Day: June 30, 2020

Woman found hanging at quarantine centre in Odisha

10:55 pm June 30, 2020

Balasore: A 50-year-old woman, who was lodged in a COVID-19 quarantine centre in Balasore district, was found hanging from a tree behind the facility on Tuesday, a police officer said. The woman, who used to work in a private firm in Hyderabad, had returned from the city on June 20 following which she was quarantined, […]

EU bans Pakistan airline from flying to Europe for 6 months

10:52 pm June 30, 2020

Islamabad: The European Union’s aviation safety agency said on Tuesday that Pakistan’s national airline will not be allowed to fly into Europe for at least six months after the country’s aviation minister revealed that nearly a third of Pakistani pilots had cheated on their pilot’s exams. Pakistan International Airlines spokesman Abdullah Hafeez says PIA has not been flying to Europe because of the […]

Supreme Court formally rejects Trump election challenge cases

Supreme Court lifts ban on state aid to religious schooling

10:48 pm June 30, 2020

Washington DC: The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it easier for religious schools to obtain public funds, upholding a Montana scholarship program that allows state tax credits for private schooling. The court’s 5-4 ruling, with conservatives in the majority, came in a dispute over a Montana scholarship program for private K-12 education that also makes donors eligible for up to $150 […]

France condoles death of 20 Indian soldiers in Galwan; conveys ‘steadfast’ support to India

10:44 pm June 30, 2020

New Delhi: French Defence Minister Florence Parly has condoled the death of 20 Indian soldiers in a violent clash with Chinese troops in Galwan Valley and conveyed to her Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh France’s “steadfast and friendly” support to India in these “difficult circumstances”, diplomatic sources said Tuesday. In a letter to Singh on Monday, the French defence minister also offered to visit India soon to explore ways to […]

Revenue inspector arrested for accepting bribe in UP

10:37 pm June 30, 2020

Bareilly: A revenue inspector was arrested by a team of the Anti-Corruption Organisation in Aonla tehsil here on Tuesday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000, a senior official said. Superintendent of Police (Anti-Corruption Organisation) Rajiv Mehrotra said one Jagannath, a resident of Kidaina village in Aonla tehsil, had complained that some “influential people” […]