Day: June 7, 2020

Global death toll from COVID-19 passes 400,000

11:10 pm June 7, 2020

London: The worldwide death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 400,000, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University that health experts say is still an undercount because many who died were not tested for the virus. The milestone was reached Sunday, a day after the Brazilian government stopped publishing a running total of coronavirus deaths […]

Govt doctor held for taking bribe in Rajasthan’s Bundi

10:45 pm June 7, 2020

Kota: A government doctor and his associate were arrested for allegedly taking a bribe in Rajasthan’s Bundi district on Sunday, the Anti-Corruption Bureau said. The accused orthopedic doctor posted in Bundi district hospital had allegedly demanded Rs 15,000 to perform an operation, said DSP Tarunkant Somani. He said the complainant in the case — Kuldeep […]

UP ATS arrests arms supplier to Khalistani terrorists

10:42 pm June 7, 2020

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad on Sunday arrested an alleged arms supplier to Khalistani terrorists, a senior officer said. Additional Director General of the ATS, Dhruva Kant Thakur, said, “The UP ATS has arrested Javed, an arms supplier to Khalistani terrorists, from Hapur. Javed is a resident of the Kithore area of Meerut. His […]

Heavy rainfall in several parts of Kerala

Rain pulls mercury below 35 deg C in Delhi

10:35 pm June 7, 2020

New Delhi: The national capital witnessed another bout of light rain on Sunday which brought the mercury below 35 degrees Celsius. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative figures for the city, recorded 5.6 mm rainfall till 5:30 pm and a maximum temperature of 34.8 degrees Celsius, five notches below the normal. On Saturday, Delhi recorded […]

Rise in fire-related calls in Delhi since mid-May

10:31 pm June 7, 2020

New Delhi: With a rise in the mercury and phase-wise relaxations of the coronavirus lockdown, the control room of the Delhi Fire Services has witnessed a surge in fire-related calls since the mid week of May, officials said on Sunday. During the four phases of the nationwide lockdown, there was an overall drop of 36 […]