Day: July 16, 2020

Gujarat woman cop who took on minister’s son says she has resigned

7:58 pm July 16, 2020

Surat: Woman police constable Sunita Yadav, who had a confrontation with a minister’s son over lockdown violation which led to his arrest here in Gujarat, claimed she has resigned from service. However, a senior police official has denied it. Prakash Kanani, the son of Gujarat Minister of State for Health Kumar Kanani, and his two […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

2 Indian-origin experts on UK PM’s new race commission

7:51 pm July 16, 2020

London: An Indian-origin professor of surgery and a mediaperson are among the members of a new Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, which will look at inequalities within UK society in areas such as health, education and criminal justice, 10 Downing Street in London said on Thursday. Lord Ajay Kakkar, Professor of Surgery at University College London (UCL), Director of the Thrombosis Research Institute, chair […]

One new COVID-19 case in Mizoram, tally at 4,428

Study says physical distancing may help ease burden on hospitals, but only to a point

7:46 pm July 16, 2020

Washington: Scientists have found that longer periods of social distancing alone are not successful when it comes to slowing COVID-19 spread, an advance that may help make better decisions in countries where a second wave of the pandemic is expected. “Conventional wisdom was, the more intense and long-term the social distancing, the more you will […]

NTPC manager caught red-handed while taking bribe: CBI

7:39 pm July 16, 2020

Jodhpur: The CBI has caught an NTPC manager red-handed for taking a bribe of Rs 1 lakh here for clearing the bills of a firm hired for cleaning the solar power panels of the PSU, an official said on Thursday. The CBI registered the case and laid the trap against Manager Om Prakash Meena of […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

India has potential to be magnet for digital innovation: Nasscom president

7:34 pm July 16, 2020

New Delhi: India has the potential to become a magnet for digital innovation by focusing on areas like talent, policy framework and trust, Nasscom President Debjani Ghosh said on Thursday. Speaking at the Women in Technology (WiT) India Forum, Ghosh said India will have to focus on building competencies in these three areas that will be critical in the “hyper digital economy”. The […]