Day: June 4, 2020

Noida: 2 cops test COVID-19 positive

7:23 pm June 4, 2020

Noida (UP): Two more Uttar Pradesh Police personnel deployed in Gautam Buddh Nagar have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Thursday. The two personnel were posted in the control room of the district police and their reports came out on Wednesday, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP), Ankur Aggarwal, said “No office of the […]

Restoration work begins in Raigad post Cyclone Nisarga

7:20 pm June 4, 2020

Mumbai: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and local authorities in Maharashtra’s Raigad district have started restoration work in the region that bore the brunt of cyclonic storm ‘Nisarga’, an official said on Thursday. The cyclone made landfall near Shrivardhan in the district on Wednesday afternoon and lashed the coastal areas of Alibaug, Revdanda, Revas, […]

Veteran filmmaker Basu Chatterjee dead

7:16 pm June 4, 2020

Mumbai: Veteran filmmaker Basu Chatterjee, known for his middle-of-the-road cinema and films such as “Chhoti Si Baat” and “Rajnigandha”, died on Thursday from age related health issues. He was 93. Basu died in his sleep at his Santacruz residence. “He passed away peacefully in his sleep in the morning. He wasn’t keeping well for quite […]

PM Modi holds virtual summit with Aussie counterpart Scott Morrison

3:02 pm June 4, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison held an online summit on Thursday focussing on ways to further broadbase bilateral ties in a range of areas like healthcare, trade and defence. In his opening remarks, Modi said he believed that it is the “perfect time and perfect opportunity” to further […]

Biden to focus on economic plans, inequality in weeks ahead

2:53 pm June 4, 2020

Washington: Joe Biden is pledging to unveil a series of proposals in coming weeks aimed at reversing the economic devastation wrought by the pandemic and addressing inequalities that have contributed to protests sweeping the country. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and his aides see some parallels to the last time his party wrested the White […]