Day: October 16, 2020

Twitter CEO says it was wrong to block links to Joe Biden story

Twitter CEO says it was wrong to block links to Biden story

10:06 pm October 16, 2020

New York: Twitter was wrong to block weblinks to an unverified political story, CEO Jack Dorsey said on Friday, as the company responded to criticism over its handling of the story that had prompted cries of censorship from the right. “Straight blocking of URLs was wrong, and we updated our policy and enforcement to fix,” […]

Dalit teen gang-raped in Kanpur village: Police

7:14 pm October 16, 2020

Kannur: A 15-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped by two men in a village in Sachendi area of Kanpur district, police said on Friday. The incident took place on Thursday night when the girl had gone outside a field to attend nature’s call, said Sachendi’s police station’s officiating in-charge Ashok Kumar. Two persons identified as […]

Resident doctors of NDMC hospitals protest at Jantar Mantar

7:11 pm October 16, 2020

New Delhi: Resident doctors of a few North Corporation-run hospitals, who are currently agitating over their pending salaries, held a joint protest at Jantar Mantar here on Friday to press for their demands. Wearing masks, doctors from Hindu Rao Hospital, Kasturba Hospital and Rajen Babu Tuberculosis Hospital, held placards and raised slogans. Representatives of their RDAs said […]

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

Five girls being trafficked to Haryana rescued in UP’s Gorakhpur

6:57 pm October 16, 2020

Gorakhpur: Five minors have been rescued and two men arrested by the anti-human trafficking unit (AHTU) here, police said on Friday. The arrests were made from platform number-2 of the Gorakhpur railway station on Thursday based on a tip-off, SSP Jogendra Kumar said. The accused, Vinod Kumar and Vinod of Maharajganj district, told police they were taking the girls to Hisar in Haryana, […]

Joe Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice

Forex reserves rise by USD 5.867 bn to lifetime high of USD 551.505 bn

6:54 pm October 16, 2020

Mumbai: The country’s foreign exchange reserves surged by USD 5.867 billion to touch a record high of USD 551.505 billion in the week to October 9, according to the RBI data. In the previous week ended October 2, 2020, the reserves had increased by USD 3.618 billion to USD 545.638 billion. During the reporting week, […]