Day: August 12, 2020

Woman dies after self-immolation in Mumbai; husband held

9:35 pm August 12, 2020

Mumbai: A 25-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by setting herself ablaze following harassment by her husband in the city’s Shivaji Nagar area, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place late on Tuesday night when Jyoti Gupta allegedly set herself on fire after pouring kerosene over her body due to mental and physical torture by […]

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Scientists uneasy after Russia approves 1st COVID vaccine

9:28 pm August 12, 2020

Moscow: Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, a move that was met with international skepticism and unease because the shots have only been studied in dozens of people. President Vladimir Putin announced the Health Ministry’s approval and said one of his two adult daughters already was inoculated. He said […]

SDMC: Process for leasehold to freehold conversion of properties ‘simplified’

9:08 pm August 12, 2020

New Delhi: The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has simplified the process of conversion of leasehold properties to freehold. The chairman of the standing committee , SDMC, Raj Dutt Gehlot, has informed that the standing committee of the SDMC has eased the process of conversion of leased commercial properties to freehold in markets transferred from […]

Man held for forcing son to beg

7:57 pm August 12, 2020

Jabalpur: A 30-year-old man was arrested here in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday for allegedly forcing his 13-year-old son to beg, police said. Besides the father Akhil Vanshkar, two other accused Prakash Vanshkar (41) and Sharda Prasad Sharma (58) were also held, a Khamaria police station official said. They allegedly gave fake documents of an orphanage […]

Biden ‘nailed this decision’ in picking Harris to be his running mate: Obama

7:53 pm August 12, 2020

Washington: Former US president Barack Obama has joined top Democrats, including Hillary Clinton, to praise Indian-American Senator Kamala Harris’ selection as the party’s vice presidential candidate in the November election, saying Joe Biden has “nailed this decision”. Presumptive Democratic party presidential nominee Biden on Tuesday named 55-year-old Harris as his vice presidential running mate, making […]