Day: August 31, 2020

Vice-President Naidu urges Indian people to revisit food habits, not consume junk food

VP Naidu condoles Mukherjee’s death

6:50 pm August 31, 2020

New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday condoled the death of former president Pranab Mukherjee, saying the country has lost a statesman. Mukherjee, 84, died on Monday in an army hospital here, his son Abhijit said. He was admitted to hospital on August 10 and a health bulletin this morning said he was […]

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

Return examination fees of students, demands ABVP

6:46 pm August 31, 2020

Aurangabad: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists staged a protest here on Monday demanding refund of examination fees taken from students in Maharashtra. They submitted a memorandum to the Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (BAMU) administration here listing five demands, including 30 per cent reduction in fees for students for the academic year 2020-21 in view […]

Body of man found near railway tracks in Nadia

RPF jawan foils woman’s suicide bid on railway track

6:39 pm August 31, 2020

Thane: An RPF jawan saved the life of a woman who was trying to commit suicide on a railway track near Kalyan station in Thane district of Maharashtra, an official said on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday morning when RPF constable Jeetendra Kumar spotted a woman walking on the tracks in the path of […]

Indian economy contracts 23.9 pc in April-June quarter

6:38 pm August 31, 2020

New Delhi: The Indian economy contracted by 23.9 per cent in the April-June quarter of this fiscal amid the COVID-19 crisis, official data showed on Monday. The gross domestic product (GDP) had expanded by 5.2 per cent in the corresponding April-June period of 2019-20, according to data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO). The […]

Coronavirus-hit Collector recovers, inspects hospitals

6:35 pm August 31, 2020

Erode (TN): After 10 days of self-isolation following COVID-19 infection, Erode District Collector C Kathiravan recovered and held an inspection of the special wards for virus patients at various hospitals on Monday. Perundurai IRT Government Medical College Hospital, Erode Government Headquarters Hospital and a private marriage hall at Perundurai and a private matriculation school, which […]