Day: May 20, 2020

Woman arrested for trying to sell newborn in Delhi

Four-month-old girl defeats coronavirus, returns home

5:17 pm May 20, 2020

Bhopal: After a 12-day-old infant recovered from coronavirus, a four-month-old girl has successfully fought the dreaded infection and returned home from a Bhopal hospital after recovery. The girl, her father who works as a nurse at Bhopal’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), and another seven-year-old girl were discharged from the institute on Tuesday. […]

Cyclone-hit people get help from various organisations

Cyclone Amphan uproots trees, flattens houses in Odisha

5:12 pm May 20, 2020

Bhubaneswar: Cyclone “Amphan” left a trail of destruction in Odisha as it triggered heavy downpour coupled with high-velocity winds while hurtling towards the West Bengal coast on Wednesday, uprooting trees and flattening fragile structures, officials said. More than 1.41 lakh people living in low-lying areas and thatched and mud houses in the vulnerable coastal regions […]

Maharashtra: Woman held for killing husband

5:09 pm May 20, 2020

Palghar: A 22-year-old woman was arrested at Boisar in Palghar district of Maharashtra on Wednesday for allegedly killing her husband over the suspicion of illicit relationship, an official said. According to police, the woman, Kavita Mourya, resided with her husband Arun (29) at Sai Lok Nagar in Boisar. He worked at a company. “The woman […]

‘Thundering’ sound creates flutter in Bengaluru

5:01 pm May 20, 2020

Bengaluru: A loud ‘thundering’ sound in several parts of Bengaluru on Wednesday afternoon triggered panic among the residents, while the officials ruled out the possibility of it being an earthquake. The sound was heard across the city from Kempegowda International Airport off Devanahalli in the north to Kengeri and Electronic City in the South. Many […]

Sensex surges 622 pts; HDFC rallies over 5 pc

4:56 pm May 20, 2020

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex rallied 622 points on Wednesday, propelled by gains in index-heavyweights HDFC twins and Reliance Industries despite weak cues from global markets. The 30-share index settled 622.44 points or 2.06 per cent higher at 30,818.61, while the NSE Nifty rose 187.45 points, or 2.11 cent, to end at 9,066.55. HDFC was the […]