Day: September 29, 2020

Shekhar Kapur named FTII governing council chairman

11:31 pm September 29, 2020

Pune: Noted filmmaker Shekhar Kapur was on Tuesday appointed president of the Pune-based Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Society and chairman of the institute’s governing council, an official said. FTII Director Bhupendra Kainthola said the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced that Kapur has been appointed to these posts. The 74-year-old filmmaker’s […]

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

Cochin Shipyard delivers RO-RO vessels to IWAI

11:28 pm September 29, 2020

Kochi: Cochin Shipyard Ltd on Tuesday delivered two Roll on Roll Off (RO-RO) vessels to Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), which is a part of the order for a series of 10 vessels. In a statement, CSL said the 56 metre long Ro-Ro Vessel is built with in-house design for day and night operation […]

Military commanders of India, China to hold talks on Saturday

India rejects China’s assertion over following its 1959 stand on perception of LAC

8:33 pm September 29, 2020

New Delhi: India on Tuesday rejected China‘s position that it abides by its 1959 stand on the perception of the Line of Actual Control(LAC), and asked the neighbouring country to refrain from advancing an “untenable unilateral” interpretation of the de-facto border. The stand by China spelt out by its foreign ministry insisting that it takes […]

Three persons found betting on IPL matches arrested

8:26 pm September 29, 2020

Jaipur: Three persons found betting here on the ongoing IPL matches in the United Arab Emirates were arrested and over Rs 8 lakh and 15 kg of silver bricks were seized from their possession, police said Tuesday. The trio was arrested during a raid by police in Shyam Nagar area of the city on Monday […]

COVID-19 deaths rise for second week as tougher curbs imposed in UK

8:20 pm September 29, 2020

London: The number of fatalities as a result of COVID-19 have registered a rise for the second consecutive week across England and Wales, from 99 to 139, according to official statistics released on Tuesday. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that with the northern parts of England reported the biggest rise in deaths from the deadly virus, just as the region […]