Day: February 7, 2020

Bengal governor to visit family of Galwan martyr

Governor urges people to go by Constitution

7:14 pm February 7, 2020

Kolkata: West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Friday urged people to abide by the Constitution and not to allude to what is not sanctified by it. Dhankar delivered the governor’s customary speech at the assembly at the start of the budget session during the day. “I delivered the address in the high traditions of the […]

Coal scam: SC grants time to Centre to suggest names for special public prosecutor

7:12 pm February 7, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday gave the Centre time till February 10 to suggest names of lawyers for appointing a special public prosecutor to conduct trials for the Enforcement Directorate in money laundering cases related to the coal block scam. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justice Deepak Gupta was […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Senators urge Trump Admin to ask India reduce hike in soda ash import duties

7:09 pm February 7, 2020

Washington: A bipartisan group of six Senators has urged the Trump administration to work with the Indian government to reduce its import tariff on US soda ash from 7.5 per cent to 5.5 per cent. In a letter to US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, the Senators said that thousands of US jobs relied on the […]

Demi Lovato sets talk show series at Quibi

6:36 pm February 7, 2020

Los Angeles: Singer Demi Lovato will be headlining a new talk show from upcoming short-form streaming service Quibi. The streamer has officially green lit the 10-episode series that has been tentatively titled, “Pillow Talk with Demi Lovato”. During the show, the Grammy winner will get into candid and unfiltered conversations with her guests — both […]

Actor Ian McElhinney to guest star in ‘Doctor Who’

6:34 pm February 7, 2020

London: “Game of Thrones” actor Ian McElhinney will guest star in the two-part season finale of BBC’s “Doctor Who”. McElhinney, who portrayed Ser Barristan Selmy on HBO’s “Game of Thrones”, has appeared in movies such as “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and “A Patch of Fog”. The British broadcaster also announced that actor Steve […]