Day: February 9, 2020

Curtains come down on DefExpo, UP minister terms it ‘historic’

11:39 pm February 9, 2020

Lucknow: As the curtains came down on the five-day DefExpo on Sunday, Uttar Pradesh Industries minister Satish Mahana termed it historic and said it will pose a challenge to future organisers. DefExpo-2020 was held at the Uttar Pradesh capital city from February 5-8 with the theme ‘India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub’. “This DefExpo can […]

Shaheen Bagh protest: Occupation of public ways not acceptable, says SC

UP police crushing anti-CAA protest in Aligarh: Sumaiyaa

11:34 pm February 9, 2020

Aligarh (UP): Noted Urdu poet Munnawar Rana’s daughter Sumaiyaa has alleged police high-handedness in “crushing the anti-CAA protest” at Eidgah here. Addressing women protesters who have been agitating against the new citizenship law since the past 22 days, she said on Saturday, “We are holding all-women protest which is totally peaceful and is our democratic […]

Woman arrested for trying to sell newborn in Delhi

Infant dies after vaccination, probe ordered

11:21 pm February 9, 2020

Ramgarh: An infant has died after he was administered a vaccine at a government health centre in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district, Health officials said here on Sunday. A probe has been ordered into the incident, they said. Ramgarh Civil Surgeon Dr Neelam Chaudhary said that three-month-old male child died on February 6 after being administered Penta-2 […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Two persons injured in attack by miscreants

11:17 pm February 9, 2020

Shillong: Two persons were injured when miscreants armed with sharp weapons attacked them after crossing the Indo-Bangla border in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district on Sunday, police said. The incident took place in the afternoon and both the injured persons were stated to be out of danger, the police said. Superintendent of Police, Claudia Lyngwa […]

ASI assaulted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

2 Iranians held for duping people by diverting attention

11:14 pm February 9, 2020

Bengaluru: Two Iranian nationals have been arrested for allegedly duping people of money in Karnataka by diverting their attention, police said on Sunday. Saeed Rostami (26) and Saber Hossein Eghbalzadeh (35), both natives of Tehran, had struck at three automobile dealers in Mangaluru, Mysuru and Bengaluru, the police said. The duo also allegedly stole money […]