mar 4, 2020

Here's why General Naravne thinks fighter aircraft and tanks will be obsolete in future warfare

Chief of the Army staff Naravne added that besides enhancing its conventional military prowess the land-based force also focused on "dynamic responses actions below the threshold of all-out war".

Mar 4, 2020

The dramatic arrest of police impostor who harassed three women in Bengaluru

Identified as Naresh, the impersonator misbehaved with a group of three women in Bengaluru last month.

Mar 4, 2020

Coronavirus: Bengaluru airport introduces self-reporting form for passengers from China, S Korea, Italy, Iran

The announcement was made by the Modi-led NDA government as part of the latest measures taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19, which has claimed over 3,000 lives and infected at least 90,000 people worldwide.

Mar 4, 2020

Internet notification in J&K: Social media blockade lifted in state, residents can access 2G internet

Social media sites have been made accessible to people of J&K but it remains to be seen if they are supported by the slow 2G speed.

Mar 4, 2020

Shocking! 17-year-old sacrifices genitals for his lover in Karnataka's Mandya

A 17-yr-old boy in Mandya sacrificed his genitals for his lover, who is a self-styled priest and sexually abused the boy for six years.

Mar 4, 2020

Coronavirus update: Should you really be hoarding face masks, sanitizers?

Panic buying face masks and sanitizers in the event of coronavirus spread in India should be avoided as there are better alternatives to stay protected.

Mar 4, 2020

Coronavirus scare: BMTC issues guidelines to employees to maintain cleanliness in buses, depots in Bengaluru

In the wake of coronavirus outbreak across the country, Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has issued a circular to its employees urging them to follow guidelines issued by the WHO to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Mar 4, 2020

Coronavirus crisis: Intel employee in Bengaluru potentially exposed to Covid-19, quarantined

Tech giant Intel stated that it has implemented precautionary measures like travel restrictions, increased frequency of office sanitisation, and work-from-home provisions in India.

Mar 4, 2020

Windshield cracks, Bagdogra-bound AirAsia flight makes emergency landing in Kolkata

AirAsia flight I5 536, which took off from the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International airport, was hit by hailstones as it was making its ascent and had reached around 12,000 feet above the ground.

Mar 4, 2020

Justice for Nirbhaya: Convict Pawan Gupta's mercy plea rejected by President Kovind

The President of India made the decision on the mercy plea of 2012 Delhi gangrape convict Pawan Gupta on Wednesday, March 4.

Mar 4, 2020

Lokpal rules notified, full bench to decide on complaint against PM, records won't be made public if rejected

The Lokpal (Complaint) Rules, 2020 states that a full bench headed by the Chairperson shall decide on the complaint filed against the Prime Minister at the admission stage, where at least two-third approve the inquiry.

Mar 4, 2020

In less than a month of crime, death sentence given to three for raping, murdering minor in Jharkhand

Capital punishment was given to three men in Jharkhand within less than a month's time in the case's hearing for raping and murdering a 6-yr-old child

Mar 4, 2020