Day: July 14, 2020

UK reportedly poised to backtrack on Huawei inclusion in 5G

3:20 pm July 14, 2020

London: The British government is reportedly poised to backtrack on plans to give Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei a limited role in the UK’s new high-speed mobile phone network, a decision with broad implications for relations between the two countries. Britain’s decision to re-examine the question, the results of which will be announced Tuesday, came after the US threatened to sever an […]

Pegasus snooping row: Pilot demands independent probe

Pilot sacked as deputy CM, party’s Rajasthan unit chief

3:17 pm July 14, 2020

Jaipur: The Congress on Tuesday sacked Sachin Pilot from the posts of Rajasthan’s deputy chief minister and the party’s state unit chief. Cracking the whip on the rebel party leader, the party also removed his loyalists Vishvendra Singh and Ramesh Meena from the state cabinet. AICC spokesperson Randeep Surjewala announced the decision after a Congress Legislature Party meeting held here amid a tussle for power between Pilot […]

COVID-19: KDMC acquires 80 per cent beds at pvt hospitals

3:15 pm July 14, 2020

Thane: The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra’s Thane district has acquired 80 per cent beds in private hospitals for treatment for COVID-19 patients, an official said on Tuesday. In an order issued on Monday, municipal commissioner Vijay Suryavanshi stated that beds in paediatric intensive care units, NICUs and dialysis wards will be exempt. Private hospitals in the […]

Noida: Two criminals injured in gunfight with police, held

3:11 pm July 14, 2020

Noida: Two criminals, together involved in over a dozen cases of robberies and dacoity, were held after they suffered injuries in a gunfight with the police in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida early on Tuesday, officials said. The gunfight ensued around 2.00 am near Kulesara border in Phase II police area when the duo was on a motorcycle and got intercepted, […]

Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

Delhi edu model made history, 98 pc students of govt schools passed CBSE class 12 exam: Kejriwal

3:05 pm July 14, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi education model has made history with 98 per cent students of city government schools passing CBSE class 12 exams, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday. At an online media briefing along with his deputy Manish Sisodia, the chief minister said that Delhi’s students have done tremendous job in the board exam. Kejriwal said he thinks […]