Boy rescued from MP borewell dies, seventh victim in two years

Boy rescued from MP borewell dies, seventh victim in two years

Bhopal: Sumit Meena, the 10-year-old boy who was rescued from a borewell in Madhya Pradesh's Guna, died at a district hospital Sunday. Sumit had fallen into a borewell while flying a kite with his friends and cousins near his home in Raghogarh town in Guna. He was rescued after an over 16-hour operation by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and local police. Despite efforts to...

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BJP trying to manipulate voter list in Delhi, says Kejriwal

BJP trying to manipulate voter list in Delhi, says Kejriwal

New Delhi: AAP national convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a scathing attack on the BJP Sunday, accusing the party of attempting to manipulate the voter lists, and also claimed that 'Operation Lotus' has been going on since December 15 in his Assembly constituency. Kejriwal alleged that the BJP lacks a Chief Ministerial candidate, vision, or credible plans and is resorting to dishonest tactics to secure a win, jeopardising...

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Australia extend lead to 333 against India at stumps on Day 4 of fourth Test

Australia extend lead to 333 against India at stumps on Day 4 of fourth Test

Melbourne: Jasprit Bumrah (4/56) entered record books by completing his 200 wickets but Australia extended their lead to 333 runs, reaching 228 for 9 at stumps on the fourth day of the fourth Test, here Sunday. Resuming at 135 for six after tea, Australia lost their last recognised batter Marnus Labuschagne for 70 off 139 balls shortly after resumption but fought till the end of the third session to keep India...

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Trump says he’s ‘believer in H-1B’ visas; quashes opposition to programme

Trump says he's 'believer in H-1B' visas; quashes opposition to programme

New York: President-elect Donald Trump has declared that he is a ‘believer in H-1B’ visas, quashing the opposition to the programme for qualified professionals to work in the US that pitted the right-wing fringe against his advisers Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. "It's a great program," he told the New York Post in a phone interview Saturday. He said, "I've always liked the visas, I have always been in favour of...

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Man dies after bee attack in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj

Baripada: A 32-year-old man died Sunday after a swarm of bees attacked him outside his residence in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said. Biswanath Murmu, employed with the rural development department as junior engineer, breathed his last on way to hospital, they said. “He was attacked by a swarm of bees in front of his residence in Mahuldiha...

Boy rescued from MP borewell dies, seventh victim in two years

Boy rescued from MP borewell dies, seventh victim in two years

Bhopal: Sumit Meena, the 10-year-old boy who was rescued from a borewell in Madhya Pradesh's Guna, died at a district hospital Sunday. Sumit had fallen into a borewell while flying a kite with his friends and cousins near his home in Raghogarh town in Guna. He was rescued after an over 16-hour operation by the State Disaster...

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PM Modi praises farmers of Kalahandi for ‘vegetable revolution’

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday lauded the farmers of Golamunda block in Odisha's Kalahandi district for the "vegetable revolution" in the area. Speaking in his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' broadcast, Modi hailed them for establishing a farmer producer organisation (FPO) and using modern technology to bring a 'vegetable revolution' in Kalahandi district, which was once known...

BJP trying to manipulate voter list in Delhi, says Kejriwal

BJP trying to manipulate voter list in Delhi, says Kejriwal

New Delhi: AAP national convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a scathing attack on the BJP Sunday, accusing the party of attempting to manipulate the voter lists, and also claimed that 'Operation Lotus' has been going on since December 15 in his Assembly constituency. Kejriwal alleged that the BJP lacks a Chief Ministerial candidate, vision,...

 

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