Day: July 30, 2020

Only one technical bid received out of 4 coal mines put up for re-auction

Demise of Coal India employee due to COVID-19 to be treated as accidental death: Joshi

6:46 pm July 30, 2020

New Delhi: Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday said demise of any employee of state-owned CIL due to COVID-19 will be treated as accidental death and the kins of the worker will get the same financial benefits as they get in the case of accidental death during duty. The move is likely to benefit around 4 lakh workers on […]

Oxford vaccine shows protection against COVID-19 in monkeys: Study

6:43 pm July 30, 2020

London: A COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by the University of Oxford in the UK elicits an immune response and reduces the viral load in monkeys exposed to SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a study published in the journal Nature on Thursday. The researchers from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the US and the Oxford University found that […]

VHP slams Mamata for protest over 'Jai Shri Ram' chant

Don’t use Lord Ram with bow and arrow image for temple promotion: Veerappa Moily

6:39 pm July 30, 2020

Bengaluru: Ahead of the ground-breaking ceremony for Ram temple construction at Ayodhya, senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily on Thursday opposed use of the Lords image with bow and arrow for promotion of the ‘mandir’, saying it projects him as an aggressor which he was not. Instead, the former Union Law Minister suggested Sri Rama […]

Delhi's peak power demand scales new high of 7,323 MW

Reliance Power reports Rs 2 cr loss for June quarter

6:37 pm July 30, 2020

New Delhi: Reliance Power on Thursday posted a consolidated net loss of Rs 1.88 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. In the year-ago same period, the company logged a profit of Rs 36.19 crore, a regulatory filing said. The total income of the company fell to Rs 2,137.10 crore in the first quarter […]

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

E-commerce spends surpass pre-COVID-19 levels post lockdown in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru: Report

6:34 pm July 30, 2020

New Delhi: E-commerce spends surpassed pre-COVID-19 levels after the lockdown across Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru as more individuals opted to shop online for their discretionary and non-discretionary spends, according to a report by credit card bill payment platform CRED. The report is based on an analysis of credit card spending patterns of over three million members across the three cities. […]