Day: July 26, 2020

COVID ties rakhi celebrations to post, video call

6:56 pm July 26, 2020

New Delhi: Nidhi Rawat has got a sweet tooth and her brother, who lives in Mumbai, brings her ‘Bombay halwa’ on Raksha Bandhan every year. This year, he won’t come home. Pummy Saini sent a rakhi and a letter to her Ahmedabad-based elder brother and nephew. She says the restrictions made her realise how much […]

Hyderabad Mayor tests positive for COVID-19

6:49 pm July 26, 2020

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Mayor Bonthu Rammohan on Sunday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 but was asymptomatic. Rammohan and his family took the test here on Saturday, a press release from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) said. His family members have tested negative for the virus. Rammohan said he has isolated himself and had to hold a meeting with […]

Tributes paid, war veterans honoured on Kargil Vijay Diwas

6:45 pm July 26, 2020

Chennai: Floral tributes were paid to fallen soldiers at the war memorials here and at nearby Puducherry on Sunday on the 21st anniversary of the nation’s victory over Pakistan in the Kargil war. Major General Prakash Chandra, Chief Staff Officer, Head Quarters, Dakshin Bharat Area, placed a wreath at the war memorial here in honour of the fallen soldiers and felicitated Kargil veterans […]

Suspense on deputy CM, other ministers in Bihar

PM recalls valour of soldiers in Kargil, says wars fought on borders and within country too

6:33 pm July 26, 2020

New Delhi: Hailing the valour of the armed forces during the Kargil war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked people to speak and act keeping in mind the morale of soldiers and asserted that wars are fought not just on borders but on many fronts within the country too. In his monthly ‘Mann ki […]

Thai protest leader on hunger strike given IV drip in prison

36 inmates of Etah jail test positive for COVID-19

6:30 pm July 26, 2020

Etah: As many as 36 inmates of the district jail here have tested positive for COVID-19, an official said on Sunday. Jailor Kuldeep Singh Bhadauria said that in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases, the district and jail administration have set up a temporary jail at a school here. Chief Medical Superintendent Ajay […]