Day: September 27, 2020

India’s COVID-19 tally of cases crosses 60-lakh mark

11:14 pm September 27, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload sprinted past the 60 lakh on Sunday night, 12 days after it crossed the 50-lakh mark, while the total number of recoveries too surged to 50,02,959, according to data from states and union territories. The Union health ministry data updated on Sunday 8 am showed a single-day spike of 88,600 […]

Man held for raping woman on pretext of giving her job

11:11 pm September 27, 2020

New Delhi: A 32-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a woman by luring her on the pretext of giving her a job in southeast Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh area, police said on Sunday. On Friday, a woman, who resides in Ghaziabad and works at a factory, lodged a complaint where she alleged that while searching […]

How it happened: From law professor to high court in 4 years

11:07 pm September 27, 2020

Washington: Four years ago, Amy Coney Barrett was a little-known law professor in Indiana. Within weeks, she is likely to be the newest associate justice on the US Supreme Court. Barrett’s fast-track rise, set to drive the nation’s highest court to the right for a generation or longer, is the fulfillment of a decadeslong effort by conservatives […]

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

Nearly 1M who died of COVID-19 also illuminated treatment

11:01 pm September 27, 2020

Washington: The nearly 1 million people around the world who have lost their lives to COVID-19 have left us a gift: Through desperate efforts to save their lives, scientists now better understand how to treat and prevent the disease — and millions of others may survive. Ming Wang, 71, and his wife were on a […]

Man held for killing roommate

8:42 pm September 27, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi Police has arrested a 21-year-old man from southeast Delhi‘s Govindpuri area for allegedly killing his roommate whom he suspected of having a relationship with his niece, officials said on Sunday. The accused has been identified as Suman, a resident of Tugalakabad village, they said. On September 17, after receiving information that […]