Day: July 17, 2020

35 children's books in Parag Honour List for 2021

New book documents pandemic through poetry

2:50 pm July 17, 2020

New Delhi: The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has upended our lives like never before. Here, giving some solace to isolated souls and a reality check in verses is a soon-to-come book of poetry. The book, titled “Singing in the Dark”, is an international anthology of poems which include works by over a hundred poets from across […]

Rupee settles 16 paise higher at 75.02 against US dollar

2:46 pm July 17, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 16 paise to close at 75.02 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday tracking positive domestic equities and weakening American currency. At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit had opened on a weak note but soon recouped the losses amid high volatility and finally settled for the day at 75.02 […]

AIIMS forensic team report lacks credibility, says Rajput's family lawyer

No need for CBI probe in Sushant death case: Deshmukh

2:41 pm July 17, 2020

Nagpur: There was no need for a CBI probe into the death case of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput as the Mumbai police were capable of handling the matter, said Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Friday. The police were also examining the angle of “business rivalry” in the case, he said. Rajput, 34, was […]

Record single-day surge of nearly 35k COVID cases, total tally crosses 10 lakh: Govt

2:35 pm July 17, 2020

New Delhi: With a record single day surge of 34,956 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally zoomed past ten lakh on Friday, just three days after it crossed the nine-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus caseload in the country surged to 10,03,832, while death toll mounted to 25,602 with the highest […]

Rohtak village sarpanch shot dead by armed assailants

2:27 pm July 17, 2020

Chandigarh: Armed assailants shot dead the 75-year-old sarpanch of a village in Haryana’s Rohtak district inside his home, police said on Friday. The unidentified assailants came on a motorcycle to the residence of Balkrishan, the village head of Chidi in Rohtak, and sought to meet him. As they were allowed inside, they shot Balkrishsan at […]