Day: July 4, 2019

EVMs absolutely robust and tamper-proof: EC

Election to Vellore LS seat on Aug 5

10:40 pm July 4, 2019

New Delhi: The election to Vellore Lok Sabha constituency, which was countermanded due to excess use of money power, will now be held on August 5, the Election Commission (EC) announced on Thursday. It said the election to Patkura assembly seat in Odisha will be held on July 20. The election was postponed there twice […]

Not used our capacities in developing trade: EU diplomat

10:34 pm July 4, 2019

Chennai: The European Union and India have not done enough to maximise trade and investments considering the scale and size of the respective economies, EU Ambassador to India Tomasz Kozlowski said Thursday. The EU is the largest trading partner of India and would continue to remain so, he asserted. The United Kingdom’s exit from the […]

India has one doctor for every 1,457 citizens: Govt

10:30 pm July 4, 2019

New Delhi: In India, there is one doctor for every 1,457 people as per the country’s current population estimate of 1.35 billion, which is lower than the World Health Organisation norm of 1:1000, the government has informed Parliament. A little over 11.57 lakh allopathic doctors are registered with the state medical councils and the Medical […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Ex-manager, officer of IOB among 3 held for fraud

10:26 pm July 4, 2019

Sivaganga: A former manager and an officer of the Indian Overseas Bank and a secretary of an NGO have been arrested for allegedly defrauding the bank to the tune of Rs 6.14 crore in providing loan to SHG members, police said Thursday. The officials, during the audit, found out that the loans had not been […]

Emotional farewell to industrialist B K Birla

10:22 pm July 4, 2019

Kolkata: Members of the Birla family bade an emotional adieu to its patriarch B K Birla as his last rites were performed in the city on Thursday, on the auspicious day of Rath Yatra. His mortal remains were consigned to flames on a traditional wooden pyre at the Keoratala crematorium in south Kolkata. Earlier, the […]