Day: January 24, 2020

Republic Day: Army's 15 Corps commander awarded UYSM

R-Day: Security check at hotels, malls, market in Noida

9:00 pm January 24, 2020

Noida (UP): In view of Republic Day preparations, the police carried out security checks at hotels, markets, shopping malls and other public places across Noida and Greater Noida on Friday, officials said. The checking was carried out on the instructions of Commissioner of Police Alok Singh, they said. “Security checks were carried out across the […]

President to visit Odisha from March 20-22

Prez to address nation on the eve of Republic Day

8:51 pm January 24, 2020

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind will address the nation on Saturday on the eve of 71st Republic Day, a statement from Rashtrapati Bhavan said. “The address will be broadcast from 1900 hrs on the entire national network of All India Radio (AIR) and telecast over all channels of Doordarshan in Hindi followed by the […]

Growth slowdown in India temporary, expect momentum to improve going ahead: IMF chief

8:48 pm January 24, 2020

Davos: IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Friday said growth slowdown in India appears to be temporary and she expects the momentum to improve going ahead. Speaking here at the WEF 2020, she also said the world appears a better place in January 2020 compared to what it was when IMF announced its World Economic Outlook […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Heroin worth Rs 1,000 crore destroyed: Customs

8:41 pm January 24, 2020

New Delhi: Heroin worth over Rs 1,000 crore has been destroyed by the customs department here, an official statement issued on Friday said. A high level disposal committee has carried out destruction of 207.109 kgs of heroin on January 24 at a centralised bio-medical waste facility, it said. The quantity of drugs was related to […]

Two held for woman teacher’s murder

8:38 pm January 24, 2020

Kasaragod: A school teacher and his driver were arrested on Friday in connection with the death of the former’s colleague, days after the partly decomposed body of a 43-year-old woman was found near a beach here. Crime branch arrested Venkataramana Karanth and his driver Niranjan after confirming their role in the killing through forensic evaluation. […]