Day: February 13, 2020

Fire breaks out at spare parts factory in Mundka

3:27 pm February 13, 2020

New Delhi: A major fire broke out at a spare parts factory in outer Delhi’s Mundka area on Thursday, officials said. Twenty-three fire tenders were rushed to the spot after the police received a call about the blaze at 10.37 am. No casualty was reported so far, a senior fire official said. He said further […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

UP govt relaxes norms for web portals to get DAVP advts

3:24 pm February 13, 2020

Lucknow: In a boost to digital media coverage, the Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday announced its amended web media policy under which portals with 50,000 hits will get government advertisements. The changes to the original web media policy of 2016 were approved last week at a meeting of the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister […]

13 killed in bus-truck collision in UP’s Firozabad

3:22 pm February 13, 2020

Firozabad (UP): Thirteen people were killed and 31 seriously injured as the private bus in which they were travelling collided with a truck on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Firozabad district of Uttar Pradesh, a senior police official said on Thursday. Senior Superintendent of Police Sachindra Patel said the accident happened around 10 pm on Wednesday […]

Wanted bookie Sanjeev Chawla extradited from UK

3:13 pm February 13, 2020

New Delhi: Sanjeev Chawla, an alleged bookie and key accused in one of cricket’s biggest match-fixing scandals that involved former South African captain Hansie Cronje, was extradited from the UK on Thursday, Delhi Police said, marking the first high-profile extradition of its kind between the two countries. The 50-year-old British national, accompanied by a Delhi […]

PM Modi hails judiciary for striking balance between development & environment protection

PM Modi condoles death of people in road accident in UP

3:10 pm February 13, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condoled the death of people in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh and hoped for fast recovery of those injured. At least 12 people were killed and eight seriously injured when a private bus in which they were travelling collided with a truck on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway […]