Day: June 5, 2019

EC may revisit penal provision on test vote: CEC Arora

7:44 pm June 5, 2019

New Delhi: The Election Commission may “revisit” a rule that provides for prosecution of an elector if a complaint of EVM and VVPAT machine malfunction turns out to be false, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora has said. “Now that the current elections are over, we will probably be discussing it internally whether it should be […]

Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated with fervour in Telangana

7:35 pm June 5, 2019

Hyderabad: Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated with traditional fervour in Hyderabad and other towns in Telangana Wednesday. Muslims offered Eid prayers at Eidgahs and mosques and greeted each other. Major congregations were witnessed at the famous Mir Alam Eidgah, Yusufguda Eidgah and others in Hyderabad and also Mahabubnagar, Khammam and other towns in the state. Police made […]

PM wishes Indian cricket team for world cup

7:31 pm June 5, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday sent his best wishes to the Indian cricket team for the world cup, saying “win the game and win hearts too”. “As #TeamIndia begins it’s #CWC19 journey today, best wishes to the entire team,” he said as India takes on South Africa. He hoped that the tournament witnesses […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

UN agencies urge stronger efforts to stop illegal fishing

2:01 pm June 5, 2019

Bangkok: Major United Nations agencies are urging key fishing nations to join efforts to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. The U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization and other groups made the call at a conference in Bangkok on Wednesday focused on helping protect fisheries and those working in the industry. Thailand is the world’s biggest importer of tuna. It has one of the seven […]

Only one technical bid received out of 4 coal mines put up for re-auction

Coal India targets 660 MT output, lines up Rs 10K capex in FY20

1:58 pm June 5, 2019

New Delhi: Coal India targets more than 8 per cent growth in production at 660 million tonnes in 2019-20 compared to 607 million tonnes in the last fiscal and plans a capital expenditure of Rs 10,000 crore in the current fiscal, according to sources. The target for revenue from operations (net) has been fixed at Rs 1 […]