Day: August 6, 2020

Ahmedabad COVID-19 hospital fire leaves 8 patients dead

3:08 pm August 6, 2020

Ahmedabad: A blaze in the wee hours at a private hospital here has left eight COVID-19 patients dead, a fire brigade official said on Thursday. The victims include five men and three women, who were being treated at the ICU ward of the COVID-19 designated Shrey Hospital in Navrangpura area of Ahmedabad, the official said. […]

Manoj Sinha given ‘big’ responsibility; appointed as J&K L-G

2:56 pm August 6, 2020

New Delhi: Former union minister and senior BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh, Manoj Sinha, was on Thursday appointed as Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, the Rashtrapati Bhawan spokesman said. A communique issued by the President’s secretariat said that the resignation of Girish Chandra Murmu as Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir has been accepted. […]

Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens

Bihar DGP accuses Mumbai Police of being unprofessional

2:44 pm August 6, 2020

Patna: Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Gupteshwar Pandey on Thursday accused Mumbai police of being unprofessional on their action of quarantining Patna Superintendent of Police (SP), Vinay Tiwari. Tiwari is in Mumbai to probe a case related to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. He was quarantined by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) […]

RBI keeps interest rates on hold; raises limit for gold loans

2:09 pm August 6, 2020

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday kept interest rates unchanged to help tame inflation that in recent times had surged past 6 per cent mark, and said that the economy is in an extremely weak condition following the pandemic. The central bank also allowed lenders to restructure corporate and MSME loans as […]

TV actor Sameer Sharma commits suicide in Mumbai

1:54 pm August 6, 2020

Mumbai: Television actor Sameer Sharma allegedly committed suicide at his home in suburban Malad, police said on Thursday. Sharma, 44, who worked in serials like ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’, ‘Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki’ and ‘Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyar Ke’, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in the kitchen of his flat at […]