Day: July 8, 2020

Tantuja to supply 1.5 crore masks for school children

KVIC’s khadi masks now available for sale online

8:14 pm July 8, 2020

New Delhi: The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) on Wednesday said its khadi face masks are now available for sale online, with cotton and silk masks priced at Rs 30 and Rs 100 per piece, respectively. This will benefit people in the remotest parts of the country, particularly those who cannot afford to move out of their […]

Military talks with China have no link with "any extraneous issue": India

Indian, Chinese militaries to carry out verification of disengagement process in eastern Ladakh

8:09 pm July 8, 2020

New Delhi: Indian and Chinese armies are expected to carry out a joint verification to assess the implementation of the disengagement process once the dismantling of temporary infrastructure and withdrawal of troops by China are completed in the friction points in eastern Ladakh, people familiar with the development said on Wednesday. They said the two militaries are set […]

Complete lockdown in Patna from July 10-16 as COVID-19 cases surge

8:04 pm July 8, 2020

Patna: A complete lockdown has been ordered in Patna from July 10 to July 16 due to a sudden spurt in novel coronavirus cases, officials said on Wednesday. An order to this effect was issued by Patna District Magistrate Kumar Ravi. Except for the essential services, markets, offices and other commercial activities will be prohibited […]

Brazil’s president says hydroxychloroquine to cure his virus

7:55 pm July 8, 2020

Rio De Janeiro: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he is confident that he will swiftly recover from the new coronavirus thanks to treatment with hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug that has not been proven effective against COVID-19. Bolsonaro said he tested positive for the new coronavirus on Tuesday after months of downplaying its severity while deaths mounted rapidly […]

FIR: HC relief for one Sushant sister, not for another

Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case: Bihar court bins plea against Bollywood bigwigs

7:46 pm July 8, 2020

Muzaffarpur: A Bihar court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking registration of cases against Bollywood bigwigs like Salman Khan, Ekta Kapoor, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Karan Johar for allegedly abetting actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide, citing jurisdictional limitations. Chief Judicial Magistrate of Muzaffarpur Mukesh Kumar dismissed the petition filed by local advocate Sudhir Kumar Ojha, […]