Day: October 12, 2020

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

No consensus on borrowing for shortfall in GST compensation cess: FM

10:55 pm October 12, 2020

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Monday that the Centre and states ended the GST (Goods and Services Tax) Council meeting without conclusion. This comes after a long-drawn feud between state governments and the Centre that remain at loggerheads regarding GST compensation. Sitharaman called it a “very useful meeting”, adding that this was […]

IndiGo celebrating Durga Puja at six airports

COVID-19 : WB to increase bed strength in govt hospitals before Durga Puja

10:40 pm October 12, 2020

Kolkata: Apprehending a surge in COVID-19 cases in the coming weeks in view of Durga Puja festival, the West Bengal cabinet on Monday decided to increase the bed strength in government hospitals by 50 per cent and bring down the charge for coronavirus tests in private health establishments. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has cautioned the […]

Nagaland minister C M Chang dies of COVID-19

10:34 pm October 12, 2020

Kohima: Senior Nagaland minister C M Chang died of COVID-19 here on Monday, health officials said. He was 77 and is survived by his wife, four sons, five daughters and grandchildren. Chang was being treated for COVID-19 at a hospital in Kohima, they said. He is the first MLA in the state, which has reported 7,240 COVID-19 cases […]

Torlonia Collection of ancient marbles displayed in Rome

10:30 pm October 12, 2020

Rome: One of the most important private collections of ancient Greek and Roman marble sculptures is going on display in Rome as part of the Eternal City’s 150th anniversary celebrations. The 90 works from the Torlonia Collection were opening Monday in the newly refurbished Villa Caffarelli, one of the Capitoline Museum’s exhibition spaces overlooking the ancient Roman […]

Delhi records worst air quality since February; wind direction shift may bring relief

10:22 pm October 12, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi recorded its worst air quality since February on Monday as the concentration of fine particulate matters PM2.5 and PM10 increased to their highest recorded levels this season. However, the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ air quality monitor, SAFAR, said the air quality index (AQI) was likely to improve slightly in the coming days […]