Day: September 18, 2020

FIR: HC relief for one Sushant sister, not for another

Sushant probe: NCB detains 4 persons, seizes drugs

7:29 pm September 18, 2020

Mumbai: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), probing drugs angle in the actor Sushant Singh Rajput death case, on Friday detained four persons and seized 928 gm charas and cash after raiding the residence of one of them here, an official said. The anti-drug agency seized nearly 500 gm of ganja from the other three suspects […]

COVID-19 tally in India past 52 lakh, recovery rate 78.86 per cent

1:32 pm September 18, 2020

New Delhi: India‘s COVID-19 tally raced past 52 lakh with 96,424 people testing positive in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease rose to 41,12,551 on Friday,according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country’s recovery rate stands at 78.86 per cent The total coronavirus cases mounted to 52,14,677, […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

President Trump not to attend UNGA session in-person: WH chief of staff

1:30 pm September 18, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump will not attend in-person the landmark 75th annual UN General Assembly session next week, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has said. The annual session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) commenced on September 15 amid the devastating coronavirus pandemic, with world leaders set to meet virtually for the […]

Debt-ridden farmer dies by suicide in UP’s Hamirpur

1:22 pm September 18, 2020

Hamirpur (UP): A 46-year-old farmer, who was under debt, allegedly hanged himself in Amireta Dera village in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district, officials said on Friday. The farmer, Mahendra Verma, allegedly took the extreme step on Thursday, ADM Vinay Prakash Srivastava said. The brother of the farmer told police that Verma had taken a loan of […]

Boy shot dead in Himachal’s Kullu

1:18 pm September 18, 2020

Shimla: A 16-year-old boy was shot dead by a man in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district, police said on Friday. Thinu Ram, 61, fired at Kishan of Himri Patlikuhal village at his corn field on Thursday, Kullu superintendent of police Gaurav Singh said. The SP told PTI that a First Information Report (FIR) under section 302 […]