Day: May 29, 2020

India’s coronavirus death toll overtakes that of China

7:28 pm May 29, 2020

New Delhi: India’s coronavirus death toll has surpassed that of China after it reported a total of 4,706 fatalities, while it overtook Turkey to become the ninth worst-hit nation by the pandemic with 1,65,799 COVID-19 cases. The country has registered 175 deaths and a record 7,466 fresh coronavirus infection cases in the last 24 hrs […]

Gujarat: Infant twins recover from COVID-19 in Mehsana

7:24 pm May 29, 2020

Ahmedabad: Twin brother and sister from Mehsana district of Gujarat, who had tested positive for COVID-19 within few days of birth, have recovered from the deadly infection, an official said on Friday. The twins, who were the youngest COVID-19 patients in Gujarat, will be discharged from the hospital by Saturday, Mehsana district development officer Manoj […]

Sensex surges 224 pts; Nifty tops 9,550-mark

7:08 pm May 29, 2020

Mumbai: Extending its rising streak to the third session, equity benchmark Sensex jumped 224 points on Friday, driven by gains in HDFC, ITC and HUL despite weak cues from global markets. After gyrating 656.72 points during the day, the 30-share BSE index rebounded from the day’s low to settle 223.51 points or 0.69 per cent […]

Ex-CM Ajit Jogi dead; three-day mourning in Chhattisgarh

First Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi dies at 74

7:05 pm May 29, 2020

Raipur: Ajit Jogi, the first Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh and a mass leader who dominated the state’s politics for long, died at a private hospital here on Friday, doctors said. Jogi (74) had been battling for life at the private hospital for the last 20 days and suffered a cardiac arrest in the afternoon, they […]

Tomb of woman who loved British army officer to be repaired

4:04 pm May 29, 2020

Aurangabad: Noted Marathi poet N D Mahanor has said he will undertake repair work of the tomb of Paro, the woman who aided British army officer Major Robert Gill in is rediscovery of the world-famous Ajanta caves in the district. Major Gill (1804-1879) was a painter and photographer and is best known for his paintings […]