Day: June 11, 2020

Multiple ceasefire violations by Pak along LoC: 5 soldiers among 11 killed; 8 Pak army men gunned down in retaliatory fire

Army personnel killed, civilian injured as Pakistan shells villages, forward posts in Rajouri, Poonch

12:03 pm June 11, 2020

Jammu: An Army personnel was killed and a civilian injured as the Pakistani Army heavily shelled villages and forward posts along the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch districts on Thursday, officials said. This is fourth consecutive day of firing and shelling by the Pakistan Army. Officials said the Pakistan Army opened fire and shelled civilian […]

3 arrested for using plastic scrap to make jaggery

11:58 am June 11, 2020

Muzaffarnagar: Three persons have been arrested for allegedly using plastic scrap to make jaggery at Bhokaheri village under Bhopa police station here, as official said on Thursday. Police raided a jaggery manufacturing unite (kolhu) and arrested three persons on Wednesday, SHO, Bhopa police station Sanjive Kumar said. Police have registered a case against five persons […]

5 doctors among 110 new COVID-19 cases in Odisha

11:47 am June 11, 2020

Bhubaneswar: As many as 110 more people, including five doctors, tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha on Wednesday, raising the state’s tally to 3,250, a health department official said. Of the fresh cases, 97 were reported from quarantine centres where people returning from different states are lodged, while 13 others were detected in contract-tracing exercise, […]

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

Trump: No change at bases named for Confederate officers

11:43 am June 11, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration will not even consider changing the name of any of the 10 Army bases that are named for Confederate Army officers. Two days earlier, Defense Secretary Mark Esper indicated that he was open to a broad discussion of such changes. These Monumental and very Powerful Bases […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Companies touting black lives matter face workforce scrutiny

11:37 am June 11, 2020

Seattle: After hitting the streets to protest racial injustices, Sharon Chuter was disillusioned by the number of corporate brands posting glossy messages spouting support for black lives. The 33-year-old founder of Uoma Beauty, a cosmetics company that caters to black women, came up with a social media challenge to test the sincerity of the companies: […]