Day: September 19, 2020

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

Lok Sabha passes bill to amend companies law

11:59 pm September 19, 2020

New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Saturday passed a bill to further amend the Companies Act and decriminalise various compoundable offences as well as promote ease of doing business in the country. The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020 seeks to decriminalise various penal provisions, permit the direct overseas listing of Indian corporates and introduce a new chapter related to […]

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Minneapolis to name stretch of street for George Floyd

11:58 pm September 19, 2020

Minneapolis: A stretch of a Minneapolis street that includes the place where George Floyd was killed will soon be named in his honour. Although the street will still be called Chicago Avenue, the city will refer to the blocks between 37th and 39th streets as George Perry Floyd Jr. Place, the Star Tribune reported. The […]

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Democrats face quandary on vaccine support as election nears

11:54 pm September 19, 2020

New York: President Donald Trump is escalating his promise for a coronavirus vaccine before Election Day. But across America, Democrats, independents and even some Republicans do not trust his administration to produce a safe and effective vaccine on such an aggressive timeline. Such hesitancy threatens to exacerbate the public health risk for millions of Americans whenever a vaccine is […]

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UP: Wanting son, man rips open pregnant wife’s stomach

11:49 pm September 19, 2020

Bareilly: In a loathsome incident, a father of five daughters here allegedly ripped open the stomach of his pregnant wife on Saturday evening allegedly to find out if she was going to deliver a son this time. Pannalal slit the stomach of his wife, aged around 35, with a sharp-edged weapon in the Nekpur locality […]

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CSK beat MI by five wickets in IPL opener

11:46 pm September 19, 2020

Abu Dhabi: Ambati Rayudu smashed a 48-ball 71 to guide Chennai Super Kings to a comprehensive five-wicket win over defending champions Mumbai Indians in the opening match of the 13th IPL here on Saturday. Chasing 163 to win, Rayudu blasted six fours and three sixes in his blistering innings, while Faf du Plessis cracked 58 off 44 balls as CSK romped home with […]

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