Day: February 14, 2020

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Titagarh Wagons commissions NIOT research vessel

8:11 pm February 14, 2020

Kolkata: Titagarh Wagons Ltd on Friday said it has commissioned the second coastal research vessel for National Institute of Ocean Technology, four months ahead of schedule. The ship, Sagar Anveshika, was built as a part of Rs 100 crore order it had received in 2017, the company said in a statement. Sagar Tara, the first […]

India forex reserves soar to record USD 473 billion

8:08 pm February 14, 2020

Mumbai: The country’s foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 1.701 billion to a lifetime high of USD 473 billion in the week to February 7 on account of increase in foreign currency assets, according to RBI data. In the previous week, the foreign exchange reserves had swollen by USD 4.607 billion to USD 471.3 billion. […]

ASI assaulted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

Western UP gang of car lifters busted, 4 held in Noida

8:05 pm February 14, 2020

Noida (UP): Four members of a western Uttar Pradesh-based gang allegedly involved in dozens of car robberies in Delhi NCR have been arrested, the Noida police said on Friday. Six stolen vehicles, including SUVs and hatchbacks, have been recovered from the possession of the gang members who were held on Thursday from Sector 49 police […]

Rahul asks who benefitted from Pulwama strike, BJP calls him LeT and Jaish sympathiser

8:03 pm February 14, 2020

New Delhi: The Pulwama terror attack was at the centre of a bitter war of words between the opposition and the BJP on Friday with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asking who benefitted from the strike and the ruling party accusing him of being a “known sympathiser” of terror groups LeT and JeM. While the Congress […]

Marriage of transsexual with man registered, finally

8:01 pm February 14, 2020

Coimbatore: The long-cherished dream of a trans-woman and her husband turned to reality on Friday when their marriage was officially registered. Their joy knew no bounds as the day coincided with Valentine’s Day. Twentyfour-year-old Surekha had married Manikandan, an autorickshaw driver, in 2018 but could not register the marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act, which […]