Hansraj Bhardwaj, Former Karnataka Governor and Congress Leader, Dies at 83

Delhi, March 8: Former Union Law Minister and senior Indian National Congress leader Hansraj Bhardwaj died after suffering cardiac arrest at a hospital in New Delhi on Sunday evening. Bhardwaj breathed his last at the Max Hospital, Saket, where he was admitted last week due to kidney-related issues. He was the Governor of Karnataka from 2009…

Pope Francis to livestream prayer service amid COVID-19 outbreak

Vatican City: Pope Francis will deliver his Angelus Prayer and the General Audience behind closed doors and via livestream to avoid large crowds gathering at the St. Peter’s Square here amid the coronavirus outbreak which has infected one person in Vatican City. Matteo Bruni, the director of the Vatican’s press office, told Efe news on Saturday…

Italy announces virus quarantine affecting 16 million people

Rome: Italy’s prime minister announced a sweeping coronavirus quarantine early Sunday, restricting the movements of about a quarter of the country’s population in a bid to limit contagions at the epicenter of Europe’s outbreak. Shortly after midnight, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed a decree affecting about 16 million people in the country’s prosperous north, including…

Inform govt if anybody returned from foreign in the past 14 days: Kejriwal

New Delhi, Mar 8: The Delhi government has ordered DTC and cluster buses, metro and hospitals to be disinfected on a regular basis as a precautionary measure to deal with the novel coronavirus, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday. Addressing a press conference, Kejriwal said 168 isolation beds had been set up at 25 hospitals…

Hang My Head in Shame: Javed Reacts to Removal of Christ Statue

Javed Akhtar has condemned the removal of a Christ statue in Bengaluru. Javed Akhtar has condemned the removal of a statue of Jesus Christ from a hill near Bengaluru saying that although he is an atheist, the move made him hang his head in shame. “Although I am an atheist, I hang my head in…

Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar Fire India Legends to Seven-Wicket-Win

The Wankhede Stadium was once again back to its favourite roar ‘Saachinnn Saachinnn’ as Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar stepped onto the field of the iconic stadium seven years after retirement as a player. The enthusiasm of the almost packed venue remained the same as ever as it was last in 2013 when Tendulkar played…

Woman Fulfills Lifelong Dream by Spending Her 100th Birthday in Jail

For her 100th birthday, Ruth Bryant crossed a significant item off her bucket list. She went to jail. The Person County Sheriff’s Office helped fulfill Bryant’s unusual wish when two deputies showed up at her assisted living facility to serve her a warrant charging her with indecent exposure, news outlets reported. The two deputies handcuffed…

Allu Arjun and wife Sneha celebrate 9th wedding anniversary: Love grows everyday

Allu Arjun is riding high on the success of his recently-released film, Ala Vaikuntapurramloo. Directed by Trivikram Srinivas, the film completed 50 days of theatrical run and is still running successfully in the Telugu speaking states. Today (March 6), the actor is celebrating his ninth wedding anniversary with his wife Sneha. He took to Instagram…

‘No need to worry, Pune equipped to deal with coronavirus’

PUNE District Collector Naval Kishore Ram said on Thursday that the city administration was well equipped to deal with coronavirus cases and precautions were being taken at various levels. Considering the overall situation, Pune residents had no reason to panic and they should take basic precautions such as avoiding large congregations and using hand sanitizers to pre-empt…

Third party insurance of vehicles will now be expensive, know the increased price

New Delhi: You all know that Third Party Insurance gives you protection in case of an accident with someone. Third-party insurance of cars and two-wheelers can become expensive from the coming financial year. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has proposed a major increase in the Third Party Insurance for the financial year…