Day: July 4, 2020

UK judge says Amber Heard can be in court for Depp testimony

11:29 pm July 4, 2020

London: Johnny Depp‘s lawyers have failed to stop the American actor’s ex-wife, Amber Heard, from attending his libel trial against the British tabloid newspaper The Sun until she is called to give evidence. In a court order published on Saturday, trial judge Andrew Nicol said that excluding Heard from the London courtroom before she testifies in the case “would inhibit the defendants […]

Heavy rainfall likely in Pune in next 48 hours: IMD

20 people killed in lightning strikes in Bihar

11:23 pm July 4, 2020

Patna: Twenty people were killed after being struck by lightning in five districts of Bihar on Saturday, officials said here. Nine casualties were reported from Bhojpur, five from Saran, three from Kaimur, two from Patna and one death was reported in Buxar, the state disaster management department said. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed grief over the deaths and announced Rs 4 lakh as ex-gratia […]

BJP’s welfare work during lockdown biggest “seva yagya” in history: Modi

11:17 pm July 4, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday described the BJP’s welfare work during the coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown as the “biggest seva yagya in history” and asserted that the party has come to represent all sections of society due to its service to the people. Addressing party leaders at the ‘Seva Hi Sangathan’ meet held through video […]

India registers highest single-day spike of nearly 23K COVID cases

11:14 pm July 4, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally neared 6.5 lakh cases on Saturday with a record single-day spike of 22,771 new infections, even as the recovery rate further improved to 60.81 per cent. The government said several people-centric measures taken as part of the “test, trace, treat” strategy have removed the impediments for COVID-19 testing. Facilitation of […]

7 Dera followers arrested for theft of ‘bir’ of Guru Granth Sahib

11:10 pm July 4, 2020

Chandigarh: The Punjab police SIT, probing sacrilege incidents, on Saturday arrested seven followers of Dera Sacha Sauda in Faridkot district for their alleged involvement in a 2015 Guru Granth Sahib theft case. “We have arrested seven persons who are Dera Sacha Sauda followers,” said Deputy Inspector General of Police (Jalandhar Range) Ranbir Singh Khatra, who is leading the Special Investigation Team. The seven […]