Day: September 6, 2020

PVR defers capex plans to control costs amid COVID-19 disruptions

4:23 pm September 6, 2020

New Delhi: Multiplex major PVR has deferred its capital expenditure plans in a bid to control costs as the company braces for a significant impact on its profitability in the current fiscal due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Cinema halls in India have remained shut since March this year, after the government imposed nationwide lockdown […]

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

Charred body of Thai woman found in Surat flat

4:19 pm September 6, 2020

Surat: The charred body of a Thai woman was found in a flat in Magdalla area of Surat in Gujarat, police said on Sunday. Neighbours of the woman, identified as Mimmi, found flames emanating from her second floor rented flat in the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, an official said. “The door of the […]

Arjun Kapoor tests positive for COVID-19

4:16 pm September 6, 2020

Mumbai: Actor Arjun Kapoor on Sunday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is asymptomatic. The 35-year-old actor said he is “feeling ok” and will be under home quarantine. “It is my duty to inform all of you that I have tested positive for coronavirus. I’m feeling ok and I’m asymptomatic. “I have isolated […]

604 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths reported in Tripura

4:05 pm September 6, 2020

Agartala: At least 604 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura on Sunday, raising the tally in the state to 15,130, a health department official said. The death toll rose to 144 after eight more people succumbed to the infection, he said. West Tripura district, of which state capital Agartala is a part, has […]

Only one containment zone in Kolkata

4:02 pm September 6, 2020

Kolkata: The number of containment zone in Kolkata has come down to one, according to the latest list released by the West Bengal government. The previous list of August 23 had 17 containment zones for Covid-19 prevalence in the city. The city at present has only one containment zone at Umesh Datta Lane in Girish […]