Day: October 9, 2020

Priest dies after being attacked by land grabbers in Rajasthan

7:52 pm October 9, 2020

Jaipur: A priest died after being set on fire allegedly by five people who wanted to encroach on temple land in Rajasthan‘s Karauli district, police said on Friday. The five accused allegedly poured petrol on Babu Lal Vaishnav and set him on fire in Bukna village on Wednesday. He was referred to the SMS hospital […]

Cary Joji Fukunga to direct ‘Masters of the Air’ for Apple

6:54 pm October 9, 2020

Los Angeles: Filmmaker Cary Joji Fukunaga has set Apple series “Masters of the Air” as his follow-up project to upcoming James Bond movie “No Time To Die” . The project hails from Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg who will be producing it through their banners Amblin TV and Playtone, respectively. The miniseries, based on author Donald L Miller’s book “Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air […]

Sensex rallies 327 pts on RBI steps to boost liquidity; gains for 7th day

6:49 pm October 9, 2020

Mumbai: The stock market benchmark Sensex rallied 327 points on Friday as financial stocks advanced following the RBI’s accommodative policy stance and steps to boost liquidity to the banking sector. Extending its gains for the seventh straight session — the longest winning streak in almost a year — the 30-share BSE Sensex rose by 326.82 points or 0.81 percent […]

Jain woman recovers from COVID-19, embraces ‘sanlekhna’ death

6:46 pm October 9, 2020

Indore: A 64-year-old woman who recently recovered from the coronavirus infection in Indore in Madhya Pradesh but decided to stop treatment for a lung infection and intake of food and water in order to sacrifice her life as per Jain traditions has died, her kin said on Friday. On Tuesday, the woman, who was being […]

UN World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize

6:43 pm October 9, 2020

Rome: The United Nations’ World Food Programme won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to fight hunger in regions of conflict and hardship around the globe. From air-dropping food in South Sudan to creating an emergency delivery service to keep aid flowing despite coronavirus travel restrictions, the Rome-based organisation has long specialised in getting assistance to […]