Day: February 5, 2020

286 people renounced Indian citizenship between 2016-18

7:34 pm February 5, 2020

New Delhi: A total of 286 people have renounced Indian citizenship between 2016 and 2018, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said 19 people renounced Indian citizenship in 2016 and 60 others in 2017. A total of 207 Indians have renounced citizenship in 2018 (till October […]

EC imposes 24-hour ban on BJP MP Parvesh Verma

7:30 pm February 5, 2020

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday imposed a 24-hour campaign ban on BJP MP Parvesh Verma for his “terrorist” remark against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The ban on Verma, second in the last one week, came into force at 6 pm on Wednesday. This means, he will not be able to campaign for […]

Rajasthani folk artiste succumbs to accident injuries

7:27 pm February 5, 2020

Jodhpur: Rajasthani folk artiste Anita Bhati (23), who had met with an accident a day before, succumbed to her injuries here on Wednesday, police said. She was seriously hurt in the road accident on Tuesday while on her way to Jaisalmer to perform in a cultural programme. According to the Shergarh police, a truck hit […]

VW recalls Beetles to replace Takata air bag inflators

Volkswagen opens bookings for two new SUVs

7:19 pm February 5, 2020

Greater Noida: German automaker Volkswagen on Wednesday commenced pre-booking for two up coming SUVs which it plans to launch in the first half of the year. The company, which is looking to launch four sports utility vehicles (SUVs) in the country over the next two years, started pre-bookings for Tiguan Allspace and T-Roc. Tiguan Allspace […]

World Bank calls for global effort against coronavirus

7:15 pm February 5, 2020

Washington: The World Bank has called for countries to step up programs to fight the new coronavirus outbreak, and said it was considering mobilising its own resources against the disease. “We are calling on all countries to strengthen their health surveillance and response systems, which is essential to contain the spread of this and any […]