Day: September 15, 2020

France fast-tracks citizenship for foreign virus fighters

11:01 pm September 15, 2020

Paris: France is to reward foreign health care-workers and other front-line personnel who distinguished themselves in the fight against COVID-19 by fast-tracking citizenship applications for those who want to become French. Instructions this week from the Interior Ministry, seen by The Associated Press, ordered regional officials to prioritize naturalization requests from foreigners who “actively participated in […]

Two new IPL teams to be auctioned in May

Digital brands bet big on IPL to reach wider audiences

10:57 pm September 15, 2020

New Delhi: Digital-focussed brands like BigBasket, Boat and upGrad are betting big on the upcoming IPL season and have entered into partnerships with various teams as they look to cash in on the high viewership that the sporting franchise enjoys. Online grocery platform BigBasket has partnered with the Rajasthan Royals team as their ‘official grocery partner’ for the latest season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) […]

Woman jumps in front of train with nine-month-old son

First ‘Kisan Rail’ from Karnataka to run from Sept 19

8:21 pm September 15, 2020

Bengaluru: The first ‘Kisan Rail’ from Karnataka, between Bengaluru and Delhi, will be run from September 19 to October 17, the South Western Railway said on Tuesday. Kisan Rail are trains with multi commodities, multi- consignors and multi-consignees. The service, to run via Mysuru, Hubbali and Pune to help farmers in transporting agricultural produce, especially […]

IndiGo celebrating Durga Puja at six airports

Open-air pandals will be the new normal amid COVID-19 pandemic, say Durga Puja organisers

8:17 pm September 15, 2020

Kolkata: A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee advocated erecting open marquees (pandals) to contain the spread of COVID-19, several Durga Puja organisers on Tuesday said they have already started preparations to ensure revellers are able to catch a glimpse of the idols of the goddess from a distance. Most members of Forum […]

Railways to run 20 pairs of clone trains from Sept 21

8:12 pm September 15, 2020

New Delhi: The Railways Tuesday said it will run 20 pairs of clone trains from September 21. While the tickets for 19 pairs of these trains will be charged at the Humsafar Express rates, it will be at par with the Janshatabdi Express rates for the clone train between Lucknow and Delhi. The advance reservation […]