Day: July 21, 2020

Leh to Delhi: Daily 1000-km journey to send mother’s milk to her newborn

10:51 pm July 21, 2020

New Delhi: For nearly a month, 33-year-old Jikmet Wangdus and his brother-in-law have been going to the Delhi international airport daily to collect a box flown all the way from Leh. Except, the package is not an ordinary one. The box has seven small containers inside, each carrying the precious breast milk of Wangdus’ wife for their […]

7 deer rescued from swollen Ganga, several others swept away: Official

10:43 pm July 21, 2020

Muzaffarnagar : Seven deer were rescued from an island in the Ganga here while others in their herd were swept away in the river, officials said on Tuesday. A herd of deer was trapped apparently near Haridwar in the swollen river amid the incessant rains and was swept along with the river, they said. While […]

MP: Diamond worth Rs 50 lakh found in Panna district

10:39 pm July 21, 2020

Panna: A 10.69 carat diamond, with an estimated value of Rs 50 lakh, was unearthed in a mine in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna district, an official said on Tuesday. Anandilal Kushwaha (35), who has a lease of a mine in Ranipur area, has deposited a 10.69 carat diamond with the local diamond office (Hira Karyalaya), Panna’s […]

From Spanish Flu to COVID-19: New book chronicles history of pandemics

10:26 pm July 21, 2020

New Delhi: Tracing the journey of pandemics, a new book sheds light on 10 outbreaks in the last 100 years, including COVID-19, publishers Penguin announced on Tuesday. Titled “The Pandemic Century”, the book by British medical historian Mark Honigsbaum combines science history, medical sociology and front-line reportage to tell the history of global contagion dating from the Spanish Flu […]

Armed man seizes bus, holds 10 people hostage in Ukraine

8:52 pm July 21, 2020

Lutsk: An armed man seized a long-distance bus and took people in it hostage in northwestern Ukraine on Tuesday launching an hours-long standoff with police, Ukrainian authorities said. About 10 people are currently being held hostage, Ukraine’s Security Service said in a Facebook statement. Police earlier had put the number at 20. It was unclear how many […]