Day: September 7, 2020

Bold hopes for virus antibody tests still unfulfilled

9:55 pm September 7, 2020

Washington: At the height of the coronavirus lockdown, President Donald Trump and his top health advisers trumpeted a new test that would help Americans reclaim their lives — one that would tell them if they already had the virus and were protected from getting it again. Their arrival would help “get Americans back to work” by showing those who might have […]

Nirav Modi faces suicide risk, politically biased trial in India, UK court told

UK court rejects plea seeking partial reporting ban in Nirav Modi case

7:33 pm September 7, 2020

London: A UK judge, presiding over fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi’s extradition case over the estimated USD 2-billion PNB fraud and money laundering charges brought by India, rejected an application seeking a partial reporting ban at the start of a five-day trial here on Monday. District Judge Samuel Goozee dismissed the application after hearing representations in […]

Have faith in yourself and move forward: Bobby Deol on reinventing as actor

7:30 pm September 7, 2020

New Delhi: Actor Bobby Deol says his 25 year-long journey in Hindi film industry has taught him that having faith in oneself is the key to move forward and grow above failures. Son of Bollywood veteran Dharmendra, the actor made a promising debut with Rajkumar Santoshi’s “Barsaat” opposite another star child Twinkle Khanna in 1995. He followed it up with hits like “Gupt” , “Soldier” , “Ajnabee” , “Bichhoo” , […]

Delhi-based cab driver dies after attack in western UP

7:12 pm September 7, 2020

Noida (UP): A taxi driver died after he was allegedly attacked by unidentified persons who boarded his cab in western Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida on Monday, police said. The deceased was identified as Aftab Alam, a resident of Delhi’s Trilokpuri area, they said. “A police patrolling vehicle found the Delhi-registered taxi parked along the Badalpur-Dadri […]

12-year-old boy charred to death in J-K's Samba

21 boys from Bihar rescued from traffickers in Kolkata

7:09 pm September 7, 2020

Kolkata: Twenty-one minor boys hailing from Bihar were rescued from a moving bus in central Kolkata‘s Babughat area on Monday when the entire West Bengal is under lockdown, a police officer said. Three persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in trafficking of the boys, he said. “These boys were being trafficked from Bihar’s Samastipur […]