Day: July 2, 2020

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

US trade deficit rises 9.7% in May to $54.6 billion

8:00 pm July 2, 2020

Washington DC: The US trade deficit rose for the third straight month in May. Both exports and imports fell as the coronavirus outbreak continued to take a toll on world commerce. The Commerce Department said Thursday that the gap between the goods and services the United States buys and what it sells abroad rose 9.7% in May […]

Delhi's peak power demand scales new high of 7,323 MW

Bhubaneswar-Cuttack to get disaster resilient power supply system by Dec 2020

7:55 pm July 2, 2020

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday set a target of completing the advanced and disaster resilient power supply system in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack by December 2020, official sources said. The decision in this regard was taken at a high-level review meeting chaired by Chief Secretary A K Tripathy. “Work out advanced implementation schedule for each phase of […]

Army officer finishes one of world’s toughest cycle races

7:50 pm July 2, 2020

Mumbai: For Lt Col Bharat Pannu, celebration after pedaling over 4,000 km on an indoor trainer to complete the Race Across America (RAAM) meant sleeping once again like normal people. In cycling circles RAAM is considered to be one of the toughest races. The coronavirus outbreak this year forced the organisers to hold it `virtually’, […]

Niti Aayog meet: Spoke on Mahadayi, mining, says Goa CM

Tourism industry bodies meet Niti Aayog CEO to drum up govt support for survival

7:46 pm July 2, 2020

New Delhi: Representatives of the tourism industry bodies including Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) on Thursday met Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, seeking government support for the tourism sector, which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The associations sought government support for the survival and revival of tour operators and other stakeholders in the tourism industry, IATO said in […]

Body of man found near railway tracks in Nadia

Bodies of woman, two children found on rail track in east Delhi

7:40 pm July 2, 2020

New Delhi: The bodies of a 30-year-old woman and her two minor daughters were found on the rail track at the Mandawali Railway Station in east Delhi on Thursday, an official said. A one-year-old son of the woman was found lying near the bodies and he had minor injuries, the official said. The woman and her two daughters, aged […]