Day: June 11, 2020

Former Planning Commission Member Vaidyanathan dead

3:40 pm June 11, 2020

Chennai: Former Member of the Planning Commission Dr A Vaidyanathan died in Coimbatore on Wednesday. He was 88 and is survived by his wife and two daughters, according to a statement here. Vaidyanathan was a professor at the Madras Institute of Development Studies and Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram. He had chaired the Government of […]

Woman dies in Kashmir after contracting COVID-19

12:24 pm June 11, 2020

Srinagar: A 62-year-old woman from Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died at a hospital here on Thursday, taking the number of coronavirus-related fatalities in the Union Territory to 52, officials said. “A COVID positive patient (62) from Kulgam passed away at 9:10 am of cardiopulmonary arrest at SKIMS […]

US and South Korea agree on new cost-sharing deal for troops

Asian shares slide after Wall Street retreat

12:22 pm June 11, 2020

Tokyo: Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday, with Tokyo dropping more than 1 per cent as the Japanese yen gained after the Federal Reserve said it would keep interest rates low through 2022. Asian markets had been expected to fall after the Fed signaled a long path to recovery from the devastation of the coronavirus […]

One dead, 10 injured in clash between rival groups

12:12 pm June 11, 2020

Amethi (UP): One person was killed and about 10 others were injured in a clash between two parties in Raghaipur village under Sangrampur police station here, police said. The incident took place on Wednesday when women belonging to rival groups involved in a land dispute had a tiff over a minor issue. It resulted in […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Darul Uloom Deoband postpones academic session due to pandemic

12:09 pm June 11, 2020

Muzaffarnagar: Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has postponed its academic session till further orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation. The mohtamim of the seminary Maulana Abul Kasimnaumani has issued a notification stating that due to the spread of coronavirus, the institution has been closed till further orders and asking the students not to arrive […]