Day: February 8, 2020

India, Sri lanka express commitment to enhance bilateral defence ties

Modi holds talks with Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa

3:12 pm February 8, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held talks with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa covering the entire expanse of bilateral ties between the two countries including in areas of defence and security. Mahinda Rajapaksa, elder brother of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, arrived here on Friday on a five-day visit, his first […]

Woman sub-inspector shot dead near Rohini East Metro station

3:02 pm February 8, 2020

New Delhi: A woman sub-inspector of the Delhi Police was shot dead near the Rohini East Metro station, officials said. Preeti Ahlawat, 26, was posted in the Patparganj Industrial Area Police Station, the police said. She was shot in the head at around 9.30 pm on Friday, they said. “We have identified the suspects and […]

Delhi Assembly polls: 14.75 pc turn in first three hours

2:59 pm February 8, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi recorded 14.75 per cent voter turnout in the first three hours of polling on Saturday with long queues of voters being seen outside many booths as the day progressed. Over 1.47 crore people are eligible to exercise their franchise in the polls that will decide the fate of 672 candidates in 70 […]

44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

US citizen dies of coronavirus in Wuhan: embassy

2:54 pm February 8, 2020

Beijing: A US citizen has died from the new coronavirus at the epicentre of the epidemic in China, the US embassy said Saturday, in what appeared to be the first confirmed foreign death from the outbreak. “We can confirm that a 60-year-old US citizen diagnosed with coronavirus died at a hospital in Wuhan, China, on […]

Chinese students fleeing virus face uneasy reception back home

China doing good job on coronavirus: Trump

2:52 pm February 8, 2020

Washington: China is doing a good job on its fight against the deadly coronavirus that has taken the lives of large number of people, President Donald Trump has said, adding that the US was helping them out. “China is working very hard. Late last night, I had a very good talk with President Xi and […]