Regional, 9th Mar 2020, News & Stories from India

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09 Mar 2020

Regional, 09 Mar 2020

Kamal Nath leaving a meeting with Congress party MLAs in Bhopal last week. (PTI)

Jyotiraditya's PA among those herding 17 MP Congress MLAs in Bengaluru hotel

Among the 17 MLAs are six ministers in the Kamal Nath government

09 Mar 2020 9:35 PM

So far more than 61,000 passengers have been screened for coronavirus symptoms at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru.

Bengaluru resident tests positive for coronavirus

Karnataka health department confirms diagnosis of person who returned from the US

09 Mar 2020 8:29 PM

There is speculation in Assam that the Congress may field its gen sec Priyanka Gandhi for one of the three seats in Rajya Sabha that are up for an election.

Priyanka’s name pops up as likely Congress candidate for Rajya Sabha in Assam

Her name has been suggested by AIMUF, whose support is needed to win the seat

09 Mar 2020 8:00 PM

Twelve pond herons were found dead in Mysuru, triggering bird flu anxieties

Death of pond herons in Mysuru sends alarm bells ringing

With bird flu reported across the border in Kerala, officials rush conduct confirmatory tests

09 Mar 2020 7:16 PM

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath during the state-level Maha Sabha convention in Bhopal on March 6, 2020. (PTI)

16 Congress MLAs of MP, including 6 ministers, herded into hotel in Bengaluru

Responsibility of shepherding the MLAs given to RSS loyalist and former minister

09 Mar 2020 6:23 PM

Title: Sarojini’s Mother, Author: Kunal Basu, Publisher: Penguin, No. of Pages: 231. Price: Rs. 599.

Tesu Calcutta spills its secrets in racy birth mystery

This starts as a fascinating story and turns farcical and loses its warmth, but never its fun—the characters are delightful

09 Mar 2020 5:41 PM

Devotees in th process of preparing pongala (sweet pudding)

Kerala hotel under fire for sending foreign tourists to celebrate Attukal Pongala

Lakhs of women devotees took part in the festival despite restrictions imposed by the Kerala government in the wake of fresh Covid-19 cases

09 Mar 2020 5:38 PM

A screengrab from the movie 'Bloodshot', featuring Eiza Gonzalez (left) and Vin Diesel (AP/Coloumbia Pictures))

North Americans throng theatres despite coronavirus fears

The collection charts goes by normal rates, though many entertainment events have been cancelled or postponed due to virus scare

09 Mar 2020 5:35 PM

Medics wearing protective masks inside the novel coronavirus isolation ward of Government Medical College Hospital in Jammu (PTI)

Jammu and Kashmir put on alert due to coronavirus alert

State administration is building two coronavirus testing labs functional to deal with the crisis

09 Mar 2020 5:34 PM

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line. Author: Deepa Annapara. Publisher: Penguin Random House India. Price: Rs 499. 343pp

Pidgin and all goth, Djinn goes where others daren’t

Deepa Annapara has tried to do something extremely difficult: write a story for grown-ups in the voice of a child.

09 Mar 2020 5:07 PM

An activist of the Aurat (Woman) March, with a slogan reading freed woman painted in her face attend a rally to mark the International Women's Day in Islamabad (AFP)

Pakistan's Aurat march: Stones, shoes hurled at women marchers

Following last year’s event, organisers said they faced a backlash including murder and rape threats

09 Mar 2020 3:53 PM

A buffalo race jockey struggles to keep pace with his pair in a Kambala event in southern Karnataka. The Kambala races received wide attention after some of the buffalo jockeys clocked up very fast timings.

Usain Bolt of Kambala, Srinivas Gowda finishes season with record haul of medals

The self-effacing buffalo race jockey won 35 golds and 11 silvers in the 15-event season

09 Mar 2020 3:44 PM

Account holders stand in a queue to withdraw money from YES Bank (PTI)

Yes Bank won't be merged with SBI: Prashant Kumar

The RBI has taken control of Yes Bank, after the lender failed to raise the capital it needs to stay above mandated regulatory requirements

09 Mar 2020 3:38 PM

INDIA FAN: Former Australian pace bowler Brett Lee. PTI Photo

Couldn't watch Shafali Verma break down after the final: Brett Lee

"To come out here and face your first tournament head-on is testament to her talent and mental strength'

09 Mar 2020 2:59 PM

Inflation eased to 6.80%, significantly lower than January’s 7.59%, according to the March 4-6 poll of more than 40 economists (PTI)

India's retail inflation remains above RBI target band

Poll finds out that inflation likely fell to a three-month low in February

09 Mar 2020 2:42 PM

File picture of the South African players going through a practice session. AP Photo

South Africa ODI squad arrives for three-match series

Visitors straightaway off to Dharamsala where the series begins on March 12

09 Mar 2020 2:17 PM

Cristian Tello (3rd from left) celebrates his goal with his teammates as Real Betis handed Ral Madrid one of their biggest defeats in La Liga this season at the Benito Villamarin Stadium in Seville on Sunday. AFP Photo

Humililating 2-1 defeat at Betis puts Real Madrid below rivals Barcelona in La Liga standings

Real Betis' first victory in eight games adds yet another twist to this season's back-and-forth title race

09 Mar 2020 2:12 PM

File picture of German football officials (Clockwise from top left) Wolfgang Niersbach, Theo Zwanziger, Horst R. Schmidt and Urs Linsi. AFP Photo

Trial over German 2006 Football World Cup corruption opens in Switzerland

Former World Cup organising committee chairmanFranz Beckenbauer is being heard separately because of his poor health

09 Mar 2020 2:04 PM

Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor's daughter Roshni Kapoor stopped at Mumbai airport

Roshni to be grilled by ED, her father Rana Kapoor was arrested by the agency on sunday under the Prevention of money laundering Act (PMLA)

09 Mar 2020 2:03 PM

One passenger from Chennai has been moved to a hospital in Alexandria after showing symptoms of virus infection (AP)

17 Indian passengers stranded in a Covid19 affected cruise ship in Egypt

One Chennai resident admitted to a hospital in Alexandria after showing symptoms of Covid-19