Day: August 22, 2020

Contractor killed in car crash in Greater Noida

8:04 pm August 22, 2020

Noida: A 25-year-old man died after his speeding SUV crashed into a divider and overturned on a highway in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida on Saturday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Yogesh Sharma, a resident of adjoining Bulandshahr district. He was a construction contractor for a private firm in Greater Noida, they said. […]

Wrestler Sakshi Malik ‘disappointed’ over not being given Arjuna Award

8:01 pm August 22, 2020

Chandigarh: Olympics bronze medalist wrestler Sakshi Malik on Saturday expressed disappointment over not being given the Arjuna Award and took to social media to ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi what more she could do to get it. “Honourable Prime Minister @narendramodi jee and honourable sports minister @kirenrijiju jee. I am honoured that I have been bestowed upon with Khel […]

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

Most engineers utilised lockdown period to upskill to be future ready: Survey

7:56 pm August 22, 2020

Mumbai: A majority of engineering graduates interviewed have leveraged the extra time at home due to the coronavirus-related lockdown in online upskilling programmes that would solidify their resume, according to a survey. Though the lockdown had shuttered onsite operations for most learning organisations, it opened new avenues for the digital ones with 94 per cent […]

Plane crash toll climbs to 20 as one more passenger dies

7:49 pm August 22, 2020

Kozhikode: A 53-year-old man, injured in the Air India Express plane crash here on August 7, died at a hospital on Saturday, taking the toll in the mishap to 20. V Ibrahim from Wayanad district died here this noon, District Information Officer said. Eighteen people, including the pilot and co-pilot, were killed and several others […]

India crosses crucial milestone of testing over 10 lakh people in a day

7:44 pm August 22, 2020

New Delhi : India has crossed a significant milestone of testing more than 10 lakh samples for COVID-19 in a day, taking the cumulative tests to more than 3.4 crore, while the caseload neared the 30 lakh-mark. As has been reported from states and Union Territories (UTs), which have pushed ahead with aggressive testing, there is […]