Day: April 22, 2020

Amarnath Yatra: 'Pratham Pooja' held in Jammu

Annual Amarnath yatra cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

9:32 pm April 22, 2020

Jammu: The annual yatra to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas has been suspended this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) spokesman said on Wednesday. This is probably for the first time that pilgrimage has been cancelled. Even during the peak of terrorism in Kashmir, Amarnath […]

India tightens regulatory grip on Facebook, WhatsApp with new rules

Facebook picks up 9.99 pc stake in Jio Platforms for Rs 43,574 cr

9:24 pm April 22, 2020

New Delhi: Facebook on Wednesday announced an investment of USD 5.7 billion to buy 9.99 per cent stake in the firm that houses Reliance Jio — a deal that will help billionaire Mukesh Ambani create an e-commerce giant that could rival Amazon and Walmart by linking local kirana stores and consumers over the highly popular […]

Pandemic warms relationship between Trump, Mexican president

9:18 pm April 22, 2020

Mexico City: The COVID-19 pandemic could have been a fraught moment for US-Mexico relations two leaders from opposite ends of the political spectrum facing the largest crisis ever confronted by either administration. Instead, presidents Donald Trump and Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador are carrying on like old pals. The men appear so chummy that the Mexican […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Bank loan fraud: ED attaches assets worth Rs 52 lakh

8:11 pm April 22, 2020

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said it has attached assets, worth Rs 51.86 lakh, of a company in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged bank fraud in Haryana. It said a provisional order for attachment of the properties, in the form of commercial property in Gurgaon and bank […]

Maharashtra: Nanded records its first COVID-19 case

8:00 pm April 22, 2020

Aurangabad: A 65-year-old man tested positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra‘s Nanded city, becoming the first COVID-19 patient in the district, an official said on Wednesday. The reports of the patient, who is a resident of Peerburhanpur, came out positive late on Tuesday night, civil surgeon Dr Nilkanth Boshikar said. The patient’s travel history was being […]