Day: July 25, 2020

Armenians and Azerbaijanis clash in Moscow

11:09 pm July 25, 2020

Moscow: Azerbaijanis and Armenians have engaged in a series of fights and violent rampages in Moscow, venting their anger over recent cross-border clashes between the two ex-Soviet nations. Moscow police said on Saturday they have detained over 30 people on charges of involvement in fights and disturbances. In St. Petersburg, police detained dozens on Saturday in a bid to prevent […]

Indian American tech executive charged with COVID-19 relief fraud

11:03 pm July 25, 2020

Washington: An Indian-American tech executive has been arrested for allegedly defrauding over USD 5.5 million under the coronavirus pandemic relief program, federal authorities have said. Mohan, 48, submitted fake and altered documents, including forged federal tax filings and altered incorporation documents in support of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) applications for six shell companies he owned, […]

Odisha: COVID claims another warrior’s life in Ganjam district

11:00 pm July 25, 2020

Berhampore: An assistant sub- inspector (ASI) of police died of coronavirus infection in Odisha‘s Ganjam, taking the number of frontline COVID warriors who died while battling the pandemic in the district to 20, an official said on Saturday. The ASI, posted at a court in Bhanjangar, was suffering from high fever for the last four days. As […]

As cost cutting measure, Railways stops British-era practice of using Dak messengers

10:59 pm July 25, 2020

New Delhi: The Railways has decided to do away with a British– era practice of sending confidential documents via personal or Dak messengers and instructed zones to move to communication via videoconferencing. This is the latest in a string of instructions for zonal railways to cut costs. “As a measure to reduce cost and improve savings on establishment related […]

3 killed in small plane crash in western Germany

10:56 pm July 25, 2020

Berlin: Three people were killed Saturday when an ultralight aircraft crashed into a multi-family home in western Germany, police said. North Rhine-Westphalia police said the aircraft crashed into the roof of the house in the town of Wesel, sparking a fire, the DPA news agency reported. A small child suffered minor injures before the blaze was put […]