Day: July 9, 2020

One tower in Vasant Vihar’s CBI colony declared as COVID-19 containment zone

4:21 pm July 9, 2020

New Delhi: The authorities have declared one of the towers in the CBI colony in Vasant Vihar here a COVID-19 containment zone after an agency official and his family members tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said on Thursday. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has asked at least 12 officials living in the area to avoid office during […]

India's exports fall 5.12 pc to USD 24.89 bn in Oct

German exports regain ground in May, but a long way to go

4:13 pm July 9, 2020

Berlin: German exports regained some ground in May, though the gain was far short of making up for big losses at the height of the coronavirus pandemic in Europe, official figures showed Thursday. Exports were up 9 per cent compared with the previous month, the Federal Statistical Office said. That followed declines of 11.6 per cent in March […]

Gangster Vikas Dubey to be brought to UP on transit remand: Police

4:11 pm July 9, 2020

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday said gangster Vikas Dubey, who was arrested in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly killing eight policemen, would be brought to the state on transit remand. “Dubey will be brought to the state on transit remand. Our campaign against all those involved in the Kanpur case will continue till not even a single member of the Dubey […]

Attack on BJP’s Bandipora district prez ‘pre-planned’ by LeT: IGP Kashmir

4:02 pm July 9, 2020

Srinagar: The attack on BJP’s Bandipora district president Waseem Bari was “pre-planned” by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar said on Thursday, adding that the policemen posted for personal security of the politician were being dismissed from service. Three more policemen were arrested in connection with Wednesday’s attack, taking the total number of the arrested cops to 10. “We came […]

Priyanka attacks Modi on lack of empathy for Assam

Priyanka demands CBI probe to ascertain facts about ‘grant of protection’ to gangster Vikas Dubey

3:55 pm July 9, 2020

New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra demanded a CBI probe on Thursday to ascertain the facts about the “grant of protection” to gangster Vikas Dubey. She also accused the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh of “complete failure” in handling the Kanpur ambush case and arresting Dubey, the main accused who fled the state and was arrested from Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday morning. The chain […]