Day: June 20, 2020

Odisha man beaten to death by two sons

11:39 pm June 20, 2020

Berhampur: A65-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by his two sons at a village in Odisha’s Ganjam district, police said on Saturday. The incident happened in Kalamba village in the Polasara police station area on Friday night, said inspector in-charge Jeetendra Kumar Mallick. The deceased was identified as Abhimanyu Pradhan. The sons also attacked […]

Glenmark launches Favipiravir: Medics say ‘no magic bullet’ for COVID but will help amid rising cases

11:35 pm June 20, 2020

New Delhi: As Glenmark Pharmaceuticals launched antiviral drug Favipiravir for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 cases, medical experts on Saturday cautioned against seeing it as a “magic bullet” to treat the deadly virus but said it will be helpful as it can be orally administered and reduce viral load. They said the drug’s real efficacy […]

Google Pay not a payment system operator: RBI to HC

11:18 pm June 20, 2020

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has told the Delhi High Court that Google Pay is a third party app provider (TPAP) and does not operate any payment systems. Therefore, its operations are not in violation of the Payment and Settlement System Act of 2007, RBI has told a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek […]

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Trump outraised by Biden in May, but holds cash-on-hand edge

8:29 pm June 20, 2020

Washington DC: President Donald Trump was outraised by Joe Biden in May, taking in USD 74 million for his reelection, but he maintains a sizable advantage in cash on hand over the presumptive Democratic nominee. The pro-Trump effort, which includes fundraising by the Republican National Committee, on Saturday reported its total days after Biden and Democrats said they had amassed nearly USD […]

Indore girl wants permission to study law at age 13

AP SSC exams cancelled, says Education minister

8:18 pm June 20, 2020

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday decided to cancel the AP SSC (class X) public examinations and promote the students in view of the COVID-19 situation. State Education Minister A Suresh said the government took the decision to safeguard the students’ health in view of the rapid spread of coronavirus in the state. The July 10 […]