Day: June 5, 2020

Atlas Cycles shuts operations at last manufacturing unit

7:31 pm June 5, 2020

New Delhi: Atlas Cycles – a name that became a synonym for bicycles in India – has shut its last manufacturing unit in Sahibabad, just outside the national capital, citing lack of funds to run the factory. Its CEO N P Singh Rana, however, insists the shutdown is only temporary, and the company will resume […]

Pets can be taken outside for walks: Maharashtra govt tells HC

7:17 pm June 5, 2020

Mumbai: Pet owners in Maharashtra have been allowed to take their animals outside for walks during lockdown, the state government told the Bombay High Court on Friday. A circular to this effect was issued on June 1 and the police and civic officials were asked not to prohibit owners from walking their pets, said Advocate […]

UPSC declares results of civil services main exam

Civil services prelims on October 4: UPSC

7:09 pm June 5, 2020

New Delhi: The civil services preliminary examination 2020, postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, will be held on October 4, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced on Friday. It also said the personality test of the candidates selected through the last year’s civil services preliminary and mains will resume from July 20. This year’s […]

Adesh Kumar Gupta takes charge as Delhi BJP chief

3:45 pm June 5, 2020

New Delhi: Adesh Kumar Gupta took charge as the Delhi BJP president at the party office here on Friday in the presence of senior leaders, including Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, and his predecessor Manoj Tiwari. The BJP had on Tuesday appointed Gupta, a sitting councillor and former mayor of North Delhi, as its Delhi […]

Face of govt changes but work continues: Trivendra

Uttarakhand CM tests negative for COVID-19

3:39 pm June 5, 2020

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has tested negative for COVID-19, days after he went into self-quarantine following a meeting with the state tourism minister who had contracted the virus. Official sources said on Friday that the chief minister’s test reports confirm that he is not infected with the virus. The chief minister and […]